Klein & Hoffman, Inc., Chicago, IL January 2021 - current
additional roles:
Associate III, A/E Group | January 2018 - January 2021
Associate II, A/E Group | June 2018 - January 2018
Associate I, A/E Group | June 2016 - June 2018
Architectural Intern
U.S. Restaurant Design, McDonald’s, Oak Brook, IL June - August & December 2015 - January 2016
Teaching Asistant - Arch. lighting & Acoustics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL Aug. 2014 - May 2016
Education
Master’s of Architecture
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | May 2016
B.S. in Architectural Studies
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | May 2014
Software Skills
Autodesk (Autocad & Revit)
Adobe CreativeSuite
InDesign Illustrator
Photoshop Spec-Link BSD
Bluebeam Revu
Woodridge, IL 60517
Tkennedy8000@gmail.com
630.347.4109
License & Memberships
Architect License [il] : 001.024980 Issued 2019
NCARB Member since 2014
CSI (construction specifier’s institue) Member since 2017
Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) certification Issued 2017, Expired 2021
Suspended Access Equipment User Certified since 2016
Soceity of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) Sprat Level 1, Issued 2020, Expired 2023
Recognitions
Design Awards
Graduate Design Studio Awards Spring 2015 - Nominee Fall 2015 - 3rd Place
Students for Classical Architecture Awards Honorable Mention Spring 2015
francisco aquatics center
digital technology + the analog object collaborative table
SOMA [ ] aquatics
The Aquatic Center creates layers of spatial experience, each boundary changes the users’ initial perception through the use of structure and light. Transitions from the exterior to interior as well as within allow for a sense of discovery, where at the heart of each volume is the pools.
Every volume adjusts to its focal point by manipulating the structural funnels to create natural ventilation and diffuse light. The structural funnels are a custom arched truss hybrid using the bottom chord to hang ptfe fabric to form the volumes around the pools. More public/ circulatory spaces have larger amounts of exposed structure to create a rhythm for its occupants. In the pool spaces, the steel structure is concealed by a ptfe fabric to minimize any distractions from the competitions, both for the swimmers and spectators.
The Aquatic Center is located in a largely commercial/industrial district of San Francisco and is meant for hosting Swimming and Diving World Championships as well as facilities for the public to use when competitions are not being held. The Center will allow the continued evolution of the neighborhood with its new construction of cultural institutions, and high-density residential buildings to benefit San Francisco.
Potrero Hill
Yerba Buena Island
Tenderloin
Nob Hill
Potrero Hill
elevation panel mapping sampler
Brannan Street Elevation
Strandford Street Elevation
digital technology + the analog object: _tessera
Projcect goals; design a collaborative table for up to six users, including electrical ports, and storage. The studio was funded by the University of Illinois for us to explore design solutions. Each team of three received $500 for prototyping. The Architects at LCM were reviewers and chose which design would be used in their renovation of a UIUC classroom. [3 tables to be constructed, under $4000 budget]
The tessera suite is intended to encourage its users to begin an explorative process to work collaboratively and come up with innovative ideas.
_tessera (n.) a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic.
In order to achieve this the design needed to be intuitive for the users, so they do not spend more time exploring the furniture than their own ideas. In this case the pieces have been created to be visually dynamic but simple in appearance. Interacting with the modules would allow the user to become familiar with them within a few minutes of approaching them.
The pieces also were designed to be hyperfunctional in their construction and in its use. The suite allows any number of possible reconfigurations between similar pieces and others in the suite. These reconfigurable pieces can be arranged to create a more conducive group work space by joining multiple modules together, or separating them into individual work stations to focus on their task.
mathematic method
form finding
start with triangle
divide into 6 draw the circle from the center point and from each mid point
connect the new point
create the nal shape
analyze the form
_tessera: adapt into
3-dimensional object [storage + electrical]
lay the surface rotate a surface up from each edge
lay the surface rotate a surace up from each each
creates a 3-d geometry
creates a 3-d geometry
intersect and cut for tessalation
intersect and cut for tessalation
_tessera: elevations
_tessera: customization
any wood [specification]
any paint color [specification]
any paint color [specification]
baltic birch plywood
baltic birch plywood
walnut
walnut any paint color [specification]
jade
jade
ruby
ruby sapphire white
white matte paint finish gold onyx black matte
hand groove to open module [prototype]
orable mentionstudents for classicalarchitectur
“Vernacular Hall”
The Vernacular Hall is a proposal for a hostel style accommodation. The building is organized in a slightly modified Georgian four-square layout having the four rooms in the corners and two restrooms off to the sides of the main hall. The central hall serves as a passive cooling system for the building. Additionally, there is a cupola that acts as a heat chimney in the center to allow the predominant southwestern winds to carry through the space. Inside the structure subtly displays itself as it protrudes from the walls to showcase the heavy timber construction. Ion between the structure, there are some decorative elements, including crown-molding and wainscoting. The main hall was designed to have a large floor pattern that would emphasize the connection between the rooms and relate the space with the wooden paneled cupola above. Elegance and simplicity of these elements create the hostel to become a space that the volunteers will look forward to using and relaxing in after working. The unit provides all the necessary amenities for its guests with a few extra features that makes the building be memorable for the volunteers.
AERIAL VIEW FROM SOUTH
AERIAL VIEW WITH SECTION CUT
INTERIOR VIEW OF CENTER HALL
AERIAL VIEW FROM SOUTH
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE FROM SOUTH
SECTIONAL MODEL FROM SOUTH-EAST model photos
g a t h e r i n g
t h o u g h t s
f o c u s i n g
t h o u g h t s
m e d i t a t e
prom[is]e is a spiritual retreat space that is meant to focus on the journey into the space and the transformation during and after leaving. The space was limited to be under 100 square feet in order to focus on the details. The design consists of quarter inch corten steel plates that disappear into the area it would be installed and in addition there are CMU blocks that are not only easily accessible almost anywhere, but also are turned to allow for their openings to create a lay of transparency and add light to the space during the day.
The corten plates appear to be one way on the exterior but to truely understand what is going on inside you have to experience the space, including forming a bench in three different corners to represent the past, present, and future. During the journey people are meant to carry a pebble or momento with them in their hands and as they consider their promises they can mull over their decisions with the object, before they leave and the construction fades as they walk away they first can deposit their pebble into one of the holes of the CMUs to show the space’s use. The overall construction was simplified as much as possible to allow quick construcion with a light footprint on the environment. All of the pieces are assembled using one of two clip types to allow a limited construction need for specialized construction work.
Sketching has been a skill that has helped me hone the expression for my design. It is a quick process and I tend to sketch the initial observations I have of a plaza, building, interior, etc. Which than has detail finlled in with texture, pattern, or more intangible data like circulation.
Sketching allows for a quick process and idea generation that you can not achieve with more technical tools which beginning to limit your designs. Conceptually speaking, My ideas can be traced to different sketches as either precedent studies of spaces or for the particular project I am creating.
This skill requires practice and I continue to learn and grow with my styles and techniques, and it is something I plan on continuing to do until I can no longer put pen to paper, by then I will have shared my knowledge and tricks with many others that can continue sketching the world and how we inhabit it.