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AUBREY MICHELLE MORRIS ARCHITECTURE DESIGN PORTFOLIO
PERSONAL STATEMENT
A broad spectrum of architecture and planning discourses interest me. Humans and nature should be embraced equally in our built environments. With sustainable, mixed use, and dense architectural infill and additions designed to consider ecological and human needs, buildings can promote safety, health, and comfort.
PROJECTS
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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DRAWINGS
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RESUME
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DESIGN PROJECTS
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PROJECTS
600 WELLS LOFTS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SITE 600 WELLS ST, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TYPE RESIDENTIAL/MIXED USE SIZE COMMERCIAL: 218,500 SQ FT RESIDENTIAL: 1,090,800 SQ FT COLLABORATION WITH MATT BETHEL 10
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All amenities are at your doorstep in these lofts. The lower commercial levels are public and the towers are private residential with semi-public secondary floors that house open spaces, restaurants, and small vendors for the residents’ convenience. The 600 Wells Lofts are luxury lofts designed for individuals and families alike. The design includes green roofs, water catchment atrium roofs, and natural ventilation.
SITE: NTS
AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH
CHICAGO ELEVATION: NTS
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NORTH ELEVATION: NTS
INTERIOR VIEW OF AN APARTMENT
EAST ELEVATION: NTS
ENTRANCE TO COMMERCIAL COURTYARD
SOUTH ELEVATION: NTS
WEST ELEVATION: NTS EXTERIOR VIEW FROM THE NORTH INTERIOR VIEW OF RESTAURANT
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INTERIOR VIEW OF THE COVERED COURTYARD
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PROJECTS
MARVIN LECTURE HALL
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SITE JAYHAWK BLVD, LAWRENCE, KANSAS TYPE AUDITORIUM/LOUNGE SIZE 4,800 SQ FT
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SUMMER DAYLIGHTING SECTION DIAGRAM: NTS
NATURAL VENTILATION SECTION DIAGRAM: NTS
ADDITION/RENOVATION SITE PLAN: NTS
Marvin Lecture Hall adds auditorium space to the early 1900s Marvin Hall architecture building. The design responds to design elements the existing university building is lacking. The program includes a cafe and lounge space that double as reception for lecture events and guest overflow can spill out onto the outdoor patio. Also, there is an interstitial gallery space between the cafe located in the existing building and the auditorium. The design takes advantage of natural elements to regulate student comfort in the spaces. 21 ACOUSTIC PANEL SOUND REFLECTIONS SECTION DIAGRAM: NTS
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3 steel decking 4 structural neoprene gasket mullion 6 7
5 skylight 6 2 layers of 5/8" gwb encasing joists ADDITION/RENOVATION PLAN: NTS
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operable blackout louvers
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roof skylight and glazing
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structural beams and joists
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3 translucent glass acoustic panels
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4 gallery space curtain wall glazing
12 concrete floor slab
5 interior acoustic partitions and cast-in-place floor
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6 rainscreen curtain wall
14 visqueen vapor barrier
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auditorium floor structure
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DETAIL SECTION: NTS
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INTERIOR VIEW OF LECTURE HALL
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PROJECTS
FORO UMBERTO
PALERMO, SICILY
SITE PALERMO, SICILY TYPE PARK RENOVATION SIZE 527,200 SQ FT COLLABORATION WITH CASSANDRA CASTRES
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EXISTING LANDMARKS OF PALERMO
The existing Foro Umberto park in Palermo leaves a lot to be desired. This proposal involves excavation that reveals broken city rubble, a physical reminder of rebuilding after ruin. The park is currently a scarcely visited city treasure. Proposing movement, spectacles, and attractions to a newly formed park island will invite locals and tourists alike to the rethought park structure. Joining a French student on their thesis project research and branching off into our separate designs provides a design discourse of decisions made and culturally related commentary on change in a historically rich project site.
