Rob Beusan [architectural design portfolio] [2013]
Rob Beusan
beus2173@vandals.uidaho.edu 208 699 2942 University of Idaho College of Art & Architecture
Education
Masters of Architecture University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2011-Present
United Kingdom Green Architecture
Summer 2011
Bachelor of Science, Architecture
2006-2011
Study abroad through the University of Idaho University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Experience
Graduating May 2013
Teacher’s Assistant, University of Idaho
August 2012-Present
Edward Smith Construction, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Summer 2012
Evan Ferguson Concrete, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Summer 2010
ARCH 154: Introduction to Architectural Graphics ARCH 463: Environmental Control Systems ARCH 244: Computer Aided Drafting and Modeling (Revit + AutoCAD)
Publications and Awards
Arthur L. Troutner Scholarship
2012
Living City Design Competition Coeur d’Alene After the Reign
2011
Winner of the “Can Do Award,” Living City 2035.
Published: Arch Daily September 4, 2011 Trim Tab v.10 Summer 2011 ICMA Design Competition
2010
Dean’s List
2008-2012
Honorable Mention for Boise Firehouse Design
Skills
Virtual modeling and rendering experience in Revit, 3DS Max, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, V-Ray, AGi32, HEED, and SketchUp. Experience in analog graphic techniques, including hand drafting, sketching, watercolor and rendering.
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London, UK
Serpentine Pavillion
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Summer Abroad
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Boise, ID
Fire Station #5
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Washington D.C.
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Washington D.C.
The Keystone Transitional Housing
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FLW
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St Croix, Virgin Islands
Marine Research + Education Center
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The Palouse
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Coeur d’Alene, ID
Coeur d’ Alene After the Reign
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Williston, Nd
A Change in Prevailing WiNd
architectural design portfolio
A Change in Prevailing WiNd
design 9 4.
williston, nd
spring 2013
Williston, North Dakota has been experiencing a massive population growth due to the oil drilling. The population has doubled in the last three years, and there are still 3000 job openings waiting to be filled. With the average salary of 90,000 a year a job in the North Dakota oil fields is hard to pass up, especially in our current economic state. Everything happening in the Williston area is solely oil driven. The entire economy is dependent on the drilling and production of oil. This sort of economy lacks resilience and is unsustainable. What would happen if the oil were to run out? Or what if oil prices dropped dramatically? The entire regional economy would crash, taking away all of the oil jobs, and leaving behind nothing but an overbuilt ghost town. That is why I am proposing the addition of a new, more sustainable economy. North Dakota has one of the highest potentials for wind energy production in the United States. According to the NRDC “North Dakota could produce more energy from wind than all the fossil-fuel power plants in the United States put together� With a focus on wind energy production an alternative energy center could add to the economy and provide a long lasting presence in the community.
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site plan
crighton building |tech learning|
cte building
office + residence stevens hall
office + residence
|education|
leach complex
art wood building
|gymnasium|
university ave
|tech learning|
residence hall
residence hall
residence hall
e. dakota parkway |highway bypass|
|office + education|
third floor
fine arts center
second floor 11th street
The WiNd Alternative Energy Center works in conjunction with Williston State College to test and develop wind turbine components. The program includes a variety of classroom spaces for turbine related education such as the operation and upkeep of turbines, logistics, land leasing, and community relations. Mechanical laboratories allow for materials development and scale testing of components. Full scale blade testing occurs in the blade test bay, the largest portion of the program, sized to accommodate up to 90m (295’) blades. In the bay the blades will be tested for deflection using static and dynamic methods. Community involvement and education are an important part of the WiNd. The testing and arrival of turbine blades would become a community attraction. To further community interaction and improved versatility the bay also houses a moveable play field. The field acts as an additional public attraction drawing them to the WiNd for a variety of sporting events. Its operability allows for it to be used year round. In the warm months the bay will be used for testing, and the field slides to its exterior position. In winter, the field can be moved inside the bay. 6.
first floor
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west elevation
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transverse section
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The operable play field at the WiNd allows for more diversification of use and increased community interaction. A series of powered wheels move the field in and out of the bay. The large spanning super truss transfers the loads from the transverse trusses and allows for unrestricted movement of the field along the southern edge. A series of vertical sliding glass doors open up for field movement, they can also be opened up independently allowing for activity to flow in and out of the bay.
