tylerkimmelarchitecture

Architecture Portfolio Undergraduate Work 2011-2015

Tyler Kimmel

Kimmel, Tyler

Experience Solomon Cordwell Buenz Architects Summer 2014 Intern / 60-70 person office

San Francisco, California

I worked extensively in the construction administration field while here. I found a new appreciation for communcation and transparancy between contractors, clients, sub-contractors, engineers, and the architects.

Email / Number

kimmeltm@gmail.com / +1.740.215.6984

Education Mark C. Dunkley Architecture and Design

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio DAAP 3.568 gpa Bachelors of Sciences in Architecture earned in 2015

Saint Clairsville Highschool National Honor Society 4.156 gpa Graduated with Honors in 2011

Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Fall 2013 Intern / 1 person office

Cincinnati, Ohio

Being such a small firm, my responsibilities were considerable during my experience. They included schematic design, construction documents, office duties, contacting clients, and working very closely with the head architect.

Court Atkins Architects Spring 2013 Intern / 10-12 person office

Bluffton, S. Carolina

References As an intern I learned a great deal about the working Jerry Larson

+1.513.521.6439 / larsongr@ucmail.uc.edu

-Design Skills

environment of architects. My responsibilities included design development and construction documents using Autocad, Photoshop, Indesign, sending emails, and office errands. We designed mainly high-end residential houses.

Mark Dunkley

+1.513.791.6470 / mdunkley@cinci.rr.com

-Work Ethic

Josh Nichols

+1.256.224.9375 / nicholsjosh@hotmail.com

-Character

Interests Sustainable ideas and technologies After taking a studio based upon the Living Building Challenge methodologies, I have a new appreciation and love for maintaining the Earth through architecture and design as a whole.

Working with wood projects Wood projects have become a passion of mine since I began college. I enjoy and appreciate great craft on any undertaking, but I believe I excel when it comes to the wood medium.

Skills Digital Work experience with Adobe Photoshop, Revit, Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Google Sketchup, Adobe Indesign, Kerkythea, Autocad, V-ray, and Grasshopper. Relative knowledge of many other programs.

Analog Model building, wood craft, wood carving, sketching, planning, painting.

Portfolio https://issuu.com/tylerkimmelarchitecture

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Urban Stimulation Fall 2014 Location: Chicago, Il Instructor: Gerald Larson Program: Activity Center, Mall, Hotel, Office This project is sited next to the Tribune Tower, just off of Michigan Avenue, known as the “Magnificent Mile.” The site location is one of the very best in the entire city, by being next to the Chicago River, and in a wealthy shopping area. Currently it is extremely underused, and underappreciated.

The project description was to design a building or complex that would draw people to the site. I wanted to respect the Tribune Tower by not overpowering the building. Instead, I designed a large complex with a massive cantilever intended to attract attention and peak peoples interest from the street. There are many activities on the site to draw people in as well, with space for many events. It is intended to be an iconic building in Chicago’s already astounding skyline.

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With the prime location of the site in connection to the rest of the city, it was important to have access to views out of the site such as Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, and of course the amazing architecture already existing such as Tribune Tower and Trump Tower. I wanted my design to be a destination more so than a sight. Something that demands people to visit and spend time instead of walking on by. The interior of the site is angular while the exterior is orthogonal and predictable, so that once people are in the site they feel a sense of disconnection with the surrounding.

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Adventures Pathway Spring 2014 Location: Avondale, Oh Instructor: Tom Bible Program: Community Center, Daycare, Market As a group of four, this project is to help the Cincinnati Zoo with a potential Living Building Challenge certified design on the north end of their site. We were to use our best judgment based on community needs to decide what would be utilized by the surrounding community, that the Zoo has had a contentious relationship with in the past.

With the many needs of the Avondale area, our goal was to support and enhance the neighborhood as much as possible. Because of its abnormally high statistics of single parent households (37.5%), we recognized that there was a severe need of an affordable daycare. There was also no food markets within range. To further branch out into the surrounding neighborhoods, we felt the need to add a Center for a Sustainable Community.

