BK DESIGN PORTFOLIO
2018-19 GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION PORTFOLIO
CV BOBBIE KOCH
333 Indiana Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 | +1 (949) 441-9421 | bobbie.j.koch@gmail.com
EDUCATION [2014]
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD Cumulative GPA: 3.77 | Magna Cum Laude | Dean’s List 8 semesters Member of the University’s first class of Architecture
EXPERIENCE [2016-20xx]
Project Manager M Squared Wireless | San Clemente, CA Manages the architectural design and engineering of ±350 telecommunication macro sites Collaborates with client, architects, engineers, site acquisition team, and jurisdiction planners Supervises the preparation and quality control of construction documents and structural calculations Coordinates project timelines, forecasts, budgets, POR’s, RFI’s, and subcontracted services
[2015]
Design and Research Assistant Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies | Martin, SD Drafted as-built digital architectural drawings for the CAIRNS headquarters Assisted in the development and graphic design of educational materials Collaborated with the CAIRNS team on research and grant writing
[2014-2015]
Au Pair Hinz-Buechs Family | Cologne, Germany Trusted to provide a safe, loving and nurturing environment for three children Extensive daily use of the German language and inter-cultural communication
[2013]
Architectural Internship Koch Hazard Architects | Sioux Falls, SD Assisted in the development of schematic design and presentation materials Interacted and presented projects to clients, engineers and co-workers Drafted construction drawings and details using both CAD and BIM softwares
[2010-2014]
Art Museum Student Assistant South Dakota Art Museum | Brookings, SD Assisted curator with designing and installing art exhibitions Entrusted to design furniture and shelving for museum store’s redesign
INVOLVEMENTS [2012-2014]
American Institute Architects - Students South Dakota State University Department of Architecture | Brookings, SD Active member of the newly-established AIA-S chapter
[2011-2014]
Mortar Board Honor Society South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD Inducted into prestigious student organization focused on community service and scholarship Active member and regular attended community service events
[2011-2013]
Student Advisory Board South Dakota State University Department of Architecture | Brookings, SD Elected by peers and faculty onto the Department of Architecture’s advisory board
Division I Athlete South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD Member of University’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams
AWARDS & HONORS [2014]
Commencement Speaker Semi-Finalist South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD Nominated by faculty to be the student speaker at the University’s 2014 commencement
[2013]
South Dakota AIA Merit Scholarship Recipient of AIAs largest merit based scholarship Presented to a student with a strong portfolio and excellent academic standing
South Dakota AIA Enrichment Award Recipient of an AIA-South Dakota student summer study grant Proposed to study indigenous architecture vernacular of hometown on the Rosebud Indian Reservation
[2012]
Architecture Design Exhibit South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD Visual Arts Building project selected as center piece of architecture programs first student exhibit
[2011-2014]
Spitznagel Prize Scholarship Awarded yearly by local architecture firm to the top students in the University’s architecture program
[2011-2013]
Summit League Conference Distinguished Scholar & Academic Honor Roll Honor awarded at the end of each semester to student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher
PROFICIENCIES 2D
AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
3D
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, SketchUp
Physical
Sketching, Drafting, Model-making, Laser Cutter, 3D-Printer
Manage
PC/Mac OS, GIS, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Plotter
Language
English (native), German (intermediate), Lakota (beginner)
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL [2014-2015]
Germany | Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart Italy | Venice, Florence, Rome Netherlands | Amsterdam, Utrecht France | Nancy Switzerland | Zürich Czech Republic | Prague Belgium | Brussels, Bruges Poland | Kraków, Wroclaw
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DREAMERY CENTER
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RESEARCH LIBRARY
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CARDBOARD CUBE
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BOUNDING SPACE
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SITUATING SPACE
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HEJDUK ARCHIVES
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VISUAL ARTS BUILDING
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HOTEL MONTREAL
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RURAL RETREAT
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POLITICS OF DWELLING
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01 DREAMERY CENTER