SITE ELEVATION
CONCEPT PROGRESSIONS
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SITE SEQUENCE
PROGRAMMING NEEDS
EXISTING SITE
PROPOSED SITE MOVE
PROPOSED SITE PROGRAMMING
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The park is currently separated from the city by a busy street and the city is disconnected from the sea by the park. Reconnecting the park to the city with bridges will give residents a route to the park while giving them time to pass over the water. H ISTO R Y
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The site was originally formed by infill consisting of rubble from World War I. By excavating and moving the park, the post-war pieces of the city will be revealed to the current population by making a spectacle of the park movement from inland to island.
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Palermo linking culture to history
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VIEW FROM NORTH BRIDGE
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PROJECTS
BRUNESAU TOWER B14 PARIS, FRANCE
SITE PARIS, FRANCE TYPE OFFICES/MIXED USE SIZE 423,100 SQ FT
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BAR/RESTAURANT: LEVELS 65-66
HOTEL: LEVELS 58-64
RESIDENTIAL: LEVELS 34-57
SITE PLAN: NTS
The Brunesau district in Paris is a newly zoned area for highrises in a city which has restricted building heights since the Hausmann city planning was implemented. Like many of Europe’s architecture projects, these will be chosen from competition entries. Our objective was to create a highrise that would fit into this new scheme for an urban section of Paris that would be up to par with many other competing world cities.
OFFICES: LEVELS 4-33 COMMERCIAL: LEVELS 1-3
SOUTH ELEVATION: NTS
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EXTERIOR VIEW OF OPEN BALCONY LEVEL
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NEW ORLEANS STORYTELLING, INC. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
SITE MAGAZINE STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA TYPE COMMERCIAL/MIXED USE SIZE 17,000 SQ FT
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NEW ORLEANS PORCHES ANALYSIS
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SITE PLAN ANALYSIS: NTS
Residential Commercial Institutional
Public Semi-Public Semi-Private Private
Magazine Street in New Orleans, Louisiana is the perfect site for a community outreach center that combines commercial spaces with learning and performing spaces. A prominent feature in New Orleans architecture is the porch and balcony combination which bridges the private functions with the public functions.
SECTION AA: PROGRAMMATIC SECTION PERSPECTIVE
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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
11 office kitchenette 12 server/data storage 13 mechanical 14 small recording rooms 13
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17 open office/classroom/tutoring space
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FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 2: NTS
cooling zones
1 box theater
Mechanical cooling
2 radio office/storage/archive 3 live-air radio production
Partial Mechanic Cooling
4 Flexible media store Passive Cooling
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EGRESS AXONOMETRIC
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STEEL STRUCTURE AXONOMETRIC AND PLAN 1'=1/16" N
WATER PATH
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DETAIL SECTION AA: NTS 1
plastic roof seal layer
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6 3" lightweight conc. on steel deck 5 6
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11 2 layers 5/8" type x gwb 12 ivory white paint finish
VIEW OF BALCONY
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14 triple glazed window 15 white coated aluminum mullion 16 steel I-beam 17 air cavity
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EXTERIOR VIEW OF COURTYARD AND GALLERY
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PROJECTS
DESIGN/BUILD
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SITE KU CAMPUS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS TYPE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION SIZE 75 SQ FT TEAM PROJECT WITH KATE MEDIN, CLAYTON FEURER, AND BETHANY MURRAY 50
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DIGITAL MODEL PANEL PLACEMENT OPTIONS