Neighborhood Demographics

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Cincinnati

Population: 297, 517 Area: 79. 5 square miles Avg household income: $31,301 House value: 182, 208 Single-mother households: 27.5%

Avondale

Population: 8,733 Area: 1.4 square miles Avg household income: $19,266 House value: $85,703 Single-mother households: 37.5%

Clifton

Population: 8,612 Area: 2.0 square miles Avg household income: $32,726 House value: $291,047 Single-mother households: 13%

Clifton Heights

Population: 5, 958 Area: 0.6 square miles Avg household income: $19, 646 House value: $178, 396 Single-mother households: 18.2%

Corryville

Population: 3,962 Area: .5 square miles Avg household income: $19,348 House value: $125, 775 Single-mother households: 50.8%

The site is located directly north of the Cincinnati Zoo. It is a 14 acre plot of land that currently holds a zoo parking lot along its southern border. The parking lot represents the highest portion of the site, sloping towards the intersection of Forest Street and Vine Street, with an overall elevation change of 72 ft.

Currently, there are a few houses and buildings there, that are owned by the zoo.

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needed. Our research showed abnormally high numbers of

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single-family households, so it was imperative to have a daycare.

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daily food was bought at the nearest gas station, so it was also very important that we provide

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Nearest: Clifton School # within 1/2 mile: 1

a way to affordably contribute fresh produce as well. The entire site with all the buildings are

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Nearest: Richies restaurant # within 1/2 mile: 1

designed to be Living Building Challenge Certified.

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Cincinnati Zoo

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A public shelter located directly off of our corner plaza.

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The Center for a Sustainable Community

Water Usage

The Community Center was designed to house 200 users at any given time, therefore, the water needs were calculated for that number.

6 toilets 2 urinals 1 service sink 6 faucets 1 hose spicket 4 drinking fountains 1 dishwasher

204 gal/day 30 gal/day 20 gal/day 40 gal/day 10 gal/day 27 gal/day 5.5 gal/day

The total average daily water consumption of the community center is 337 gallons/day

The Day Care

Water Usage

The day care was designed to house 130 users when class sessions were full for the day 6 toilets 5 urinals 1 service sink 13 faucets 1 hose spicket 4 drinking fountains 1 washing machine

204 gal/day 53 gal/day 10 gal/day 65 gal/day 10 gal/day 44 gal/day 448 gal/day

The total average daily water consumption of the day care is 953 gallons/day

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The Grocery

The grocery store and coffee shop was designed to house 60 users at any given time 1 toilet 1 urinal 2 service sinks 3 faucets 1 hose spicket 2 drinking fountains 1 vegitable spray

32 gal/day 1.5 gal/day 240 gal/day 64 gal/day 30 gal/day 20 gal/day 5 gal/day

The total average daily water consumption of the grocery is 443 gallons/day

Solar Zipline Tower Acting as a physical and visual centerpoint of the site, the tower promotes sustainability as well as activities.

Photovoltaic panels are located on top of the tower in order to power the pump.

It has a zipline cable connecting to the daycare, the ropes course, and the community center. The tower

The roof supports the photovoltaic panels.

is used to excite guests, thrill zipliners, and educate passerby’s on sustainable methods.

The stairs are enclosed for safety.

The stairs are surrounded by evacuated tubes on all sides. The tubes collect and store heat from the sun, and store it in a storage.

The structure consists of two vertical rammed earth walls.

It is enclosed in evacuated tubes and has photovoltaic panels that power the pump needed for the tubes.

The evacuated tubes provide all of the hot water needed on site, as well as heat the buildings in winter and cool them in the summer. They provide great learning opportunity, as they are able to be seen up close by zipline riders as they climb the tower.

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Water Circulation

tubes located on the 1. Evacuated solar zipline tower collect heat

cistern is placed at 1. Athelarge top of the hill. It provides

tubes located on the 2. Evacuated solar zipline tower collect heat

lower cistern collects all 2. The overflow water, as well as black

heated tubes help to 3. The heat the buildings in winter,

would be pumped to 3. Overflow the zoo’s water cistern at the

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and cool the buildings in summer by enhancing stacked ventilation.

filtered water to all buildings on site. Overflow is transferred into lower cistern.

and gray water. Gray water is filtered and pumped back through buildings.

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Community growth encourages community unity and it supplies the market

Upper cistern collects water from the site, as well as run-off from the surrounding area.

