Atalie Ruhnke Select Works
Portfolio Iowa State University of Science and Technology Bachelor of Architecture
2014-2019
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a t a l i e r u h n k e phone: 928.846.5141 email: aruhnke@iastate.edu linkedin: Atalie Ruhnke portfolio: issuu.com/atalieruhnke instagram: @ruhnke_by_design
ob je c t i v e
I strive to design with the human experience as the epicenter of the project, both at the scale of the individual as well as with the surrounding community. Shifting between digital tools and analog methods of making, I work to discover and implement innovative solutions with the goal of designing and representing spaces sensitive to their social, cultural, and political context and providing the best experience to those who occupy them.
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Architecture - BArch Professional Degree Minor in Urban Studies Study Abroad in Rome | Spring 2018 GPA: 3.71
Des Moines, Iowa | Summer 2018
Iowa State University
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ARCH 558 | Sustainability and Green Architecture ARCH 321 | History of the American Cities CRP 291 | World Cities and Globalization
Architectural Intern | Blackbird Investments Produced design options for a triplex development project and assisted with additional projects on the design team. Collaborated with the design team by hosting progress meetings, reaching out to construction consultants, and providing design suppor t.
Architectural Intern | HNTB Corporation
Denver | Summer 2017
Provided graphic suppor t to teams in multiple offices Compiled scopes of work from consultants on the team into a cohesive Validation Repor t for the client
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Miller Grant | Iowa State University | Spring 2017
American Institute of Architecture Students | Fall 2015Present
College of Design Peer Mentor | TA
DATUM | Student Journal of Architecture | Spring 2018
Iowa Women in Architecture | Fall 2015 - Present
Produced graphics for a colloqium on computation and architecture Collected information from ar ticles to assemble a timeline on computation in architecture
Design 115 | Iowa State University | S 2017, F 2018, S 2018
Advised first year design students in preparation for their application into a professional program Served as a TA for the introductory Design 115 course
College of Design Orientation Leader
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ArchDaily | “The Best Student Design-Build Projects Worldwide 2016” | September 2017 John Locke Scholarship Recipient | Fall 2016 James H. and M. Suanne Stange Scholarship Recipient | Fall 2017 Richard F. Hansen Prize Competition | Honorable Mention | Spring 2017 OPN Architecture Scholarship Recipient | Fall 2018 Iowa State University Dean’s List Honoree | Fall 2014 - Fall 2018
Iowa State University New Student Programs | Spring 2015 - Spring 2016
Completed over 100 hours of training on leadership, cultural awareness, public speaking, and service Represented Iowa State University as I assisted new students and their families during their orientation
technical skills
Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, VRAY, Revit, Autocad, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Lightroom
additional skills
Sketching, Photography, Model-Making, Collage, Multi-Media Representation, Public Speaking 3
Atalie Ruhnke email: aruhnke@iastate.edu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/atalieruhnke/ instagram: @ruhnke_by_design
Iowa State University of Science and Technology Bachelor of Architecture
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Tutorial Tower Chicago, IL Academic, Student Residential, Retail Shared between 6 downtown universities 1.7 million square feet Y5- Fall 2018
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In collaboration with Brandon Lewis
Priorities: Accomodate academic and living space for six universities in downtown Chicago, provide the proximity of students to faculty similar to the British tutorial style method of teaching, design union spaces, residential social spaces, dining centers, and common spaces present in traditional college campuses, connect the building to the street level in Chicago’s Loop, implement strategies to break down the scale of the building and provide occupants with familiarity and community 6
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Academic Diagram: Brandon Lewis
The scale of the project is also broken up Each educational zone is comprised of two vertically, with combined residential-educa- lecture halls and equal numbers of classtional floors interspersed with cafeterias and rooms, classrooms, and gathering space. student unions. This creates three zones of ecutaional spaces. 8
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Chicago’s zoning code allowed for 1.7 million square feet to be used for the shared university building. Of that 20 percent consisted of cafeteria and union space, 5 percent was comprised of lecture halls, classrooms, faculty offices, and other spaces alotted for education, .005 percent was given to offices and administration, and 1 percent was occupied by retail. The remaining 74 percent of the square footage is given to student residences including 2-person dorms, 4-person suites, and 1-bedroom apartments.
