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This collection is comprised of my work from the past 5 years at Iowa State University. The following projects demonstrate the many challenges and growth in understanding the built environment. Through many iterations I have strengthened my knowledge of architecture not only as an object but an interaction and experience with people and the environment around me. Growing from my experience I look to better my understanding and skills in a professional manner while being able to make a difference in people’s lives, pursuing successful and elegant responses, and reinforcing my understanding of the built environment.
SELECTED WORKS
Public
Residential
Educational
Urban
Miscellaneous
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MacBride Learning Center / Iowa City, IA
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Experimental Music Hall / Boston, MA
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Lakeview Park Pavilion / Urbandale, IA
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Industrial Design Museum / Columbus, IN
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NYC Artist In Residence / New York City, NY
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Desk Hammock / Ames, IA
MACBRIDE RECREATION CENTER IOWA CITY, IA . SPRING 2012 . KEVIN NORDMEYER PARTNERS: MITCH HARTIG . STEPHANIE HAUGE *POTENTIAL LEED PLATINUM CERTIFICATION To promote greater understanding and appreciation for the natural environment, the building is designed to emulate the qualities of the dominant feature of its site: the canopy. Like the natural canopy, the building responds to water and light, adapts to seasonal changes, and serves as a filter between the interior and exterior environment. School of the Wild is an accredited environmental school offering immersion programs involving direct participation and observation in our natural world. They focus on ecology, science, natural history, personal growth, and team building. The mission is to awaken an awareness of the wildlife and natural ecosystems in our area, develop and appreciation of the natural world, and encourage a balanced environmental ethic and caretaker attitude with respect for the earth. Classes are aligned with National Environmental Education Standards.
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+170’
+155’
+160’
+140’
+95’
+0’
PUBLIC PARKING
TOWER
PLAZA
LEARNING CENTER
WALKING TRAIL
7 8
RIVER
TOWER ENTRY RENDER
EXTRUSION / MOVEMENT
UPPER LEVEL PLAN
SINGLE POINT OF VIEW
LOWER LEVEL PLAN MOVEMENT + VIEWS
9 10 TOWER FINAL RENDER
EVENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TRANSVERSE SECTION
CIRCULATION
CLASSROOM PROGRAM
EVENT PROGRAM
WEST PERSPECTIVE RENDER
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SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES 1. CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS 2. WATER COLLECTION 3. CISTERN 4. SHADING SYSTEMS 5. SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM
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PHASED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PHASE 1 - ADMINISTRATION
PHASE 2 - EVENT SPACE
PHASE 3 - ADDITIONAL EVENT SPACE
MAIN LEVEL
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1. LOBBY 2. OFFICE 3. PRIVATE OFFICE 4. BREAK ROOM 5. RESTROOM 6. CONFERENCE/CLASSROOM 7. EVENT 8. COURTYARD 9. AMPHITHEATRE
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CLASSROOM RENDER
GREAT HALL RENDER
BUILDING ENTRY RENDER
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THE BOSTON JAZZ CENTER BOSTON, MA . FALL 2013 . TIM HICKMAN PARTNER: SCOTT JOHNSON *CSI COMPETITION FINALIST The Boston Center is a Compostion of site and city with an emphasis on public movement and pedestrian circulation. The placement of the building within the site allows for movement that makes a more cohesive Connection of many dis- connected paths within the city. The building allows an opportunity for Public Performance by displaying circulation internally and externally. Placed within a vacant lot in the heart of downtown Boston. The client asked for a new Jazz/Concert hall for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.The program asked for the combination of two theater spaces: a 1,200 seat acoustically design concert hall and a flexible 300 seat experimental hall. Along with some additional support spaces.
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BOARDWALK PERSPECTIVE RENDER
THEATER RELATIONSHIP
PUBLIC SPACE
ADMINISTRATION
SITE ALTERATION WITHIN BUILDING
B.O.H. PROGRAM
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FLOOR-BEAM CONNECTION DETAIL
BIG DIG PERSPECTIVE RENDER
SOUTHWEST ELEVATION
SOUTHEAST ELEVATION
NORTHWEST ELEVATION
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COLUMN FOOTING STRUCTURE
SHEER WALL STRUCTURE
FLOOR TRUSS STRUCTURE
SLOPED ATRIUM STRUCTURE
EXTERIOR DIAGRID STRUCTURE
PUBLIC ATRIUM MODEL PHOTO
25 26
MAIN HALL PERSPECTIVE RENDER
MAIN HALL ACOUSTICAL STUDY
MAIN HALL PERSPECTIVE RENDER
EXTERIOR CONCERT HALL WALL DETAIL
27 28 MAIN HALL PERSPECTIVE RENDER
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LAKEVIEW PARK PAVILION URBANDALE, IA . SPRING 2013 . BRUCE BASSLER COMBINED STUDIO OF 24 STUDENTS *AIA IOWA RECOGNITION . DESIGN-BUILD Working in partnership with the Urbandale, Iowa Park and Recreation program, we were able to design and construct a unique park pavilion to inhabit one of the most used parks in central Iowa. Ideas began with a simple movement of expressing the tectonic presences of the structure while detailing the form with a light, stereotomic response. The composition offers a very functional space that allows users to flow through the pavilion. Openness became a necessity for security but creating an enclosure that permits a unique experience within the space. The city asked for a pavilion that was between 600-700 square feet and could be reserved to the public. Leaving a very generous opportunity for our own designs, we decided to create a complete composition by designing the shelter, landscape, tables and chairs, grill, and patio area. The complete budget was $27,000. and the total project time was 4 months.
