Austin McCarty Selected Works
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AUSTIN MCCARTY
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Architectural Designer
Education
Contact
Aug 2017 - May 2022
(913)-952-2477 atmccartyarch@gmail.com www.austinsportfolio.art
University Of Kansas Master of Architecture
Lawrence, KS
Involvement Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
KU Library Design-Build Student Designer
Lawrence, KS
Member of a design-build class that created new study spaces at the University of Kansas - Watson Library with a 50k budget. Lead client meetings. Key contributor on three-student team whose design was chosen by clients. Led five-student lumber production team (70% of total budget).
Work Experience Aug 2021 - Present
TK Architects International Architectural Intern Kansas City, MO
Worked on a variety of projects within the retail and theater sector. Created complex models of existing conditions for renovation projects. Completed local code research for numerous projects. Created entire sets of CD’s as well as completed redlines. Made design decisions ranging from concession layout to material color. Completed interior and exterior renders for clients.
Aug 2018 - May 2020
Architectural Student Mentor
Mentor to first and second-year architecture students at the University of Kansas. Guided them in selecting classes, answering software questions, and dealing with the pressures of design school. Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
Study Abroad
Traveled to Singapore, Malaysia, and Tokyo. Studied modern and vernacular architecture, and its relation to each countries culture and socio-economic status. Examined methods on how to tackle climate change from a design perspective. Visited with local and international architects in each country.
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
Nolte & Associates Architectural Intern Overland Park, KS
Worked on projects within the residential and retail sectors. Chose material palettes for projects. Completed redlines and owner changes. Sat in on client and city meetings. Created renders for clients. Assisted with city code compliance. Coordinated communications between consultants and owners. June 2020 - August 2020
The Home Depot Lumber Associate Overland Park, KS
Aug 2018 - Present
Consulted with customers and contractors helping them select the appropriate materials for their projects. Learned customer relationship management skills while acquiring construction industry knowledge.
Software
Reference
AIAS Member
Revit • Adobe Creative Suite • Lumion • SketchUp • Rhino • Grasshopper •
Tom Nolte
Owner; Nolte & Associates
Email: tnolte@noltearch.com Phone: 913.322.2444
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CONTENTS
MASS ST. LIVING P. 6
THE LIGHTER P. 16
MEMORIAL CENTER P. 24
STUDY ABROAD P. 34
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Mass St. Living Project
Location
Lawrence, KS Size
100,000 SQFT Category
Mixed Use Housing
This project, located in the heart of downtown Lawrence, is a mixed-use residential building comprising of nine commercial spaces located on floor 1 and fifty apartments on floors 2-4. With the design of this building, I wanted to focus on sustainability as well as community issues. One of my main focuses was continuing the storefront edge that Mass St. has while creating a public space for engagement. In response to that, I created a very welcoming public space with my form that opens up to the south. This keeps the storefront edge of Mass St. while allowing for public engagement and adding value to the retail spaces on the first floor. In terms of sustainability, I created a water collection system that would irrigate the living walls throughout the building. Solar panels were included on the 4thfloor roof to collect energy that can be used to run the building’s systems. In regards to the apartments above the commercial spaces I wanted them to be a representation of what I have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why each room has a sizable balcony to allow for connection to the outside and why natural light is so prominent in the lighting of many spaces. The building also places a focus on creating large public spaces to allow for human interaction during social distancing if necessary. This is reflected in the private courtyard that is located on the roof of the building as well as in the courtyard. These spaces also allow for the inclusion of greenery which has been scientifically proven to help relieve stress and improve mental health.