Campus Site Plan The Dreamery Center is located on the South Dakota State University campus. The campus is in need of a new milking facility for the exploration and research of innovative milking methods and techniques. The university also consists of thousands of exhausted, hardworking students seeking a place to relax and take a quick nap. Milking a cow takes approximately 45 minutes, which also happens to be the optimal nap duration. Thus, it only makes sense to design a building that will function as both a milking center for cows and a napping center for students. The Dreamery’s napping schedule will coincide with the cows milking schedule. As cows enter the facility to be milked, the students enter the Dreamery to begin their nap. Once the milking session is complete, the napping students are woken up. The cows are then directed to the barn, as students are corralled back to campus refreshed and ready to learn. The building also utilizes a custom concrete masonry unit casted in fabric form-work to create a seemingly pillow like surface. The stacking unit is then used to dictate the program of the building. An opaque wall of the pillow block corresponds to the napping center location. And a stacked screen wall is utilized at the walls shared by the milking and napping center, creating a physical and visual connection between the two seemingly different programs. ARCH 352 | Architecture Studio I | Jessica Garcia-Fritz, Instructor | Spring 2013 | Milking Center
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Floor Plan: Level 1 - Milking
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Floor Plan: Level 2 - Napping
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Barn
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Employee Offices
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Holding Area
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Employee Restroom
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Milking Parlor
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Lobby
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Milk Room
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Elevator Up
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Utility Room
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Elevator Down
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Storage Room
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Napping Parlor
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Employee Gathering Space
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Public Restroom
ARCH 352 | Architecture Studio I | Jessica Garcia-Fritz, Instructor | Spring 2013 | Milking Center
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>0 MINUTES Students arriving at Napping Parlor
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Cows arriving at Milking Parlor
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0-45 MINUTES Students Napping
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Cows being Milked
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45+ MINUTES Students returning to class
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Cows returning to barn
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Milking & Napping Timeline Diagram
DREAMERY CENTER
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East Elevation
Transparent Wall
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Opaque Wall
South Elevation
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Formwork Axonometric
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Stackable Unit Axonometric
ARCH 352 | Architecture Studio I | Jessica Garcia-Fritz, Instructor | Spring 2013 | Milking Center
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Casted Stackable Unit Physical Model
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Barn
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Employee Offices
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Employee Restroom
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Milking Parlor
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Lobby
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Milk Room
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Elevator Up
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Utility Room
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Elevator Down
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Storage Room
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Napping Parlor
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Employee Gathering Space
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Public Restroom DREAMERY
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02 RESEARCH LIBRARY
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Southwest Elevation
Northeast Elevation
The Mississippi River Research Library and Education Center is located in Minneapolis, MN near the University of Minnesota campus. The library would be a place for students, faculty, researchers, as well as the public to study and learn about the Mississippi River. Using Toyo Ito’s 1995 Japanese library, Sendai Mediatheque, as a precedent, the Mississippi River Research Library also utilizes tubes of circulation for people and light, as well as shifting of the tubes from side to side to create a dynamic floor plan and spatial experience. Each tube of circulation takes on its own individual identity by shifting both the macro scale (floor to floor) and the micro-scale (the individual stackable unit). The light tube carries light from the lightest to darkest portion of the building. While the step tube serves as a monumental staircase up to the main floor of the library, but also serves as a gathering space to observe the Mississippi River from the exterior or enjoy a good book from the interior. The lift tube is also multi functioning, serving as both an ADA accessible means to access both levels of the library, but also as interior desk space and exterior lounge space. The organization of space and program is driven by each tubes stackable unit. ARCH 352 | Architecture Studio I | Jessica Garcia-Fritz, Instructor | Spring 2013 | Stacking Project 2
PRECEDENT STUDY CONCEPT DIAGRAM Sendai Mediatheque. Toyo Ito. 1995.
