DESIGN PORTFOLIO
ALEXANDER ELLENBOGEN
Contact Information: Alexander Ellenbogen 3705 Glenhaven Road Raleigh, NC 27606 xanderbogen@gmail.com (828) 467-0865
Š 2013 All Contents Alexander Ellenbogen
TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 AIRPLANE MUSEUM
10 TURNING POINT
14 TRUSS HOUSE
20 WELLNESS CENTER
24 INSITEFUL
30 FLEX HOUSE
34 MUSEUM OF CHARLESTON
38 GARDEN SHED
42 JENKINS CRAFT CENTER
48 THE PROJECTOR HOUSE + GALLERY
AIRPLANE MUSEUM
ARC 405/MATT GRIFFITH + WAYNE PLACE/FALL 2011
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Program Distribution Diagram
> This is the new museum about the Wright Brothers first flight in Kitty Hawk, NC. The program is divided into two pavilions: visitor focused and aircraft focused. The pavilions are located on either side of the historic flight path of the Wright Brothers. Each building contains a central core. To minimize the museum’s energy impact from heating and cooling, only these cores are mechanically conditioned space. The other spaces are maintained by passive cooling and passive solar heating. The exhibition space and restoration spaces are daylit to further reduce energy consumption. The building is elevated off the ground to minimize the impact on environment as well as its interaction with the unstable soil. Special attention was given to material selection. Wood was chosen for the exposed structural elements as it is the most resistant to the corrosive nature of the environment. The long span trusses have tension rods which are stainless steel. 05
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Exterior Rendering
Final Model
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Observation Deck
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Museum Space
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TURNING POINT ARC 503/RANDY LANOU/SUMMER 2012
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> Located in the Museum Park at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Turning Point serves as an observation deck over an artificial wetland. Design, construction documents, and labor were performed by a team of students over a course of ten weeks. The cast-in-place concrete wall guides an observer to the end of the steel framed ipe deck which overlooks the pond. A small bench located within the wall serves as a resting place.
Design Development Model
Textured Concrete Wall
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1. Foundation Layout
2. Rebar Placement
3. Formwork Assembly
4. Formwork Assembly
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5. Concrete Pour
6. Formwork Disassembly
7. Landscaping
8. Deck Erection
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TRUSS HOUSE ARC 503/DAVID HILL/SPRING 2012
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Skin/Structure/Volume
> TrussHouse is a comfortable family home inspired by the gable house form and North Carolina’s vernacular barn construction and materials. After closely exploring typical Habitat home designs and construction, TrussHouse improves upon the basic principles, creating a simple, solid shelter. Considering the use of conventional stick frame construction for Habitat homes, TrussHouse utilizes a prefabricated wood truss structural system. Prefabrication allows for components to be produced in a highly controlled factory environment and results in minimal site disturbance and quicker construction time. It significantly reduces material waste and requires less on-site specialized labor. 15
Interior Rendering
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The prefabricated wood truss system is assembled like a barn raising. The trusses themselves are produced off site, transported to the site, and raised into place. The trusses can be easily be lifted and put in place by Habitat volunteers.
Construction Process
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Step 1: Foundation
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Step 2: Structure
Step 3: Finishes
LABOR (HRS)
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MATERIAL (BFT)
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LABOR (HRS)
Labor/Material Diagram
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Traditional Habitat House
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The Truss House
Street View
Floor Plan
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WELLNESS CENTER
ARC 404/KATRINA STOLL + LAURA BATTAGLIA/SPRING 2011
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> This wellness center is designed to treat people who are trying to quit smoking. After researching therapeutic methods to treat smoking addiction, the program was developed using three treatment options based on the clients’ availability of time. Using the program as a driver for form, the private acts are enclosed in a concrete mass, while the public acts are located in an open wooden wrapper. These bands of program are intercepted by horizontal circulation shafts. The final model is cast rockite and bass wood.