SITE: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
This design/build project celebrates phenomenology in conjunction with the parametric interface. The temporary installation’s design provides a sole user with solitude on a busy university campus while still allowing them to adjust their level of being seen by passersby. The repetition of longitudinal wooden slats in panels and the rotating of these panels around a core post was determined with the use of Grasshopper within the Rhinoceros computer program. LEVELS OF VISIBILITY
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COMPLETED PROJECT
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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DIGITAL
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PHOTOGRAPHY
35 MM SINGLE LENS REFLEX
BLACK AND WHITE FILM MANUALLY DEVELOPED
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SKETCHES
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DRAWINGS
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Aubrey M. Morris 7731 14th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106 785.691.8864 aubreymmorris@gmail.com EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, URBAN PLANNING, AND DESIGN MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.20
LAWRENCE, KANSAS MAY 2013
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.33
MAY 2010
STUDY ABROAD ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE D’ARCHITECTURE PARIS-VAL DE SEINE
PARIS, FRANCE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013
PARIS SUMMER LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY AUTODESK AUTOCAD AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE TRIMBLE SKETCHUP
SUMMER 2008 ARCGIS RHINO & GRASSHOPPER FOR RHINO LUMION
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ADOBE IN DESIGN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
LICKEL ARCHITECTURE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATE-PROJECT SUPPORT MAY 11, 2015-NOVEMBER 11, 2015 ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATE-PROJECT CAPTAIN NOVEMBER 11, 2015-PRESENT AIDING IN THE PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS CONCURRENTLY UTILIZING AUTOCAD AND REVIT
MAINTAINING PROTOTYPICAL STANDARD DETAILS FOR AMC PROJECT TEAM PERFORMING INITIAL SITE SURVEYS AND PHASED CONSTRUCTION PUNCHES COORDINATING WITH CONSULTANTS THROUGHOUT THE STAGES OF DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION SUPERVISING ADDITIONAL PROJECT SUPPORT STAFF ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS PRODUCING AND EDITING RENDERED IMAGES FOR PROJECT PRESENTATIONS USING LUMION, SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP, AND IN DESIGN
WILMOTTE ET ASSOCIÉS PARIS, FRANCE ARCHITECTURE INTERN FEBRUARY 4, 2013-APRIL 30, 2013 PROJECT PARTICIPATION: COMPETITION: PARC DES EXPOSITIONS, PORTE DE VERSAILLES, PARIS, FRANCE (REDESIGNED MASTER PLAN OF REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF EXHIBITION CENTER FACILITIES)-DIAGRAMMING OF THE MASTER PLAN TO UPDATE THE EXHIBITION FACILITIES AS WELL AS THE RECONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE PROJECT COMPETITION: CENTRE DE CONGRÈS, BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (NEW DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT BUILDING TO HOUSE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCES)-SITE MAPPING, PREPARING DOCUMENTS TO SEND TO PROFESSIONAL MODEL MAKER PROJECT: CAVE DU VINS, SWITZERLAND (REHABILITATION OF WINERY BUILDINGS FOR NEW PRODUCTION, DISPLAY, AND GUEST FUNCTIONS)-PHOTOSHOPPING PLANS AND SECTIONS FOR PRESENTATION TO THE CLIENT PROJECT: L’ÉGLISE ET CAMPUS ORTHODOXE RUSSE, PARIS, FRANCE (NEW DESIGN OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, LIVING QUARTERS, AND PRESCHOOL-DIAGRAMMING FOR ZONING (PLU) DOCUMENTATION, PHYSICAL MODELING, DRAFTING STAIR OPTIONS PROJECT: L’HÔTEL PULLMAN (NEW DESIGN FOR A HOTEL IN A COMPLEX OF OFFICE BUILDINGS)-PHYSICAL MODELING OF FAÇADE STUDIES PROJECT: L’ÉCO-QUARTIER DE NICE, NICE, FRANCE (NEW DESIGN OF MASTER PLAN/ZONING FOR AREA NEXT TO NICE SPORT STADIUM WHICH INCLUDES BUILDINGS FOR MIXED USE COMMERCIAL/HOUSING, COMMERCIAL/OFFICES, HIGH-RISE OFFICES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE)-CLEANING AND UPDATING MASTER PLAN SECTIONS AND PLANS, PHOTOSHOPPING DOCUMENTS FOR PRESENTATION BOOKLET
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