Massachusetts Street
New Hampshire Street
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11th Street
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3. Living Room 4. Kitchen 5. Storage 6. Balcony
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Second Level
1. Commercial Spaces 2. Courtyard 3. Amenities 4. 1 Bed/ 1 Bath 5. 3 Bed/ 3 Bath 6. Private Courtyard
West Elevation
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Third Level
42’ 32’ 22’ 12’
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The Lighter Project
Location
Kansas City, MO Size
20,000 SQFT Category
Community Center
In the area located around 27th and Prospect, where this project is located, crime is extremely high. This has contributed to high vacancy rates and dramatically decreased property value. Money has been raised through taxes to put back into the site and surrounding areas in hopes of revitalizing the area and improving crime and vacancy rates. I began by considering how everyday citizens could help reduce crime in the area. Through my research, I discovered an art installation in an alley in Philadelphia. This art piece is a cluster of bright, neon colored lights which creates cool patterns and helps light up the alley. The article said since the installation of this art, crime has been reduced 80%. The additional light and attention drawing characteristics of the piece is proving a deterrent to crime in general. The space program required areas for vocational training as well as function as a office space for the neighborhood association. It also needed to be open to the community and help be a cornerstone of the new prospect area development.
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Site Plan
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Kansas City, MI
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Detailed Site Plan
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Ground Level 1. Shared Artist’s Spaces 2. Vocational Teaching Area 3. Bathroom 4. Neighborhood Association Offices
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Memorial Center Project
Location
Lawrence, KS Size
35,000 SQFT Category
Welcome Center
For this project, we were tasked with creating a welcome center for the University of Kansas that would also connect with the Alumni Center, who will be financing the project. We talked to the employees at the current Visitor Center and learned what they would like in their new building. I then began researching the site and created precedent studies. Through this process, I determined that the building needed to be unique enough to stand out and draw people in as well as be functional. I determined the best way to accomplish that was to take the landmark features of Memorial Drive and the Kansas river going through Lawrence and use those to create my shape. I then took this shape and offset the right side on each floor to draw people’s attention to the often-forgotten Alumni Center. Some key features of the building are: a 1000 sqft atrium, the window patterns, and the unique balconies. The atrium has been designed to keep the shape of the building from being lost while inside through its non-retinular shape. The windows have been designed to keep the glare of the sun and thermal heat away from areas of the building where it is not needed or could affect the use of the room. Finally, the second-floor balcony is a great way to get a unique view of campus for prospective students, and the third-floor balcony is a great space for employees to take their lunch breaks. Ultimately the purpose of this building is to be as functional as possible for the employees that will use it every day, as well as, give a great introduction to the University of Kansas for visitors.
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1 The Site 2 Marvin’s Grove 3 KU Student Union 4 Jayhawk Blvd. 5 Memorial Stadium 6 South Park
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Section Perspective
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Lobby Perspective
Cafe Perspective
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Traditions Hall
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Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
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Study Abroad Project
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Singapore, Malaysia, Tokyo
Over 19 days starting on December 26th of 2019, I was able to study architecture in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo. In Singapore, my eyes were opened to the heights of what Modernism can accomplish when it comes to environmental impact and conservation. The buildings from people like Moshe Safdie, Norman Foster, and WOHA Architects taught me that buildings can be grandiose in scale and still thoughtful and creative in the handling of things like building energy efficacy and passive cooling methods. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I was exposed to what a developing country with a strong desire to develop itself is like. The local architects and students we connected with in Malaysia all had such a strong sense of hope for the future of their country. Many of them had such creative ideas of how to drive development without losing their vernacular architecture or national identity along the way. Their mindset and hope reinvigorated my sense of what architecture can accomplish. Finally, in Tokyo, Japan I was shown how a culture defined by detail and subtleness handles its architecture. Buildings by the likes of Kengo Kuma and Tadao Ando taught me how the devil is in the details. Whether it’s how you handle the meeting of light within your space or the composition of how wood and steel connect. It was never the scale of these buildings that struck me, it was the care with which they were designed. Through these places, I gained a unique and reinvigorated hope of what architecture can accomplish inside a landscape fraught with strip malls and Suburbia. It exposed me to the creative ways that we, as architects, can tackle the issues of climate change through design. Or how we can help create a sense of national pride within a country ripe for development. And finally, how we can instill beauty and pride inside our work no matter the scale.
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