CORRIDOR AND VIEW
PUSH FROM RAILROAD
PUSH FROM ROAD
CHANGING 10 MIN
SLOW POOL 20 MIN
CAFE 20 MIN
FAST POOL 30 MIN
CAFE 10 MIN
LASER THERAPY 30 MIN
Treatment Path Diagram
CHANGING 10 MIN
FAST POOL 15 MIN
SMOOTHIE BAR 5
CHANGING 5 MIN
YOGA 15 MIN YOGA 20 MIN
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PATH 3 180 min
YOGA 45 MIN
PATH 2 90 min
CHANGING 5 MIN
PATH 1 30 min
CHANGING 5 MIN
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Wrapper as Skin [PUBLIC]
Structure as Container [PRIVATE]
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Laser Therapy
Epsom Salt Bath
Changing Rooms
Entry Lobby
Yoga
Fast Pool
Section Perspective
Concept Model
Schematic Model
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INSITEFUL ARC 503/DAVID HILL/SPRING 2012
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Life Cycle
Material Sourcing
> The initial concept for this house was to create a building with a minimal impact the earth from both an energy and physical standpoint. Realizing that housing trends are inevitably going to change, INSITEFUL is a system for housing designed for disassembly. The minimal site disturbance allows the site to be easily returned to its natural state. The system contains two basic elements - a custom built core and an envelope made of structurally insulated panels (SIPs). The core contains all of the service functions, each of which is prefabricated as an individual block and assembled on site. The foundation is wooden piles, resulting in minimal site impact and allowing the site to easily return to its natural state. The modularity of the SIP envelope allows INSITEFUL to be easily manipulated, creating one, two or three stories. It can be oriented in different positions around the core to allow the sloped roof to face south, maximizing southern exposure for the passive and active solar systems. 25
Final Model–2000 sf Scheme
Solar Thermal
Sustainability Diagrams
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Geothermal HVAC
Natural Ventilation
Final Model–2000 sf Scheme
PV Panels
Rainwater Collection
Thermal Envelope
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Interior Rendering
Level 1
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Entrance Rendering
Level 2
Final Model–1400 sf Scheme
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FLEX HOUSE ARC 503/DAVID HILL/SPRING 2012
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Floor Plans
> The FlexHouse is a system for residential construction that allows for ample flexibility and versatility, accommodating the needs of various affordable housing conditions. It is constructed of prefabricated modular units and a corten steel structural service wrapper. The wrapper provides structure for the building and houses all service functions within its walls. The units are constructed offsite from structurally insulated panels (SIPs), then shipped to the site and stacked into place. In addition to greatly reducing site disturbance, modular prefabrication enables the units to be assembled in a highly controlled environment, ensuring both quality and speedy construction time. The modularity of the design allows for units to be added or subtracted based on the owner’s needs, thus creating generous flexibility in plan and section. 31
Section + Elevation
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Section Perspective
1. Wrapper Assembled on Site
2. Units Transported to Site
3. Units Lifted into Place
Assembly Process
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MUSEUM OF CHARLESTON
ARCH 403/DON KRANBUEHL + JESSICA JOHNSON MOORE/FALL 2010 34
Precinct Model
Hand Drawn Axon
> During a semester long study of Charleston, SC, we studied the city at a variety of scales. At the neighborhood scale, a precinct model shows the relationship between the streets, the historic buildings, and the water’s edge. Using an assigned site in our precinct, we were asked to create a “museum of the city”. Using only six abstract elements, the concept was to replicate the experience of the city. The six elements were a wall of light, a wall of mass, a wall of structure, a wall of the city, a volume of rectangular proportions, and a volume of cubic proportions. The presentation boards are hand drafted on 30”x22” Arches paper. 35
Hand Drawn Final Boards
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GARDEN SHED SUMMER 2010
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Designed and built during the spring of 2010, this garden shed is used to contain gardening equipment and fencing for the garden. The wood siding, metal roofing used as siding, and trim are all reclaimed lumber from a demolition project. The door and windows are also reused. The shed features a 45 gallon rain barrel for irrigation and vegetable washing. While the shed serves as storage in the winter, the trellis serves the garden in the summer, as not only part of the fence, but providing a structure for growth. 39
1. Model
2. Stud Framing
3. Sheathing
4. Weatherproofing
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5. Rain Screen + Perlins
6. Roofing
7. Trim + Trellis
8. View from Northwest
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JENKINS CRAFT CENTER ARC 500/JAY SMITH/FALL 2012
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GLASS STAIRS RESTROOM STUDIO
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> Located in Bear Run, PA, the Jenkins Craft Center creates a destination and environment for craft education and making. All of the program for the craft center is located in a single building. While each studio has its own identity of its craft, the studios are contained in one building to create a sense of unity. This encourages the crafts people to experience the other disciplines and interact with each other. In the center of the building is an outdoor courtyard, adding another layer of space to the building. Because the building is exposed to the harsh elements of rural, western Pennsylvania, the courtyard is sheltered by the building, creating an outdoor gathering and display area. 43
Mechanical: Geothermal HVAC
Skin: Double Envelope
Volume: Program Distribution
Structure: Concrete
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Level 3
Level 2
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Roof 48' - 0"
8' - 4"
5' - 10"
