Alexandria Frost
University of Kansas Masters of Architecture
Alexandria N. Frost
Masters of Architecture University of Kansas | School of Architecture and Design Phone: (402) 677-2439 Email: alexandriafrost1121@gmail.com Portfolio: http://issuu.com/alexandriafrost
Education
Work History
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Masters of Architectural Design Candidate 3.76 GPA (2011-current); Dean’s list
Treanor Architects Associate on Student Life team (April 2015- December 2015)
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Study Abroad Spring 2014 Marian Catholic High School, Omaha, NE High school degree with honors 4.0 GPA (2007-2011)
Proficiency Hand Crafting and Design Thinking Adobe, AutoDesk Revit, and AutoCAD Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Google Sketchup Rhino
Project involvement: Self- Oswald Hall, University of Kansas Kramer Village New Housing and Dining Hall, Kansas State University New Student Union, Pittsburg State University Greek Housing Complex, South Dakota State University Woods House Renovation, Missouri State University South Housing Complex, Sam Houston State University Virginia Avenue Housing, University of Missouri Major responsibilities: Construction Administration: Responding to RFIs, Updating drawings based on construction changes, site visits, preparing As built drawings,coordinating model changes with consultants Construction Documents: Revit and AutoCad construction drawings Pre and Schematic Design: Creating and assembling presentation drawings, client meetings Documentation: Creating portfolio project books and project statistics spreadsheets for use throughout the studio
Huhot Mongolian Grill Waitress (2012-2014) Summer Kitchen CafĂŠ Waitress and Hostess (2009-2011) City of Omaha Parks and Recreation Department Cryer Pool Lifeguard and Head Swim Coach (2009)
Extracurricular 2015 AIA Central States Second Place Winner Member of the New Cities Housing Lab (https://newcities.ku.edu/) Involvement with Build Smart Prefabricated Panels (http://www.buildsmartna.com/) Engineers Without Borders Member USGBC member AIAS KU Board Member Volunteer with Historic Green Nebraska Humane Society Volunteer Gold and Silver Medal Winner in Nebraska Art Competition
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Multi Use Mid Rise Kansas City, MO
Fall 2014
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Storm Resistent Housing Lawrence, KS
Fall 2013
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Brown County Educational Farm Horton, KS
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Professional Works Treanor Architects
May 2015- December 2015
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1. The Timber Tower Urban Passage
Spring 2014
This project’s main focus is on the use of CLT wooden panels as the main structural members in high rise constructions. CLT more sustainable than steel or concrete construction and does not require old growth trees as heavy timber construction does. The site for this timber tower in the heart of downtown Kansas City Library district. Though the streets around the site are very active, the area right around our site was quite vacant. My design for this building aims to change that by drawing people through the building and into an inner courtyard that then connects to the heavily used parking lot on the north end of the site.
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South Elevation
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In order to communicate with the surrounding buildings, the exterior shell of the building is clad in brick. The interior courtyard area breaks the brick pattern and is instead clad in oak paneling. I did this in order to symbolically reveal the wooden nature of the building. Where the exterior shell is broken, the interior wood is revealed. The wooden materiality of the courtyard makes the space feel more natural and open as well. The southern facade is primarily glass curtain wall. This curtain wall is framed in the same wood as the courtyard in order to reveal what is happening inside the building and in the courtyard.