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In collaboration with an elevator engineer, it was determined that 36 elevators were needed within the project. Banks of elevators were designated to serve lower residences, educational spaces, and upper residences to efficiently move people to their intended destinations. Escalators move occupants through the educational core, reducing the circulatory load on those elevators during spikes in movement (as is common in large lectures). 9
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Embedded in the form on the ground level is a plaza on the southwest corner of the site. A main entry from the plaza and a supplementary entrance to the north draw people through the lowest two levels occupied by retail tennants. A grand staircase pulls occupants up into the system of escalators circulating through the educational core. The back of the building sits adjacent to the elevated train, and serves as the loading dock and entrance to undnerground parking, both unaffected by the noise of the rail line. 11
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The lower living quarters are in close proximity with the central education space. The academic floors are offset 2 feet from the residential floors, indicating the threshold between spaces. Access to the residential floors are limited to three secure entrances that are highly visible and watched by residents and students. Two two-story community spaces are shared between two floors of residents, acting as a dorm 'house,’ with kitchens and social spaces. These were placed in an effort to encourage community within a smaller number of residents living in those two floors.
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Capping the top academic floor, a three-story student union draws students past the mechanical floor and into a large food-hall style dining area. Different floor levels, built in booths, and hallways provide different areas for different styles of dining. At the third level of the union, the building form steps back, allowing for an occupiable rooftop adjacent to a student lounge. Student offices sit opposite this lounge, and both are open to the larger union space below. With built elements concentrated in the center, the facade of these three levels are transparent, signalling the large-scale gathering space on the facade.
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As the educational core can be contained within the lowest tier of the building, the floorplates of the higher levels are long and narrow. 4-person suites and 1-bedroom apartments make up the perimeter, with the middle space available for laundry and lounge space. The elevator load decreases with the stepback, allowing for 6 elevators in 2 elevator banks. As with the lower floors, the glass facade of the residences is fitted with folded metal screens. These not only provide shading from the sun, but appear as a smaller scaled element of the elevation, in reference to the smaller scale of the units they conceal.
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At the top of the skyscraper, the floorplates are made up of fewer 1-bedroom units, stepping back from the north in plan. Again the stepback is utilized to provide rooftop-access. At this point, a smaller two-story union is located, encorporating a cafeteria, lounge space, and study space for the use of the upper-level residents.
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Academic Rendering: Brandon Lewis
The education core is broken up into three educational "zones" each containing lecture halls, classrooms, faculty offices, study/gathering spaces. A series of escalators climbs through the open space of the five floors and provides visual access between them. Each zone emulates the scale and function of a single building on a traditional college campus.
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Residential Commons Rendering: Brandon Lewis
Top: Every two residential floors that wrap around the educational core have a common area that encompasses a kitchen, eating area, and two-story lounge. The double-height space takes advantage of the skyline views to the north.
Bottom: The food hall in the main union is broken up into smaller seating areas, each with a different identity (restaurant-style, vs bar seating). The glass facade appears transparent on the elevation and provides sweeping views of the Chicago Skyline and Lake Michigan.
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DMW W Des Moines Water Works Expansion Des Moines, IA Administration, Labratories, Public Engagement Y4- Fall 2017
Priorities: Increase the nitrate treatment capacity of the Des Moines Water Works, Research the Des Moines River and Raccoon River watersheds, Engage with the adjacent Water Works Park and engage with the community
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The Des Moines Water Works is situated within a floodplain and protected by a 13 foot perimeter berm. Both catastrophic flooding and increased levels of nitrate pollutants in the water are consequences of the elimination of 95 percent of Iowa’s natural wetlands and more direct water pollution and drainage via farming on an industrial scale and field tiling. Proposed is the construction of artificial wetlands, natural flood mitigation and filtration systems. Two dams redirect water from the bend of the Raccoon River surrounding the DMWW. The dams also act as structural elements for the research and administration programming of the complex.