Top of Conc Wall 60' - 0"
Level 4 36' - 0"
Level 3 24' - 0"
Level 2 12' - 0"
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3' - 10"
8' - 4"
3' - 8"
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Section Model
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Wall Section
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Top of Footing -4' - 0"
Gallery Rendering
Final Model
Entrance Rendering
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Parti Diagram
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THE PROJECTOR HOUSE + GALLERY ARC 503/ROGER CLARK/SPRING 2013
> In a meadow overlooking a lake, the Projector House is designed for a client who is a cinematography buff. The client can enjoy watching a movie projected on a movable screen in the lake from both the house or the garden. The house designed around views, both framed and not framed. The apertures at either end of the dwelling frame a specific view. The vertical opening frames a large tree on the site while the horizontal opening frames the movie and the lake beyond. Each aperture is sized proportionally to the wide-screen aspect ratio of cinematography. The next stage of the assignment was to create a private office and gallery for the client and his five Jackson Pollock paintings. While the house is about looking outward, the gallery is about looking inward. A large concrete wall runs diagonally through the gallery, focusing the viewer onto paintings displayed in the space. This wall also divides the space between the office and conference area. A clean line of sight through a series of frames connects the gallery to the house. 49
Site Plan + Section
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Exterior Rendering
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View to Tree
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Axon Diagram
View to Lake
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Exterior Rendering
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View from Office
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RESUME + REFERENCES
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//OBJECTIVE// To obtain an architectural design position and begin earning IDP hours
//EDUCATION// North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC. May 2013 Masters of Architecture Graduate Certificate in Energy and Technology in Architecture GPA: 3.93 Appalachian State University. Boone, NC. May 2009 Bachelor of Science - Building Sciences: Architectural Design and Technology Minor: Community & Regional Planning GPA: 3.95 LEED AP June 2009 GBCI#: 10439143
//HONORS AND AWARDS// Henry Adams Certificate (American Institute of Architects, May 2013) ACSA/AIA Housing Education Award (NC State University, Dec. 2012) Kamphoefner Honor Fellowship (NC State University, 2012-2013) Odell Associates Fellowship (NC State University, 2012-2013) AIA Scholarship Nominee (NC State University, 2011) Harry B. Gilbert Fellowship (NC State University, 2010-2011) Chancellor’s List (Appalachian State University, 8 semesters) Dept. of Technology Talent Award and Scholarship (Appalachian State University, 2008-2009) Tool shed selected to be built and sold at Habitat ReStore (Appalachian State University, Sept. 2008)
//TEACHING EXPERIENCE// Teaching Assistant Dean Marvin Malecha, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. Jan. 2012 – May 2013 Graded design projects and papers Led discussion groups and provided design guidance to students Guest Lecturer David Hill, AIA/Collaborative Studio, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. Feb. 2013 Lectured and instructed students to use residential energy modeling software Guest Critic Sara Queen, First Year Experience Studio, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. May 2012 Critiqued students on studio project
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//EXPERIENCE// Research Assistant David Hill, AIA, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. May 2012 – Dec. 2012 Worked on a team to create a publication of studio work/research Submitted studio work for ACSA/AIA Housing Education Award Research Assistant David Hill, AIA, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. May 2012 – July 2012 Conducted historical research Created digital model of three historic house designs from incomplete construction documents Intern Tonic Design | Tonic Construction. Raleigh, NC. May 2011 – Aug. 2011 Worked on a team for residential renovation Met with clients Met with building inspectors Scheduled sub-contractors Performed in the field construction Designed submissions for awards Construction Worker Camp Spring Creek. Bakersville, NC. Jan. 2010 – June 2010 Assisted in major renovations and additions to camp facilities Sous Chef Twigs Restaurant & Bar. Blowing Rock, NC. Nov. 2008 – Jan. 2010 Supervised line cooks Opened, ran, and closed kitchen Created daily specials and created food orders Project Manager Chad Everhart Architect, PA. Boone, NC. May 2009 – Sept. 2009 Team member in a Pamphlet Architecture 30 submission Developed concept, design, and construction documents for interior of a disaster relief trailer Intern The Eco-Builders. Asheville, NC. June 2008 – Aug. 2008 Designed buildings for clients Calculated estimates
//SKILLS// Digital: Revit, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Render In, V-Ray, Podium, Microsoft Office, iWorks, Adobe Standard Design Suite, Climate Consultant, Ecotect, Rhino, Grasshopper, Design Builder Analog: Model Building, Laser Cutting, Basic Carpentry and Construction Skills (including: track hoe, skid steer, and telehandler)
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REFERENCES FRANK HARMON, FAIA Frank Harmon Architect PA 14 East Peace Street Raleigh, NC 27604 919.829.9464 frank@frankharmon.com DAVID HILL, AIA NC State University College of Design Campus Box 7701 Raleigh, NC 27695-7701 919.741.1743 david_hill@ncsu.edu VINCENT PETRARCA Tonic Design | Tonic Construction 209 Bickett Boulevard Raleigh, NC 27607 919.803.4278 vinny@tonic-design.com MATT GRIFFITH, AIA insitu studio 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 919.397.3949 matt@insitustudio.us DEAN MARVIN MALECHA, FAIA NC State University College of Design Campus Box 7701 Raleigh, NC 27695-7701 919.515.8300 marvin_malecha@ncsu.edu 65