HORIZONTAL
RYTHMIC
FLUID
OPENNESS
31 32 NORTH PERSPECTIVE RENDER
TWINWALL POLYCARBONATE LEXAN 1/4” SHEET. 6’x18’
STEEL BEAM STRUCTURE W12x17
TIGERWOOD ROOF STRUCTURE LATERAL SUPPORT, 5/4”x6”
STEEL STRUCTURAL COLUMN 3x3 ANGLE
VERTICAL COLUMN INSERT 2x4 TIGERWOOD
TIGERWOOD SLAT WALL 5/4”x4” DECKING
STEEL KNIFE-PLATE, BASE PLATES SHEET STEEL
FIBERGLASS REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB 6” THICK
CONCRETE PIER STRUCTURE 6’ DEEP FOR MOMENT RESISTANCE
GRAVEL FOUNDATION BED 18” THICK
EAST PERSPECTIVE RENDER
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COLUMN TOP SIDE ELEVATION DETAIL 1
NORTH ELEVATION
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE RENDER
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COLUMN BASE ELEVATION DETAIL 1
ENTRY PERSPECTIVE RENDER
WEST ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
35 36 DUSK RENDER
ROOF DETAIL PHOTO
ENTRY PATH PHOTO
AXIAL VIEW PHOTO
37 38 COLUMN BASE PHOTO
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MUSEUM COLUMBUS, IN . FALL 2012 . LADAN OMIDVAR PARTNER: CHARLIE CUTLER *FIGGE MUSEUM SELECTION FINALIST The overall theme of the museum is an innovative-based museum focused on the processes of innovation in an educational manner. We arrived at the basis of this idea through an in depth look at what innovation means, and based the layout of our galleries around these ideas. Our intent was to design a continually changing museum that serves both the local and tourist population in the area. We did this by dividing up the building into different parts that would serve the community in different ways. This allowed for our building to be integrated well into the existing site and context. Cited within a “Museum city� of world renoun buildings and designs, the Indianapolis Museum of Innovative Objects asked for proposals of a museum to house works or art and objects that reflect the history and forward thinking ideas of the city of Columbus.
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AERIAL PERSPECTIVE
41 42 LONGITUDINAL SECTION
INTEGRATION
BASEMENT LEVEL PLAN
AXIAL
MAIN LEVEL PLAN
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
SECOND LEVEL PLAN
INTERSECTION
SEPERATION
EXPERIENCE
43 44 SECTIONAL MODEL
STUDIO RENDER
CAFE RENDER
FLEXIBLE GALLERY RENDER
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GALLERY PRODUCTS PROCESSES
BACK OF HOUSE
TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITY
GALLERY VERTICAL CIRCULATION
GALLERY PROGRAM
BUILDING PROGRAM
PRODUCTS PROCESSES
BACK OF HOUSE
TECHNOLOGIES
NITY GALLERY PROGRAM
GALLERY PRODUCTS PROCESSES
BACK OF HOUSE
TECHNOLOGIES GALLERY
COMMUNITY
GALLERY PROGRAM
BUILDING PROGRAM
PRODUCTS PROCESSES
BACK OF HOUSE
TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITY GALLERY PROGRAM
BUILDING PROGRAM
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BUILDING ENTRANCES
BUILDING ENTRANCES
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BUILDING ENTRANCES
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BUILDING ENTRANCES
LERY PRODUCTS PROCESSES TECHNOLOGIES
GALLERY PROGRAM
EXTERIOR GALLERY NIGHT RENDER
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NYC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
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NEW YORK, NY . SPRING 2011 . SAMANTHA KRUKOWSKI PARTNER: LINDSEY HINNI *BWBR COMPETITION SEMI-FINALIST Developing a program that offered a pubic presence at street level and a creative working environment above made for a challenging opportunity. Inspired by the lack of recycling in New York, the ground floor was proposed as a drop off center for recycled objects. Within the spirit of recycling offered a way to educate and create public art by having the artists use the goods to create from. The floors above were programmed with single units where artists could live privately, as well as many communal spaces to create collaboration and display of work. The New York Foundation of Arts requested ideas for a new artist in residence facility to be built on an abandoned corner lot in the Soho District. We were given the option of creating our own program or generalizing the typical high-density housing program within New York City. We were required spaces for living, working, and playing.
PUBLIC COURTYARD IMAGE
SITE
EXTRUDE
SUBTRACT
RECYCLED
MATERIAL
SECTIONAL
SPACE
STUDY
DIAGRAM
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FLOORS
SHIFT
NIGHT RENDER
GROUND LEVEL
1ST
2ND + 4TH
3RD + 5TH
Level 6
Level 5
SINGLE UNIT RENDER
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STREET PERSPECTIVE RENDER
PRIVATE SPACE
UNIT PERSPECTIVE RENDER
COMMUNAL SPACE
COMMUNAL SECTION RENDER
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DESK HAMMOCK CHAIR AMES, IA . SPRING 2012 . CHRIS MARTIN PARTNER: REED COUNTS *B. R. ART COMPETITION FINA LIST Project consisting of found recycled materials that then can be machined at low cost and fabricated in less than 8 hours. Beginning with ideas of relaxation and lounging, the “Desk Hammock” evolved from a typical desk chair into something more playful and pleasing. Structural rigidity of the plywood and tension strength of the rope led us to a “form-fitting” design. The suspended paper tubes conform to each individual’s silhouette while creating support for lounging. The addition of the adjustable neck rest completed the composition. -Recycled Paper Tubes -Recycled Plywood -Rope 32” x 50” x 48”
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blake evans / 4005 quebec street (ames, iowa) 50010 / 515.238.8675 / bevans@iastate.edu