Tristan Taylor
Resume
p. 2
Mixed-Use Urban Dwelling
p. 3-12
Distillery
p. 13-16
Epicenter
p. 17-20
Vertical Urban Farm
p. 21-24
Chapel and Columbarium
p. 25-30
Baker Wetlands Birdhide
p. 31-36
DesignBuild Fence
37-38
Photography
p. 39-44
Tristan Taylor
Architecture Student
Profile
Even before beginning my university education, I have always enjoyed challenging myself for the sake of accomplishment. Between the many sports I competed in, including multiple gymnastics teams, and academic decathlon, I have always been able to find and push my limits to see how far I am able to go. My current degree path is another challenge that I am taking on in order to improve my skills and learn new skills as I progress, fueled by a passion for art and architecture.
Education
Lubbock High School Class of 2021
University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design
2021-Present
Architecture in Southern Europe (Spain/Portugal) 2024
Experience
Drug Emporium -- Sales Associate 2020-2021
Walgreens -- Customer Sales Associate/Designated Hitter
2022-Present
Architecture 509 -- Designbuild - Fence designed and built for Grandview Park Presbyterian Church - Oct.-Nov. 2023
Contact
(806) 782-1371
Nathaniel_T.Taylor@ku.edu
Skills
Proficient in-
- SketchUp
- Revit
- Twinmotion
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Illustrator
Can work in groups or solo
Multi-tasking
Strong Craftsmanship
Creative and Logical thinking Awards
Texas State Academic Decathlon
Competition 2021
- 10th place overall
- 2nd place essay
Mixed-Use Urban Dwelling
A solution to Lower Downtown Denver’s housing affordability issue, this versatile building offers a ground floor market and a variety of apartment types, ranging from studio to triple bedroom. It also engages the neighboring streets, including Larimer Square, and Cherry Creek to create spaces to hold events, walk and run, and interact with others in the community.
Market St. Cherry Creek
14th St. Closed from vehicles to extend public activities from Larimer Sq.
Only vehicles able to access 14th St. are food trucks and loading/unloading vans
Ramps and Stairwells as entrance into parking garage beneath 14th St.
Trash and Recycling operate on Northern corner of site
14thSt.
In order to further solidify the community, the existing site has been modified in ways such as closing unnecessary streets to extend the usage of Larimer Square, more user friendly and accessible entry into Cherry Creek, and multi-use spaces surrounding the building itself that facilitate passage from the streets to the creek.
Larimer St.
Initial Programming and Massing Sections and Elevations
Plans -- Individual Units
Circulation centered in building, inspired by Nightingale Village
1. Studio Units (6)
2. 1 Br. 1 Bath (2)
3. 2 Br. 1 Bath (2)
4. 3 Br. 1 Bath (4)
5. 1 Br. 1 Bath (Accessible Units) (2) 2nd
All Stairwells are above 44” wide in accordance with Chapter 1011.2 of IBC
Stair risers are 7” and tread depth are 11” in accordance with Chapter 1011.5.2 of IBC
All units are within 200” of an exit in accordance with Table 1017.2 of IBC
All corridors are at least 36” in accordance with Table 1020.2 of IBC
Dead End Corridors do not exceed 50 feet in accordance with Chapter 1020.4 of IBC
All door widths are at least 32” in accordance with Chapter 1010.1.1 of IBC
All Stairwells are above 44” wide in accordance with Chapter 1011.2 of IBC
Stair risers are 7” and tread depth are 11” in accordance with Chapter 1011.5.2 of IBC
All units are within 200” of an exit in accordance with Table 1017.2 of IBC
All corridors are at least 36” in accordance with Table 1020.2 of IBC
Dead End Corridors do not exceed 50 feet in accordance with Chapter 1020.4 of IBC
All door widths are at least 32” in accordance with Chapter 1010.1.1 of IBC
Distillery
Taking inspiration from the local grains that begin the process of alcohol creation, my distillery features locally-sourced stone cladding and brass accents that resemble Kansas Grains. It is located in The Crossroads District of Kansas City.
