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WEAVE HEAL GROW COLLABORATE GATHER BLEND CONVERGE REMEDIATE NORTHWESTERN OUTPATIENT CLINIC. BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS. 2020.
CENTER FOR ADVANCED CARE. MILWAUKE, WISCONSIN. 2019.
CENTER FOR ADVANCED CARE. MILWAUKE, WISCONSIN. 2018.
CAMDEN CONSULTANTS HEADQUARTERS. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 2014.
CANTINA 1910. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 2014.
LIVE + WORK TOWNHOUSE. MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. 2010.
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER. ABUJA, NIGERIA. 2011.
WATERFRONT MASTERPLAN [THESIS]. BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 2011.
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NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL OUTPATIENT CENTER BLOOMINGDALE, IL MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING 55,000 SF
Northwestern Memorial Hopspital was looking to expand their presence in Western Chicago surburbs and chose Bloomingdale, Illinois as a the location for their new outpatient clinic. The scope of this project included interior and exterior rehab of an existing medical office building currently leased by Northwestern. The goal in designing the facade was to preserve much of the existing brick while improving user expereince and implementing the Northwestern brand. This included the addition of a new curtain wall on the primary entrance as well as weaving in a variety of new materials such as metal panel and large format stone. The program included a build out of Primary Care, Specialty Care (Cardiology, GI, Endocrinology, Rheumatology), Orthopedics, Immediate Care, Physical Therapy, and a separate Hospital Outpatient Department suite for MRI, Dexascan, and Mammography. Exterior work includes a new faรงade, new roofing, new MEP infrastructure, and parking lot/landscaping upgrades.
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
CONCEPT QUALITY CARE NM MEDICINE, TRUSTED BRAND
RETAIL ACCESS, CHOICE, CONSUMER DRIVEN
EXISTING
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PLACE CONTEXT, LANDSCAPE, SITE, EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
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SITE ANALYSIS DIAGRAM
PROFESSIONAL
SIGNAGE DIAGRAM
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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SECTION DETAIL
PLAN DETAIL - WA-M2.1 1
COMPOSITE METAL PANEL RAIN SCREEN SYSTEM WITH REYNOBOND PANELS
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COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING
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EXISTING MASONRY
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EXISTING CMU
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THERMAX INSULATION
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VAPOR BARRIER
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COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING
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Professional
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
PROGRAM + CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
PRIMARY CARE CLINIC
IMAGING + THERAPY
CARDIOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY ENDOCRINOLOGY RHEUMATOLOGY ORTHOPEDICS DIAGNOSTICS X-RAY
MRI X-RAY PHYSICAL THERAPY OPCCUPATION THERAPY
IMMEDIATE CARE CLINIC BLOOD DRAY XRAY EXAM ROOM BREAK ROOM
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EXAM ROOMS 120 SF TEAMWORK SPACE 415 SF CLINIC MODULE
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POINT OF CARE 75 SF TOILETS 65 SF
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BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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WAITING AREA DETAILS The client desired a centralized waiting area where all visitors to the RMG clinics would be located before entering the private clinic zone. While the desire for the space was to be centralized, the design centered around creating several waiting zones in order to break up the space and ease in patient comfort. One of these areas was a custom wood pergola that accommodated a more informal waiting area, seating for patients waiting to check out as well as a custom millwork coffee station. The design intent of this custom wood pergola was to create an informal waiting space at a more comfortable human scale that was able to both integrate lighting and seating.