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Site Plan RESEARCH LIBRARY
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Archives
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Public Library
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Map Viewing
ARCH 352 | Architecture Studio I | Jessica Garcia-Fritz, Instructor | Spring 2013 | Stacking Project 2
Floor Plan: Level 2
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RESEARCH LIBRARY
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03 CARDBOARD CUBE
The Cardboard Cube project combines the exploration of material and geometry through the manipulation of space and incorporation of the principles of design. The 12x12x12 cardboard cube was created through the superimposition of three individual cardboard model - two sandwich models and one solid-mass model. Through the iterative study and manipulation of the cubes spaces and composition, spatial clarity and hierarchy was established. Through a series of hand-drafted axonometrics, sections and elevations, the cardboard cube become a more tangible, occupiable space full of interesting spatial conditions. ARCH 251 | Design Practice III | Charles MacBride, Professor | Fall 2011 | Project 02: Cube
CARDBOARD CUBE
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04 BOUNDING SPACE
Bounding Space was a first year design studio project exploring the spatial and physical condition of one’s bedroom. Through several investigative studies, including hand-drafted section cuts of the bedroom showing both the physical objects as well as the space used during activities. Ultimately, understanding both the actively used space verse the void.
ARCH 151 | Design Practice I | Dr. Brian T. Rex, Professor | Fall 2010 | Bounding Space
BOUNDING SPACE
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05 SITUATING SPACE
Situating space was a first year design studio project that analyzed the spatial conditions of an Italian Renaissance garden. Then, situating the gardens spatial conditions into a cube located on a sloped site. Renaissance Garden studied: Villa Dona della Rose.
ARCH 152 | Design Practice II | Dr. Brian T. Rex, Professor | Fall 2011 | Situating Space
SITUATING SPACE
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06 HEJDUK ARCHIVES
Site Plan Figure Ground
The Hejduk Archives is located in the northeasterly Judengang entrance in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, Germany. The Hejduk Archives will house the drawings, models and writings of architect John Hejduk. The Judengang is a powerful site both culturally and physically. Prior to the fall of the German monarchy, the King did not want to see Jewish mourners on his way from the city-center to his castle. Therefore, he mandated that Jewish people take a different route to their courtyard cemetery. The route became known as The Judengang. Along the 400 meter path, there exists many partial reveals of the Jewish cemetery, but you are unable to fully see the cemetery upon entering. Likewise, the Hejduk Archives is not solely a facility to house Hejuk’s work, but also functions similar to the Judengang. As people enter the Archives, they are taken up a ramp that circulates a concrete mass composed of various reveals allowing the visitor to see fragments of the archives contents. Once the visitor reaches the top of the ramp, they enter a lift and the works of John Hejduk are revealed in their entirety. The journey of the John Hejduk archives is essentially the journey along the Judengang. ARCH 252 | Design Practice IV | Dr. Brian T. Rex, Professor | Fall 2012 | Project 2: Vertical Project
ARCHIVES
RAMP
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Axonometric & Concept Diagram
HEJDUK ARCHIVES
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Rear Elevation
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Public Lift
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Archives Exhibit: Vertical
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Private/Service Lift
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Archives Exhibit: Pixels
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Archives Storage
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Archives Exhibit: Horizontal High
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Archives Exhibit: Horizontal Standard
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Archives Exhibit: Horizontal Low
ARCH 252 | Design Practice IV | Dr. Brian T. Rex, Professor | Fall 2012 | Project 2: Vertical Project
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07 VISUAL ARTS BUILDING
This is a conceptual design proposal for a new Visual Arts Building at South Dakota State University using the Toronto based - Sharp Centre for Design at the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) designed by Aslop Architects & Robbie/Young+Wright Architects as a precedent. The University required the proposed visual arts building to repurpose and incorporate an older seed-house building into the overall design. Similar to how OCAD was designed, this design proposal lifted the addition above the existing building. The existing buildings structural grid was extended across the site and established the horizontal and vertical grid. Within these grids, program is organized with movable prefabricated modules that can be adjusted to needs of the inhabitants.
