Will Langston Portfolio 21-24

WILL LANGSTON

ARCHITECTURE STUDENT

CONTACT

Current Address

831 W Center Street Apt 312-A

Phone (870)834-5622

E-mail

wwlangst@uark.edu

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Digital Portfolio

issuu.com/wlangston/docs/will_langston_portfolio_2021-2024

EDUCATION

University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design

2021 - 2026 (expected) 3rd Year Architecture

GPA 3.71

I am currently in my third year of pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture as an undergraduate student. In this portfolio I have selected works that highlight my range as a designer and show my growth as a student.

I believe that architecture is a creative process that involves shaping environments that resonate with the person. I am constantly seeking new challenges and looking to grow both professionally and personally. In addition to architecture, I am interested in travelling, drawing, music, and cinema.

SKILLS

Adobe Illustrator | Photoshop Indesign | Lightroom

Rendering Lumion | Enscape

WORK EXPERIENCE

3D-Modeling

Revit | Rhino

Other

3D Printing | Collage

Laser Cutting | Sketching

Davids Home and Sleep Center 2021-2023

Furniture Delivery

Worked as a warehouse manager and furniture delivery person for Davids Home and Sleep Center at Batesville Arkansas. Assembeling and dessembling furniture was a key part of my job and I was able to gain in depth understandings of small scale connections and joinery.

UNITY HAVEN INTEGRATED TRIPLEX

Academic Term: Fall 2023

Type: Affordable Housing

Site: MarVista, Los Angeles CA

Designed With: Micah Hook

This proposal addresses the LA housing crisis by enabling wealth-building for both homeowners and developers. Homeowners are allowed to expand their properties as their wealth increases, addressing the need for multigenerational housing in Los Angeles.

The escalating costs of houses with three or more bedrooms are unattainable for those with an average salary. The proposal encourages families to stay in their neighborhoods, fostering culture, stability, and identity.

A signi fi cant portion of residents in the LA live in rental units, experiencing the loss of a third of their paycheck each month without any investment return. The severity of this crisis is heightened for individuals earning 60% less than the median income. “Affordable housing” projects not only result in fi nancial losses for tenants but also negatively impact developers through decreasing property values.

To reduce land costs, each housing unit owns one-third of the land while maintaining full ownership of the house. This ownership structure leads to decreased costs for essential services such as heating, air conditioning, electricity, and water. The shared ownership model combines the effi ciency of an apartment with the luxury of a house.

CAVERN PREFORMING ARTS CENTER

Academic Term: Spring 2023

Type: Black Box Theater

Site: St. Louis Missouri

The Cavern Preforming Arts Center is located in St. Louis, Missouri on the corner of Olive Street and 22nd Street. The primary goal of this project was to explore the concept of suspended features.

This is achieved by having different parts of the program seemingly hovering over the entrance. This is also accomplished by the multicolored light canons that illuminate the atrium space in between the black box entrance and the café.

The exterior material is a rough cast concrete, creating a cave-like feeling. This material is also used on the outside of the black box theater and large rehearsal studios to visually separate those parts of the program as being signifi cant. The buildings suspended light canons establish the atrium space as a gathering place to either branch off to the café or enter the black box theater.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE 1/4”=1’-0”

Section Perspective

Elevation

22nd Street

Elevation

Olive Street

STRATUS OPEN AIR MARKET

Academic Term: Fall 2022

Type: Market

Site: Chicago, Illinois

The Stratus Market is an open-air market located in Chicago, Illinois. The primary goal of this project was to create a unique structure that would allow natural light to be let in. I studied the roof type of an aircraft hangar to begin to understand it’s primary structural elements.

This initial form of the aircraft hangar can be seen in the fi nal structure by the sequence of 4-barrel vaults Then, a sequence of ellipses were removed from the initial aircraft hangar form. For this form to be supported, wide fl ange arches were designed to emphasize the projects curvature.

The organization of this project stemmed from orienting the market off Blue Island Avenue. This orientation was best for the design because it allowed citizens to be intrigued by the form when passing. Each of the barrel vaults were then shifted to produce a more inv iting entrance off the adjacent neighborhood, Maxwell Street. The market space is aligned with the structure to allow the shoppers to circulate through each vault. The mezzanine level was then placed in the center of the market, and this let the level above have interesting views of the roof canopy overhead.

Axonometric of Structure

Exploded

Section

Ranwater Diagram

Circulation Diagram

Structural Bay Model Photo

Site Model

Photo

WOOD TO STEEL SPACE FRAME CONNECTION

Academic Term: Fall 2022

Class: Honors Structures I Design group project

This connection is made from a range of 1-3 circular steel pieces stacked on top of each other that “fan” out from the center. Each piece has carved edges to allow for a more fl exible angle. The multiple angles of this connection are very easily able to be established during the construction process. This allows for more freedom in the design of the space frame and a more fl exible work fl ow.

Conclusions: Some alterations that could be considered moving forward could be that an extra reinforcement piece should be added to the connection spaces. When a force is applied to this connection, the forces reach a point that is not supported by the connection. So, an additional piece could allow for a more stable space frame overall.

HAND DRAWINGS

COLLAGE STUDIES