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East End New Identity Fall 2014 Location: East End Community, Oh Instructor: Francis Russell Program: Single Family House The East End is a once flourishing community next to the Ohio River in Cincinnati. Most of the houses in the area were built in the early 1900’s and lack modern technology for dealing with the many floods that come along with living in the area. The residents held a competition to design a house that could be used as a loose prototype to develop a new identity to the area.

There is a thriving porch community in the neighborhood, which was something that the residents were very proud of, and that needed to be maintained and promoted. The only constraint was a $200,000 loose budget, in order to target a middle class audience. The design was unique because the plots of land are about 25’x100’ and require long, shotgun style houses made famous in New Orleans and other Southern cities.

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Combined to create a new recognizable, united identity

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One of the keys to this house design is that it has to take advantage of modern technologies in order to remain safe from floods. We have the technology to safely have raised houses that aren’t destroyed by floods, most of the

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houses in the area were built prior to our knowledge today on building in a flood plain.

Another key example of modern technologies, as well as a way of saving costs, is to use sustainable and passive methods for heating,

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cooling, and running the house. Getting light in to the house was one of the most important, for energy efficiency and heat gain. Using natural ventilation was just as important for controlling heat and moisture.

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In 1937, residents in this area were trapped in their homes for 19 days due to flooding, and because of this, a large portion of the current residents own small boats to get to dry land when necessary.

In order to have a place to dock during a flood, I propose a porch that floats when required.

Metal tracking for deck Semi-fixed wooden deck Repurposed sealed plastic barrels

Stationary porch base Waterproof concrete stairs

Floating Porch

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International Studies Center Spring 2014 Location: Corryville, Oh Instructor: Renee Martin Program: Research Center and Housing The International Studies Center of Cincinnati is a large-scale housing and research center, serving the University of Cincinnati and its surrounding community. The site occupies the southeastern border of campus and acts as a gateway to any visitors coming from the highway or from downtown.

The program offers an opportunity to break the urban division between the university and its surrounding residents by mixing a research and housing facility for visiting academics with new affordable housing and a public park. The ISCC includes studios, fabrication labs, and amenity facilities for researchers, university and local resident housing, large gallery and auditorium spaces, and a public park.

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The site overlooks downtown Cincinnati, once above forty feet above the ground. The building acts as a bridge between downtown and the campus, with its visual and physical connection.

The lower, public space is meant to look very open and transparent, bringing attention to the fact that the floors above it are held in tension rather than being held up by thick vertical columns. It should appear as though the private and semi-private housing are floating on top of the space.

The exterior courtyards are an opportunity to interact with the unique structural system practiced with the building.

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First Floor - Public Game Room Meeting Hall Public Studios

Mezzanine - Public Front Desk Entry Door Cafe

Student Housing - Semipublic Dormatories Laundry Room Outdoor Patio Space

Resident Housing - Private 2-3 Bedroom Private Access 2-4 Apartments per floor

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Architectural Congress of Ohio Spring 2014 Location: Kent, Oh Instructor: Udo Greinecher Program: Architecture Studios and Gallery Le Congrès International d’Architecture Moderne, founded in the late 20’s in Switzerland, was organized in large part to formalize the architectural principles of the Modernist Movement. It acted as both a professional and social congress working toward the relatively common goal of solving problems through futuristic technologies. In response to the CIAM, a presentday take on architectural research must not only understand where it has been, but also continue moving forward using progressive technologies.

The new Architectural Congress of Ohio, located near Kent State University, will be a first step toward achieving this better future. Its form and function focus primarily on the architects who will orchestrate the groundbreaking solutions to the problems facing the world today. The new Architectural Congress will enable this by respecting the past while simultaneously moving forward using cutting-edge solutions such as parametric design.

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Poolhaus & Spa Summer 2013 Location: Indian Hills, Oh Instructor: Melanie Swick Program: Poolhouse Retreat and Spa This was a design for a pool house / spa belonging to a private owner entertaining between 10-20 guests. The site is located in a remote, secluded area outside of Cincinnati, near a creek in a wooded area. In order to respond to the serene atmosphere I wanted my design to incorporate a refined version of the natural materials found on site. These materials were stone (earth), water (creek), and wood (woodland). Each material worked to create individual spaces that suited the program necessarily. Each material has specific moods or qualities associated with them, which makes for a personal, relaxing retreat experience.

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Thank you for your consideration.