ETFE roofing membrane
roofing purlins
tubular steel space frame truss
tubular steel column system tubular steel space frame spanning truss glazing structure perforated metal shaders operable louvers
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south elevation
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coeur d alene, id
fall 2010
design 5 14.
Coeur d’ Alene
After The Reign [living city design competiton winner]
Coeur d’ Alene After the Reign was part of a group entry to the Living City Design Competition. The competition asked participants was to envision a city in the year 2035. In our scenario we took a look at how peak oil and the resulting extreme gas prices might effect a typical suburban development. In this situation it would no longer be cost effective to commute from the suburbs. Instead of reaching out for necessities and resources the community would look inward and become self-sustaining. The spaces become readapted, turning single family homes into multifamily dwellings, garages into machine shops and, back yards into farmland. This project examines sustainability from a cultural sense rather than technological applications, drawing on the resiliency and innovation of the community.
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timeline
2010
Peak Oil *You are Here
2015
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2020
2030
Certain suburbs densify while others begin to decline and are abandoned. Businesses, industry and multi family housing flourishes in the densified suburbs. Abandoned houses and materials are salvaged and reused in new construction.
Cost of living increases from high oil prices, in response people begin to produce goods on their own, resulting in the first signs of sub/ag development and communal change. Neighbors begin to work with each other in effort to increase food production and share resources.
Local economy begins to stabilize as local businesses and agriculture mature. Living machines and green houses are implemented by the community to further support sub/ag production
Automobiles become reused for alternative purposes other than transportation. Horses, donkeys, mules, and reindeer emerge as alternative forms of transportation
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2035
The abandoned suburbs become reclaimed by nature, creating natural corridors between sub/ag communities. Communities become self dependent, providing resources that satisfy personal needs and help in cultivating a prosperous and self sustaining community
sub/ag developement
- increase dwelling units and business’s which can help supplement income for home owners - additional dwellings can be used to help the elderly - when teens leave home, the extra space can be rented out
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- individual yards are abandoned in favor of one large space utilized for agriculture - products sold at local markets, limit dependancy on outside food
- mixed use buildings can be inserted in between exising homes - Increase local business and production
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sketches
The Palouse
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The University of Idaho is located within the geographical region of the Palouse, an area encompassing parts of southeastern Washington and north central Idaho. The region is known for its fertile hills and prairies and its production of wheat and legumes. At first the landscape wasn’t as appealing to me as the tree covered mountains that I was familiar with, but it has really grown on me over the years. Some of my favorite features of the landscape are the old barns that lay speckled throughout the landscape.
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22. st croix, virgin islands
spring 2011
design 7
MREC Marine Research & Education Center
It became evident early in the design process that the preservation of the existing landscape was a critical design issue due to the natural beauty surrounding the site. In order to do this the buildings are arranged to match the existing topography. Green roofs stretch from the hillside and over the buildings allowing for the buildings to become an extension of the landscape and read as a series of edges that subtly emerge from a grassy hill. The MREC campus steps up the hill separating distinct program into individual buildings. The main component of the program, the laboratory complex, was arranged to facilitate the exchange of ideas through increased social interaction. The laboratory program was arranged in long narrow bars in order to allow for natural ventilation and daylighting. The bars of program were arranged around a central courtyard space to encourage social interaction and the exchange of ideas. This created a box of program which was then opened up to allow for a visual connection with the rest of the campus and the bay to the west.
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massing exercise
program arranged around courtyard area to encourage interaction
form opened up to connect with the rest of the complex
pressed down to blend with topography
landscape is pulled over the building to reduce visual impact
laboratory floor plan 5
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wet labs classroom dry labs computer lab restrooms service
lab section
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sustainable strategies
storm water collected off of the hillside and rooftops is stored in cisterns, waste water is treated by living machine
operable windows across narrow floor plates allow for cross ventilation
photovoltaic and solar hot water panels provide energy and hot water
green roof filters storm water and insulates the building
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site plan 7
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dive + dock admin + community residential + dining education + collection laboratory complex parking living machine
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sketches
Frank Lloyd Wright
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During the initial phases of the Marine Research Education Center we took a studio trip to Seattle to explore various marine biology laboratories. While in the area we took the opportunity to visit a couple of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes, the Brandes House and the Tracy House. It was great to visit and get a better understanding of the kind of spaces that Wright is famous for. Later on I did a couple sketches of the homes following the same sort of style that Wright used in many of his drawings.