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FROEDTERT HOSPITAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED CARE
MILWAUKEE, WI INPATIENT VERTICAL EXPANSION CORE + SHELL / INTERIOR FIT OUT 165,000 SF
With both inpatient and outpatient visits on the rise, Froedtertʼs new Center for Advanced Care (CFAC) needed to maximize efficiency and expandability while simultaneously supporting cutting-edge medicine and reflecting the brand. Housing specialty clinics that were formerly dispersed across campus, including a Heart and Vascular Center and a Transplant Center, the building accommodates up to 12 floors above grade with clinics that utilize a universal exam room for maximum adaptability. The building is connected to the campusʼ other main buildings on the second floor, providing a critical link between the campus facilities. CFACʼs energized verticality and sculptural aesthetic alludes to the cutting-edge nature of the work taking place inside. We brought this energy into the public spaces through the repetition of color and shape and the use of a vertical architectural elements. EXISTING
NEW
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
CENTER FOR ADVANCED CARE
CAMPUS MAP
GROW
SOUTH ELEVATION
EXPANSION EXISTING
EAST ELEVATION
EXPANSION EXISTING
PROFESSIONAL
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
TYPICAL INPATIENT FLOOR
PATIENT ROOM PRE-FAB TOILET ROOM
STAFF SPACE PUBLIC SPACE STORAGE SPACE STAFF STAIRWAY SERVICE ELEVATOR PATIENT/STAFF ELEVATOR PHYSICAL THERAPY SPACE
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TYPICAL PATIENT ROOM
GUEST SEATING
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GRAPHIC IMAGE PANEL
ENTRY
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PRE-FABRICATED BATHROOM POD PRE-FABRICATED HEADWALL PATIENT BED
PATIENT PRE-FAB TOILET POD
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
CEILING DETAILS
HEAL
PROFESSIONAL
TYPICAL NURSE STATION
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FROEDTERT HOSPITAL “TOWER 3” ADDITION
MILWAUKEE, WI EXTERIOR + INTERIOR FIT OUT 165,000 SF With both inpatient and outpatient visits on the rise, Froedtertʼs new Center for Advanced Care (CFAC) needed to maximize efficiency and expandability while simultaneously supporting cutting-edge medicine and reflecting the brand. Housing specialty clinics that were formerly dispersed across campus, including a Heart and Vascular Center and a Transplant Center, the building accommodates up to 12 floors above grade with clinics that utilize a universal exam room for maximum adaptability. The building is connected to the campusʼ other main buildings on the second floor, providing a critical link between the campus facilities.
CFACʼs energized verticality and sculptural aesthetic alludes to the cutting-edge nature of the work taking place inside. We brought this energy into the public spaces through the repetition of color and shape and the use of a vertical architectural elements. providing a critical link between the campus facilities. CFACʼs energized verticality and sculptural aesthetic alludes to the cutting-edge nature of the work taking place inside. We brought this energy into the public spaces through the repetition of color and shape and the use of a vertical architectural elements.
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
PODIUM STUDIES
“MEGA”
“TRIAD”
“FOREST”
“HYBRID”
T.O. ROOF EL:378ʼ0”
VERTICAL EXPANSION OPTION
Parking Garage
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CAMPUS INTEGRATION Tower 3 has its own personality based on site and function but also acknowledging the other new buildings on this side of the campus. An opportunistic site allowed us to take advantage of the corner and extend campus modernization up 92nd St., looking towards the future. The North side of tower treatment is slightly different than south. The South being more whimsical and structural based on openness of site and its ability to look out onto tree grove and ponds. As part of overall site updates, garage creates 4th edge of entry courtyard.
12 Stories EL:380ʼ3”
EXG.T.O.Roof EL:316ʼ3”
PROFESSIONAL
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
PROGRAM The goal for the Tower 3 project primarily is to create additional intpatient beds to help accomodate increased volume on campus. In addition to the bed floors the client asked for the opporunity to expand the interventional procedure platerform already located on the third floor of the hospital, as well as create space for a new lobby entrance, future dining room and servery, as well as a new parking garage located on the other side of N. 92nd St. Along with the parking garage was a desire to create a patient bridge to connect to Tower 3.
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MECH INPATIENT UNIT INPATIENT UNIT INPATIENT UNIT INPATIENT UNIT INPATIENT UNIT PATIENT BRIDGE
IPP GROWTH
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DINING EXPANSION
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VERTICALLY EXPANDED CORE AND SHELL TO ACCOMDATE ADDITIONAL PATIENT FLOORS
PHASE 3
ENTRY INFASTRUCTURE UPDATED INCLUDING NEW ENTRY DRIVE AND UPDATED LOBBY AND PUBLIC SPACE AMENITIES
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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THE CAMDEN GROUP
CHICAGO, IL CORPORATE INTERIOR FIT OUT 10,000 SF The Camden GroupĘźs existing office culture was highly traditional in nature with the majority of the space being occupied by focus zones. Their vision for their new space was to create a progressive space that empowers employees through choice, variety and flexibility. Our design works to empower employees through its balance of focus, collaboration and social areas. The collaborative areas range in size from large groups to two person focused collaboration areas and are intermixed throughout the space to draw people out of their focus areas. We designed a break room that opens into the Conference Room creating a large open space for all employee functions including relaxation and socialization.
