Ashley Blake Koger's Portfolio

ASHLEY BLAKE KOGER DESIGN PORTFOLIO

A.B.KOGER@GMAIL.COM 5439 SE TOLMAN STREET PORTLAND OR 97206

CRANBROOK RETREAT STUDY: SUMMER 2006 PROFESSOR RANDAL CORRAL This paperless design studio focused on the exploration of form through model building. I explored the design of a reTREEt through a series of tree houses, towers, tree pods, and elevated boardwalks in the woods. Sited upon the quaint and vast campus of Cranbrook, I found the most appropriate location for the wellness retreat was among the canopies of the trees.

CRANBROOK RETREAT TREE POD

CRANBROOK RETREAT OBSERVATION TOWER

LIGHTBOX STUDY: FALL 2004 PROFESSOR DENNIS MANN Lightbox was a first year studio collaboration. Over ten weeks, our studio of 18 students explored the expression of music and emotion through light and space.

The design project culminated with the three-week intensive design-build of Lightbox: an 8’ cube with an interior evocative of the emotion conveyed through Radiohead’s song Airbag. Elected by my studiomates, I oversaw the construction of Lightbox as project manager.

BURNBOX

FALL 2011 University of Oregon & The Oregon College of Arts and Crafts PROFESSORS NATHAN CORSER KARL BURKHEIMER MARK ANDERSON PETER ANDERSON A developing partnership between the University of Oregon (UO) Portland and the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts (OCAC) resulted in the creation of BurnBox. As an object of collaboration between existing Portland schools, BurnBox serves to promote collaboration on the OCAC campus by providing art students with an outdoor space where they can escape their independent studios and spend time with each other. The design of BurnBox stemmed from a process and system of materials, but no exact notion of what the final object would be. Students worked in a different manner than a typical architecture studio, and produced the object without a set of drawings.

BURNBOX FALL 2011

SUENOS DEL CANON SUMMER 2006 DETAIL DESIGN

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reading room

community courtyard

library plaza

stair

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BELMONT LIBRARY

SPRING 2011 STUDIO WITH THA ARCHITECTS

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The urban infill library is a 7,000 sf facility that incorporates an indoor/outdoor community room as its main feature.

The design allows for maximum flexibility of open and closed spaces, creating a building that can be thoroughly enjoyed by the Belmont community.

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SPRING 2011 COMMUNITY COURTYARD

NORTH PORTLAND COHOUSING STUDY: WINTER 2011 PROFESSOR WILLIAM ULLMAN This project focuses on creating urban housing with shared community amenities. The design responds to the context of recent development on Mississippi.

Through a dense housing scheme, 70% of the site is left open for shared uses. A boardwalk connects the shared building amenities and open spaces of the site.

BOARDWALK SECTION / ELEVATION

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MISSISSIPPI ELEVATION

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CAMP ADAMS TEACHING PAVILION FALL 2010 D + B PDX STUDENT GROUP Collaboration with Dan Scofield Camp Adams is one of many homes to ‘Outdoor School,’ a public school program that allows Portland 6th graders to spend a week learning about the sciences while at camp.

As a pro-bono design/build project, Dan and I came up with an idea for a teaching pavilion and storage facility to help make life a little easier for the staff and campers. The 3 part structure allows for extremely flexible storage of outdoor gear and teaching supplies, as well as a covered area to allow up to thirty students to gather and stay out of the rain. The classroom can easily accommodate large groups, while also being an intimate space for smaller groups of 6-8 students.

TEACHING PAVILLION FALL 2010

IDEA SKETCHES

BLACKSTONE BATHHOUSE SUMMER 2008 Living Designs Group Collaboration with Paul Fatkins The bathhouse is a renovation to a historic dairy barn located on a private residence in Taos. The distinctiveness of the old cow milking station inspired the interesting shape of the spa pool.

A rammed earth wall raps the public corner of the site, anchoring the building, creating private space, and focusing views towards the mountains.

Visitors can enjoy the El Salto Mountain View, while relaxing in the spa, by looking through the expansive east facing glazing or while lounging on the secluded exterior patio.

The physical model is buillt of plaster, wood, and board. The rendering were done in Sketchup and 3Ds Max.