Brick shell holding natural interior courtyard
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Loading EL = -18’
Storage EL = -18’
Lobby EL = -6’
Lobby EL = -6’
Retail EL = -18’
Studio EL = -6’
Studio EL = -6’
Retail EL = 0’
Retail EL = 0’
Level 2 EL= 27’
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Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Level 3 EL= 40’
Third Floor
Program Exploded Axon
Pent House Large Units Medium Units Small Units Micro Units Workshop Lobby Studio Retail
Level 4 EL= 54’
Fourth Floor
Level 5 EL= 68’
Fifth Floor
Level 6 EL= 82’
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Structural Exploded Axon
8” CLT structural roof and sealing layers 14” x 14” Gluelam columns 14” x 24” Gluelam beams 8” CLT structural /shear walls and floors
12” Concrete foundation walls
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North/ South Section
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VAV Forced Air System
-above fiberglass cloud drop ceiling panels -cooling tower on higher roof in order to block from view
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Uponor Wirsbo Under floor Radiant Heating System
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Water Retention Bioswale
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Storm Water Collection Basin
-radiant system sits on top of CLT floor and insulation -hot water pumped from basement mechanical room
-includes indigenous plants and grasses
-hold excess storm water that will then be used to irrigate courtyard
Environmental Controls Section
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Courtyard Exterior Wall Section
3. Wall Construction (R=48): 7 1/2” Structural CLT Panel (R=10) Vapor Barrier 5 1/4” Polyisocyanurate (foil-faced) Insulation (R= 38) Air Barrier 1/2” Plywood Sheathing 2” x 2” Wood Furring 4” x 1” Oak Planks Face Nailed into Furring
2. Rulon Open Cell Suspended Ceiling System Attached with blocking at walls and by suspension cables that lock into grid
1. Roof Construction (R= 42): 7 1/2” Structural CLT Panel (R=10) Vapor Barrier 4”- 8” Soft board Polystyrene Insulation Carved for Roof Fall (R= 32) Double Bituminous Membrane
7. 4” Perforated Drainage Pipe in Gravel Drainage Layer
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6. Foundation Wall Construction (R=25): 12” Concrete Foundation Wall 3 1/2” Polyisocyanurate (foil-faced) Insulation (R= 25) Vapor Barrier Drainage Mat
5. Floor Construction (R=22): 7 1/2” Structural CLT Panel (R=10) Air Barrier 3” Soft board Polystyrene Insulation (R= 12) Uponor Wirsbo 1/2” Radiant Flooring Panels 18” x 18” Slate Tile Finish Flooring
4. Wirsbo Uponor 1/2” Radiant Flooring Panels With 5/16” Radiant Tubes
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2. Design-Build Storm Resistant “Bermed� Housing
KU ARCH 408- Bruce Johnson- Group Studio Project Fall 2013
The Midwest has been plagued with tornados throughout its history leading to devastation. As designers, it is our task to design with consideration to these potential storms. This project focuses on understanding how earth can be used as a building material storm protection as well as improving energy efficiency. The design for this house optimizes its orientation, a steel space frame system, heavy concrete shell, earth cover, and aluminum facade system to ensure its endurance through a tornado. We next reimagined the neighborhood and how this new type of home could lead to a new bermed housing community focusing on sustainability and a long building life cycle.
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In order to have variety in the neighborhood, we designed four different plan types that are customized to each family. The living spaces such as living room and kitchen are organized at south face of the home in order to get maximal natural day lighting. The individual living quarters are at the back of the house against the earth berm for maximum protection.
Basic House Plan
Since the entire south facade is glass for maximum sunlight, we introduced a steel facade system that uses unevenly spaces steel rods to block debris from breaking windows and entering the house.
ADA Accessible Plan 24
Alternation Circulation Plan
Duplex Plan 25
Basic House Model
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Earth/ Roof Contact
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Earth Standing Seam Roof
Space Truss
Acoustic Cloud Columns and Branches Concrete Back Wall and Floor
Radiant Flooring
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Full Scale Section Construction
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Full scale building section model laid on its side on the ground.
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Neighborhood Design
Streets
Buildings
Walking Paths
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Concrete
Ponds and canal
Utilities
Topography
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Community Buildings Community Gym + Rec Center Restaurant Day Care Coffee Shop Rentable Retail Space Community Meeting Space
Housing Units ADA Homes - 4 Duplexes - 12 Individual Units - 87
Community Outdoor Spaces Parks Walking + Biking Path Ponds
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Utilities Electric Water Storm Water Sewage
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Storm/ Heavy Winds Progression Over Site Combatted by Bermed Facades 41
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University of Kansas Design Build 2013 Bruce Johnson Blake Firkins Eric Winkler Leigha Sledge Katie Smith David Uballez AJ Prizzi Katie Beckwith Jordan Chamberlain Erica Hernly Alexandria Frost Christopher Crawford Andrea Ramirez Romain Caba Laure Martinez
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Existing topography
Abstracted topography
Extruded topography with green roofs
Extruded topography with glass greenhouse roof
Press down earth to create path Brown County Education Farm Site Plan 44
3. Brown County Education Farm and Greenhouse
Spring 2015
The goal of this project, as a part of Kansas University’s comprehensive studio, is to explore a conceptual architectural project from initial visioning all the way through specific details, systems, and code analysis. This project looks at the design of a building at every scale from community engagement to individual human comfort. This project looks specifically at the revitalization of Horton, Kansas to accomplish this. Horton, Kansas is a small farming town that is in desperate need for an economic and tourism driver. This project looks to accomplish this by creating a culinary epicenter in the town ultimately including a culinary school, destination restaurant, and organic farm complex. The following will look more specifically at how the organic farming complex and greenhouse can drive education and tourism by bringing awareness to where our food comes from.