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washington d.c.
spring 2011
design 6 34.
The Keystone transitional housing & homeless assistance center
In architecture a keystone is the wedge shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch. It is the piece that locks all others into position and allows the arch to bear weight, without it the structure would fall to the ground. Much like in architecture the Keystone Transitional Housing and Homeless Assistance Center adds structure and support to those that have fallen into homelessness. The building acts as a symbol of support and hope for the homeless through its expressive features and its amenities offered to the community.
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shelter 36.
training
health
sustenance
conceptual massing
diagram expressing the programs offered at the center aimed at getting the homeless off the street, providing sustenance, shelter, and training to help them transition back into society
building diagrams
superstructure
substructure
combined
vertical circulation
exterior spaces
stack ventilation
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sketches
Washington D.C.
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In preparation for the homeless assistance center we took a studio field trip to Washington D.C. It was a great opportunity to experience one of the nation’s great cities. The site visit really helped me gain an understanding of the context and the urban condition that the project was dealing with. In addition to the site visit we spent a lot of time touring the city and many of its museums, galleries, and monuments. Here are a couple sketches of the Capitol Columns located in the National Arboretum, The Lincoln Memorial and The WWII Memorial.
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boise, id
spring 2010
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Boise Fire Station #5 [honorable mention 2010 icma design competition]
As part of the annual Idaho Concrete Masonry Unit Association competition, Boise Fire Station #5 responds to the diverging needs of the urban and suburban context surrounding the site. A datum line stretches across the site uniting the east and west facades, while dividing the apparatus traffic from the rest of the site. A park space on the western edge welcomes the public and associates with the residential scale development in that direction. The building builds up vertically as it moves along the datum to meet the urban context of downtown Boise to the east.
concept diagram [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
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apparatus bay lobby training room support staff volunteer lounge conference room office dispatch turn out prep
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third floor
turn out gear day room kitchen fitness room dorm rooms reading room loft area courtyard activity room
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second floor
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Diagram showing shading fins blocking western sun and deflecting light into the space. Fins are operable to allow for an array of lighting and privacy levels. The exterior wall opens up to allow for training activities to flow out into the park space
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sustainablility diagrams
south facing thermal massing absorbs heat to passively heat interior spaces
geothermal heat coils located under the park space take advantage of geothermal activity in the area to reduce electricity useage
stormwater as well as graywater from truck washing is captured in cisterns for reuse in the building and park area.
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sketches 44.
Summer Abroad
I had the opportunity to spend the summer of 2011 traveling Europe. On my journey I spent time in a number of different cities and saw so many amazing things that have left a lasting impression. This sketch is a visual map of including some of the highlights of the summer including attractions from Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Koln, Paris and finally London. In London I took part in a month long studio entitled UK Green Architecture, which culminated with a design charette in which we designed our own version of the Serpentine Pavilion.
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46. london, uk
summer 2011
design 8
Serpentine Pavilion
As part of a summer semester in the United Kingdom we were paired with an architectural firm, in our case ARUP Foresight, to assist us in a one day design charette for the Serpentine Pavilion. Our concept was driven by two responses to climate change, mitigation and adaptation. Our design was based on the fluctuation of space responding to the user’s actions and reactions. The program was broken down into two main areas; adapt and mitigate. An operable wall in between the two areas could be adjusted to accommodate the addition of people into the mitigation zone, causing the reaction zone to become compressed. Those in the mitigation zone make an effort to increase the area by moving the wall, making reference to the mitigation of climate change. The people in the adaptation zone feel the compression of the others actions and are forced to adapt to the situation, reflecting a different response to climate change.
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concept sketch
pavilion section
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[1] adapt [2] mitigate [3] kitchen
floor plan & diagrams
[1] [2] [3] Circulation Adaptation is accessed through the quieter areas of the gallery patio, mitigation through the main path along the road. Both meet along side the kitchen area and rotating wall.
Site reuse the sod excavated for the buildings footprint is reused as a green roof for the pavilion
Water rainwater is collected and filtered through the sod roof and collected along the pivoting wlal hinge in a catch basin displaying the water collection system.
Sun The inhabitable roof sweeps the southeastern space, opening for southern solar gain. The roof covers the western side for a protected and quite environment. r.beusan.49
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sketches
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& more to come...
Rob Beusan
beus2173@vandals.uidaho.edu 208 699 2942 University of Idaho College of Art & Architecture