PORTLAND’S PEDESTRIAN PLACE FALL 2010 PROFESSOR GERRY GAST University of Oregon Collaboration with Dan Scofield This urban design proposal takes a radical approach to the improvement of Portland’s waterfront by proposing a transformation of the Morrison Bridge into a pedestrian thoroughfare.

This change allows the bridge to be a proper pedestrian gateway into a city that preaches to put the pedestrian first.

The design allows for some additional public amenities, including a new museum at the head of the bridge and some permanent pavilions for eating and gathering that are spread throughout the Waterfront Park.

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PORTLAND WATERFRONT GALLERY FALL 2010 PROFESSOR DON GENASCI University of Oregon This urban design project began with a 6 week study of Portland’s southwest waterfront.

Through reintroducing the 200’ grid to this part of the city, the goal was to reconnect the South Waterfront development with the downtown and to improve the important city assett of the Waterfront Park.

This building proposal, whihc was completed in the final 3 weeks of the term, defines the south end of the Waterfront Park with an improved amphitheatre that anchors the end of the park and provides a shared community space and art gallery.

PORTLAND WATERFRONT GALLERY FALL 2010

NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY OF JESMOND

WINTER 2009 THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART This quick graphic exercise allowed me to understand the complexities that contribute to the success of Jesmond, a neighborhood just outside of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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HANUMAN TEMPLE STUDY: SUMMER 2008 COMPETITION WITH MARTY REMALY & SAM OBERHOLTZER A design competition entry for a Hanuman Temple in Taos, New Mexico, this project consists of a worship space for 300 people with a special dais for Hanuman. The design follows hindu Vaastu Shastra beliefs, while also keeping with the traditional design of historic pueblos in northern New Mexico.

Early in the competition, I gave a presentation to the firm highlighting my temple travel in India. My design contributions included a 3D model, floor plan, and rendering of the interior space. Marty Remaly, Sam Oberholtzer, and I collaborated on the competition entry.

STUDY: HANUMAN TEMPLE

EL MONTE SAGRADO PRACTICE: WINTER 2006 LDG ARCHITECTS, TAOS NM El Monte Sagrado is a Living Resort and Spa in Taos, NM. The spa was designed a little over a decade ago by LDG Architects, and this building was an addition to the existing campus. The 5000 SF conference center is nestled into the campus with a beautiful view of Taos Mountain. I worked on the design development of this building, especially the look and feel of the porch and interior gathering space. My work included exploration through a 3D model that advanced to construction detailing.

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TROMBE WALL PRACTICE: SUMMER 2006 LDG ARCHITECTS, TAOS NM The design of this condo development included the specification for passive solar heating through trombe walls in each living unit. My responsibilities included meeting with a solar consultant to detail the wall, and then working with the contractor to refine those details. The first phase of construction was completed summer 2006. One other designer and I completed the drawing sets, designing everything from the site plan to the final construction details.

THE WALL From the outside, the wall appears to be a display of 6 windows, but the bottom three sit in front of a cmu wall that is painted black for maximum solar gain. The wall radiates heat into the space with a delay of about 8 hours. As the sun sets in winter, the wall begins to transfer heat into the interior space.

POTTERY 2006-PRESENT INSTRUCTOR LOGAN WANNAMAKER As a hobby while living in Taos, I have learned to create on a potter’s wheel.

Throwing is a different way to explore form, as well as a pleasant technique for relaxation. My favourite part of the pottery process is firing, and I have experimented with different firing techniques, including highfire, raku, naked raku, pit fire, and saggar.

POTTERY

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naked raku

SKETCHES 2003-2008

The images were drawn while visiting architecture sites of interest. I sent the images to friends, highlighting the most interesting parts of each building on the back of each card.

The drawings are in mixed media, including colored pencil, ink wash, and pastels.

POWWOW 2008

I enjoy snapping portraits because it is so dependent on timing. I often have to be sneaky, so the individual is not influenced by the camera. It is tough to get raw portraits, so the challenge of the art excites me.

These photographs were taken during a powwow highlighting Native American dance traditions of New Mexico.

BHARATI BHAI 2006-2007

I find that no matter where I travel, when I have my camera in hand, I am always spending time capturing people.

I especially loved photographing children while in India.

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SKETCHES

POWWOW

national parks. this a series of photos all taken while spending a summer touring national parks.

BHARATI BHAI