Plans
Each floor has its own unique designations. The basement is where most of the initial distillation operations take place, and the northern side of the ground floor is where those operations are completed. The ground floor also houses public spaces like a public bar and a tasting bar. The second floor is where more semi-pravate and private facilities are held, like reserved event and catering spaces on the southern side and employee spaces on the northern side. Lastly, the mezzanine on the northern side of the building is for offices and other employee spaces.
Elevations and Sections
TimberRidge Adventure Center — Epicenter
Located in Johnson County, KS is a park that doubles as an activity center, mainly used by wildlife enthusiasts and youth groups for various outdoor activities and team-building exercises.
Following a program for future intentions on the site, I designed an epicenter -- a large building with multiple uses. In this case, the uses include rock climbing/rappelling, high ropes courses, classrooms, and faculty spaces.
North Section West Section
South Elevation
West Elevation
At over 17,000 square feet, my epicenter features a structural concrete column near its center that houses an elevator in its interior and a rock wall on its exterior. The top grows into a stainless steel-plated canopy, mimicing the trees on the site, which provides shade for passive heat control.
Basement - Storm Shelter
1st Floor- offices, conference room, locker rooms, archery range
2nd Floor - classrooms, dining hall, high ropes course Roof
Vertical Urban Farm
Downtown Kansas City, KS to as a “food desert”. It’s lacking rants, and only has a handful Just west of the University of Center is the site of my Vertical bringing a change to the food area.
Utilizing hydroponic growing systems, my farm would be able to grow food in a compact space. That food would then be available to bulk buyers, farmers markets, and even donation pantries.
is often referred lacking in restauof grocery stores. of Kansas Medical Vertical Urban Farm, food scene in this
13,000 square feet are devoted to the greenhouse, and located on each side are remote controlled windows that passive cooling throughout the greenhouse and into the warehouse spaces on the East side of the
West Elevation
West Section
Floor Plan
South Elevation
that allow for ventillation and the building.
Pioneer Cemetery -- Chapel and Columbarium
Pioneer Cemetery, located on the western side of KU’s campus, is a small cemetery located on a large plot of land. In order to use this land appropriately, I designed an extension to the cemetery in the form of a columbarium and a non-denominational chapel.
A lesser known extension to a cemetery, a columbarium is a room or space dedicated to the storage of urns. Made with similar sandstone found in both my chapel and other buildings on campus, my columbarium design houses over 2,000 urns.
Site Plan
Chapel Plan
The roof of the chapel is formed wood beams with small glass panels each step in order to let in southern adding much heat to the main
West Section
formed by stepped panels in between
Baker Wetlands Birdhide
A birdhide is a small pavilion
pavilion in which birdwatchers, wildlife observers, or simply those who want to exist with nature can do so.
Just south of highway K-10 and Lawrence, KS is the Baker Wetlands. With great amounts of wildlife to observe, it is almost a surprise that such a structure does not exist at this site; the closest to it being a small shed with windows.
While observing the site, I came across many things that gave me inspiration for my birdhide design. There was caught my attention and stuck with me throughout the rest of my site visit though, was a fallen tree in the middle took note of the journey the pattern created from the base to the tip
was a dry river bed full of lotus flowers, some beautiful spider webs, and mushrooms growing on a dead log. What middle of the Wakarusa River. Its bark twisted and wrapped around the tree in a way I had never seen before, and I tip of each branch. This visual followed through to my final design.
First concept partis.
Grandview Park Presbyterian Church Fence
After the design of the fence was complete, my contributions being the overall stepped and grated design of the fence, we began assembling. My task at this stage was to grind down the welds to make the fence safer for those who were going to be using the space.
Once the decision to build a fence was made, we began removing the existing fence and its concrete posts.
Once the panels were created, we went on site to assemble them into the design that was proposed. I contributed to attaching each panel to the others, levelling the fence posts, and filling in the space under each panel with concrete.
Photos
Photography -- Portraits
Photography -- Architecture in Spain and Portugal
Photography -- Wildlife