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Walking path near lake
Tiered drainage parking
Walking path adjacent to farmland 47
Our goal for this farm is to create an experience that immerses you into the world of farming. It is important to us that someone who comes here to learn about organic farming can understand it on a variety of different levels; in the classroom, from underground, from looking out over the site, and from up close in the farm area. This is done by connecting the user with the earth in a variety of different ways from the moment you arrive on the site as well as creating a path of circulation that encounters every aspect of the organic farm. Instead of the architecture guiding how the land is shaped, the shaping of the farm land shapes the building. The building is treated as merely an extension of the land. In this way, the farm and land is privileged over all else and used as a guiding force through the project.
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Education building, greenhouse and biofiltration terrace site plan 51
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Education building and greenhouse section A 54
Education building and greenhouse section B 55
Education building and greenhouse section C 56
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Steel structure
Concrete structure
Roofs and green roofs
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Education building and greenhouse structural axonometric
Concrete floors and building pads
Education building upper level 60
Right: Inside education greenhouse Left: Interior atrium inside education building 61
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Green roof and water collection system
Oak slat shading system
Retaining wall tie back rods
Concrete deck drainage system Inner atrium grow bed system Double wall mechanical Plenum system Educational grow box/ vegetation shading Removable panel acess wall
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Education building detailed section 65
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Green roof and water collection system Operable ventilation Adjustable roll out shading system
Operable hanging planters
Built in planter 68
Greenhouse detailed section 69
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Greenhouse Grow Schedule 71
My involvement: Pittsburg State University window graphic designs 72
4. Professional Work
Treanor Architects 2015
I was fortunate enough to spend the summer and fall semester working with Treanor Architects in the Student Life studio. While there I worked on a variety of different projects in a variety of phases. Some of the projects I worked on include: Self- Oswald Hall, University of Kansas Kramer Village New Housing and Dining Hall, Kansas State University New Student Union, Pittsburg State University Greek Housing Complex, South Dakota State University Woods House Renovation, Missouri State University South Housing Complex, Sam Houston State University Virginia Avenue Housing, University of Missouri During my time with Treanor, I worked on mostly in Construction Administration and Construction Documents with other members of the Student Life team. The experience I gained at Treanor was invaluable to furthering my design skills and my understanding of what it takes to make a large project work. The following is a small selection of the projects I worked on at Treanor Architects.
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Treanor Architects Self-Oswald design rendering 74
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Self-Oswald Residence Hall, University of Kansas Gross Square Feet: 203,471 # Beds: 700 GSF / Bed: 290.67
My involvement: I began working with Treanor towards the end of this project. My primary focus on this project was Construction Administration and Post Construction Documentation. I was involved with site visits, responding to RFI’s, coordinating model changes with consulatants, assembling post construction as built drawings and specifications, and creating a fin ished project portfolio for the finished building.
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Self-Oswald Hall finished building 76
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Level 1 (Ground) Self-Oswald Hall Ground Level 77
Wefald Hall design rendering 78
Kramer Village Housing and Dining Hall, Kansas State University Gross Square Feet: 189,000 # Beds: 540 beds GSF / Bed: 350 My involvement: I was able to work on bits of this project throughout multiple phases of the project. I was involved with detailing during the construction documents phase. I was also involved with site visits, construction administration and modeling and rendering for virtual goggles created for the dining hall design. I also designed and was involved with construction of the building materials mockup.
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Kramer Village New Dining Hall model rendering from model used for virtual reality goggles 80
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Parapet Cap Flashing
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Honed cottonwood with 10% Randoized Split face accents
Limestone accent, honed cottonwood
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Aluminum curtain wall
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1'-0"
MESHER SHING MCNUTT
7'-0"
Metal Panel Pattern 'B' Dark Grey
1'-4 5/8"
4'-0"
Metal Panel Pattern 'A' Light Grey
RICCA NEWMARK
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1'-3 5/8"
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Soldier course, smooth buff
4'-0" 7'-0" 7'-0"
Brick C Dark Iron Spot
Brick A, Pouff blend, Norman, 1/3 running bond
Limestone accent, Honed plaza grey 1'-0 5/8"
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Split face plaza grey
Wefald Hall sonstruction mockup AXONOMETRIC- FRONT
PLAN VIEW 1/2" = 1'-0"
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Phone: (402) 677-2439 Email: alexandriafrost1121@gmail.com Portfolio: http://issuu.com/alexandriafrost