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a. Diversion Dam b. Lock System c. Vascular Plants d. Shallow Water e. Basin with Liner and Substrate
Water is directed into the tiered, constructed wetlands through a system of dams and locks. Built partially into the perimeter berm, the new construction provides a new face to the complex that acts as a bookend to Water Works Park, while maintaining the necessary security of the interior of the complex. The dams and buildings are connected to existing walkways within the park. 25
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Construction of the expansion can occur in two phases. The first consists of implementing infrastructure to redirect water from the first bend in the river into a series of tiered wetlands. The public, from the park, has access to a platform overlooking the wetland. The main entrance of the building acts as a gathering hall for employees and the public. This offers the potential for events and discussions with the community. 26
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The second phase places a dam on the opposite bend of the river and directs water to the surrounding plains. Laboratories are connected to the dam, adjacent to the wetlands. Connecting the interior spaces is a public outdoor amphitheater. The top of the amphitheater acts as a walkway and continues onto a bridge over the laboratories and through the wetlands. This bridge connects Water Works Park to Gray’s Lake and walkways to downtown, which are separated by Fleur Dr. a major 4-lane roadway in Des Moines. 27
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Park visitors overlook the wetland ecosystem and the infrastructure that operate it.
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In the case of major flooding events, the Des Moines Water Works remains protected while the surrounding wetlands allow for the natural proccess of flooding to occur.
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Aqueduct Park Community Center Rome, Italy Study Abroad- Rome Y4-Spring 2018
Priorities: Showcase the ancient aqueducts at the southern border of the site, Ensure safety through openness, tiered spaces, and visual access, Continue the greenspace to the northeast, Provide areas for art, events, play, and social life.
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The gradual descent of the land (apparent as the aqueduct disappears into the ground), can be utilized for the creatiion of spaces. Insetting program into the land and strategically excavating and leveling portions of the land allows for overlooks into each space and occupiable roofs to maximize parkland and play space.
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c. a. classroom b. exhibition space c. exhibition space d. main courtyard e. auditorium f. tennis courts g. cafe h. cafe back of house i. fitness classroom j. gym k. locker rooms l. walkway m. ancient aqueduct n. midieval tower
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The lower step of the project houses civic programming, with exhibition and gallery spaces as well as a small theater. Visitors can look into this space from the parking lot to the west. An overlook is also accessible where the land peels away and serves as the roof of the auditorium.
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The L-shape inset into the rising landscape is made up of a gym and recreation space as well as a small cafe. Both focus views to the connected courtyard and tennis courts. The greenspace that comprises the east end of the site extends over the gymnasium, capping the space. During matches and competitions this overlook is ideal for spectating. The land adjacent to the aqueducts maintains its gradual rise, allowing occupants ease of travel between the civic and recreational zones. 35
St. Joseph’s Square Blackbird Investments Ottumwa, IA Summer 2018
Priorities: Design single-family triplexes for purchase, Maximize customizeability of the elevation of each home, Provide a sense of individuality and ownership with each unit
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Typical Triplex
St. Joseph’s square is a new development occupying the site of the former St. Joseph’s hospital. Planned is a community of triplexes intended to be privately owned. Each triplex is made up of a small, medium, and large unit, the last of which is two stories.
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St. Joseph’s Square 31 min
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A housing analysis completed by Iowa State University recognized a shortage in purchaseable houses in the low-mid price range. It was revealed that much of Ottumwa’s workforce commutes from neighboring towns. The task of the St. Joseph square development is to provide variable housing options for this demographic.
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Above: Medium unit Below: Large unit
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