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COLLABORATE
LEARN
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
PROGRAM BREAKDOWN
SENIOR PARTNER OFFICE MANAGER OFFICE STAFF BREAKROOM PANTRY OPEN COLLABORATION HUDDLE ROOM VIDEO CONFERENCE ROOM MEDIUM CONFERENCE ROOM SERVER ROOM COPY ROOM RECEPTION
COLLABORATE
PROFESSIONAL
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
BREAKROOM DESIGN
COLLABORATE
PROFESSIONAL
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CANTINA 1910 RESTAURANT
CHICAGO, IL RESTAURANT - ADPATIVE REUSE 7,000 SF Cantina 1910 is an 180 seat upscale Mexcan restaurant and rooftop farm in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. The inspiration for the restaurant, at 5025 N. Clark St., stems from the decade-long Mexican revolution, which began in 1910 and is recognized as the country's first major political, social and cultural revolution of the 20th century. The challenge of this site was to take the former T's Bar and Restaurant and to modernize it without making it feel cold. Our team restored some woodworking and added Mexican touches, while trying to ensure sustainability. In keeping with the clients vision of locally sourced food for the future Cantina 1910, a permit to knock down the garage behind the restaurant was obtained to construct a new building which would provide, among other things, a rooftop garden for produce to be used in the food served.
EXISTING STREET CORNER PRIOR TO RENNOVATION
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
GATHER
PROFESSIONAL
PROCESS Our team looked to reuse many of the historic architectural details of the existing facade while creating oportunities to allow for greater natural light and circulation. This restaurant is located in a historic district of the Andersonville neighbordhood and strategic interve ntion had to be taken accordingly. The glass pattern on the facade went through several iterations from concept to final version.
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
DESIGN The challenge of this site was to take the former T's Bar and Restaurant and to modernize it without making it feel cold. Our team restored some woodworking and added Mexican touches, while trying to ensure sustainability. In keeping with the clients vision of locally sourced food for the future Cantina 1910, a permit to knock down the garage behind the restaurant was obtained to construct a new building which would provide, among other things, a rooftop garden for produce to be used in the food served. Additionally, to play on the restaurants name and the farm to table elements of the menu we created a palette that represtend the clients desire for a feeling of modern and industrial while still being farm related.
GATHER
PROFESSIONAL
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LIVE / WORK TOWNHOUSE MIAMI, FL COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO 10 WEEKS
The city of Miami Beach, Florida is bombarded with housing and commerce structures. This project serves to bring a new housing typology to the city of Miami Beach, one chosen to compliment of the dense urban fabric of the area. This mixed use typology creates the opportunity for multiple stages of development for around the clock activity in a part of the city that would greatly benefit by having that type of engagement. The design began by identifying a series of narrow empty lots where the building would locate itself. Since most of the urban scale in Miami Beach does not surpass three levels, the design takes presence so that the pedestrian will be able to identify the typology immediately when walking the streets. Using the narrow lot for its ability to grow upwards, the structure integrates a program open to the public to allow them to take a break.
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BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
SITE The site is located on Miami Beach Block 52 in the South Pointe district, bordered by 1st Street to the north, Commerce Street to the south, Washington Avenue to the east, and Jefferson Avenue to the west. Originally platted as part of the Ocean Beach Subdivision addition between 1913 and 1914, the block is unique having lots platted with 30 foot frontage. The Block and Commerce Street were conceptualized as the commercial disctrict for the Ocean Beach seaside development and rest community. Currently the block sits mostly vacant and devoid of histoic structures while being bordered by both the Ocean Beach Historic District and new high-rise developemnt. The narrow frontage contrasted by the 90 foot length, provided some challanges in terms of laying out the program.
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GROUND FLOOR 1. Residential Entrance 2. Retail Space 3. Retail Storage 4. Residential Garage
MAIN FLOOR 1. Entrance Foyer 2. Living Room 3. Dining Room 4. Kitchen 5. Outdoor Courtyard 6. Pool 7. Outdoor Kitchen
2ND FLOOR 1. Upper Foyer 2. Bedroom #1 3. Bedroom #2 4. Office 5. Guest Living Room 6. Guest Suite
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3RD FLOOR 1. Master Bedroom Suite 2. Bedroom #3 3. Study 4. Roof Garden
4TH FLOOR 1. Roof Deck
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BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
KITCHEN VIEW
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COURTYARD VIEW
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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER ABUJA, NIGERIA LYCEUM COMPETITION DESIGN II 10 WEEKS
This is a moment of great excitement and energy in Nigeria. A planned capital like Canberra and Brasilia, Abuja lies at the hilly crossroads between the heavily Christian south, with its tropical climate, and the savannah of the Muslim north. Combining the topography of both, it symbolically knits Nigeriaʼs sometimes fractious population together. The design problem presented here challenges one to dig deeper for a solution that is simultaneously local and global. Nigerians refer to their homeland, the most populous on the continent with 140 million residents, as “ the giant of Africa.” Abuja is the country's jewel, the repository of Nigeria's dreams for a better future. contemporary and mindful of the past. It asks what is culturally and socially appropriate, so that the building will resonate with meaning for the people who will use it.. In order for the community center to intertwine within the urban fabric of Abuja, there needs to be a strong connection to the city. This is why there are openings towards the Mosque and the marketplace.
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
NORTH WEST: NATIONAL MOSQUE
NORTH EAST: NATIONAL CHURCH
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SOUTH EAST: HISTORIC ASO ROCK
CONVERAGE
LOCATE CENTER
ESTABLISH VIEWS
GENERATE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY
INTEGRATE MARKETPLACE
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
GROW
CIRCULATE
SELL
GROW
CONVERAGE
UNIVERSITY
SITE COMPONENTS
Protective Skin Using local materials to create a solution that is both contextual and structural, the skin acts as a protective barrier from the strong sunlight in order to shade activity behind which circulation and marketplace interaction take place.
Rainwater Harvesting Gardens During the rainy season in Abuja, this piece of the site serves a vessel to collect falling rainwater, which would then be treated and reused directly on the site in the form of irrigation or for other endeavors.
Cultural Elements Located adjacent to each other are the main programmatic elements of the site such as Community Theater, Lecturue Hall and Library. These program elements connect to each other both through underground pathways as well as across the center of the site which is used as an outdoor amphitheatre for formal and informal gatherings
Community Marketplace In addition to being used as a circulation pathway, this space is also a intended to serve as an informal community marketplace. In Nigeria, the he market in itself is a community and being able to mesh that community with the program required of the community center site provides the citizens of all of a Nigeria with an opportunity to become united and more cultured.
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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PROGRAM BREAKDOWN A. Perfomance Hall B. Lecture Hall C. Theatre
D. Marketplace E. Outdoor Performance F. Multi-Purpose Room
G. Lobby/Special Events H. Cafe I. Gallery
J. Amphitheater Stage K. Public Park L. Entrance Ramps
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REDEFINING THE EDGE: A NEW WATERFRONT VISION
BUFFALO, NY WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION MASTERPLAN GRADUATE THESIS The former industrial waterfront areas of many cities now exist as underutilized parcels, seperated from the physical, socal, and economic activity of the rest of the city. As cities shift from industrial to service economies, a major aspect of their sucess will be in the quality of their urban environments. It is here the waterfront plays a critical role. The image of a city can be remade here and Buffalo is a city that isin desperate need of a new image. It is essential to think about revitalization at the appropriate scale. The most important thing is proposing a waterfront revitalizaion vision that is practical and can be broken down in to several phases. Ideally the goal of this project is to create a masterplan that attempts to remedaite post industrial wasteland, speaking in terms of the toxicity of the soil. Once this land is remediated the goal is then to expand upon the exisiting wildlife refuge park and create new industry
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
REMEDIATE
UNIVERSITY
REMEDIATION PLAN The plan for the Buffalo waterfront involves several steps including remediaton of toxic soil on the outer harbor, restoration of shoreline, and creation of new infrastructure. The goal being for the restored waterfront coastline to start to clean itself, creating some natural sand and shell beaches with the natural wave action.
Although the outer harbor break walls diminish the natural grooming effect of wind and waves, they should remain as protection for beautiful boating and protection for the small boat harbor. The creation of additional walking, biking and hiking trails throughout the outer harbor and a Green Opporunity Zone are also part of the masterplan.
CONTINUE ESTABLISHED WALKING PATHS ALONG INNER HARBOUR
INCREASE ACCESS POINTS TO OUTER HARBOUR
ESTABLISH "GREEN" INDUSTRIES� OPPORTUNITY ZONE
REMEDIATE OUTER HARBOR ACCESSIBLE AS PARK SPACE
BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
WATERFRONT VISION: ACTIVITY, INDUSTRY, & INFRASTRUCTURE
a. Lakefront Walking Path
c. Protective Bioswale
e. Wetland Preserve
b. Observation Pier
d. Wetland Bike Path
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Inner Harbor Walking Path
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BEN KWELLER
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
WATERFRONT VISION: ADAPTIVE REUSE What can the city of Buffalo do to revitalize this treasured but dilapidated industrial landscape? The Historic grain elevators dot the canal near Ohio Street. However now that these buildings are out of use, it is time to recycle them and welcome in the new. Possible ideas would be using them as museums that would teach visitors about the history of the Buffalo Waterfront.
This design proposes a new interpretation for the “form follows function� ideal by revealing the form behind the function. One alternative could be placing the floor plan of one of the elevators, the Great Northern, over the landscape. By bringing the floor plan out into the landscape, the spatial form behind the function is revealed.
REMEDIATE
There are many grain elevators that line the shores of the waterfront and since many of them lie abandoned, it is necessary to evaluate which grain elevators would be the best to target for reuse. This should be a strategic process and several factors should be considered in determining which elevators would be the best to begin the adaptive reuse process.
LOCATION OF GRAIN ELEVATORS ALONG BUFFALO WATERFRONT
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