ARCH 252 | Design Practice IV | Dr. Brian T. Rex, Professor | Spring 2012 | Project 3: Grid Project
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Site Plan VISUAL ARTS BUILDING
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Floor Plan: Level 2
ARCH 252 | Design Practice IV | Dr. Brian T. Rex, Professor | Spring 2012 | Project 3: Grid Project
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Floor Plan: Level 3
Studio Shop Transition Critique Space Classroom Gallery Office Space Roof Below
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ARCH 252 | Design Practice IV | Dr. Brian T. Rex, Professor | Spring 2012 | Project 3: Grid Project
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Studio Shop Transition Critique Space Classroom Gallery Office Space Roof Below
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08 HOTEL MONTRÉAL
Site Axonometric Hotel Montreal is designed around horizontal and vertical surfaces. The surfaces are categorized into three categories: structural surfaces, cellular (spatial) surfaces, and object surfaces. Structural surfaces are divided into vertical planes and horizontal slabs. The vertical structure consists of 10 vertical planes that span the width of the site. These planes are connected by the varying horizontal slabs positioned throughout the vertical planes. The vertical planes and horizontal slabs create horizontal and vertical spaces which define the hotel rooms and public spaces of the hotel. The orientation of the cellular spaces begin to express the duration of events that occur within the hotel. Vertical spaces are suitable to events that occur in longer duration. Meanwhile, horizontal spaces are suitable to events that occur in shorter duration. Within the horizontal and vertical spaces, there are object surfaces which are oriented horizontally or vertically based upon the object. The horizontal surfaces are objects that tend to be used most often in longer durations (i.e. Bed, Seating). Meanwhile, the vertical surfaces are objects used most often in shorter durations (i.e. dressers, showers). ARCH 451 | Architecture Studio II | Sara Lum, Instructor | Fall 2013 | Hotel MontrĂŠal
Site Model
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PRECEDENT HOTEL ROOM STUDY: HORIZONTAL VS. VERTICAL SURFACES
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1 week: Vacationer
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HOTEL ROOM CONCEPT: HORIZONTAL VS VERTICAL ROOMS
ARCH 451 | Architecture Studio II | Sara Lum, Instructor | Fall 2013 | Hotel Montréal
1 week: Vacationer 1 month: Dweller Vertical Cell
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Hotel Room Proliferation Studies
CIRCULATION STRUCTURE
PROLIFERATION Isometric Render Diagram
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ARCH 451 | Architecture Studio II | Sara Lum, Instructor | Fall 2013 | Hotel MontrĂŠal
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ARCH 451 | Architecture Studio II | Sara Lum, Instructor | Fall 2013 | Hotel MontrĂŠal
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West Elevation
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09 RURAL RETREAT
Site Plan & Elevation
PARKING
The Rural Retreat is located at the banks of the Missouri River near Chamberlain, SD. As part of the design criteria, the four natural elements - earth, fire, water and air - are to be incorporated into the design of the retreat. The method of translating the elements into architecture were based upon the manipulation of a single surface of the building. For example, the manipulation of the floor (earth), manipulation of the roof (air), manipulation of wall (water), and manipulation of structure (fire).
LODGE
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RIVER
ARCH 452 | Architecture Studio III | Tad Bradley, Instructor | Spring 2014 | Rural Retreat
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Retreat Model Diagram
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Lodge Floor Plan
FIRE DINE
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Lodge Northeast Elevation
ARCH 452 | Architecture Studio III | Tad Bradley, Instructor | Spring 2014 | Rural Retreat
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10 POLITICS OF DWELLING ON THE ROSEBUD INDIAN RESERVATION Oceti Sakowin Ancestral Lands
1851 Ft. Laramie Treaty
1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty
Excerpts from a Topics in Architecture research project: Ancestral lands are the lands American Indians occupied before Euro-American contact. Although, the Rosebud Indian Reservation had not existed yet, the Sicangu Lakota existed. The Lakota were, and presently still are, a part of the Oceti Sakowin. The Oceti Sakowin roamed freely from the Upper Missouri down to what is now the state of Arkansas, and east of the Big Horns. The Lakota oyate roamed this region with their food source and livelihood- the American bison. The dwelling typology of this time was the tipi. The settlement pattern amongst the interior of individual dwellings, as well as the spatial relationship among other dwellings was an architectural vernacular unique to the Lakota. This method of organization was applied to all Lakota architecture from ceremonial to communal spaces.
One of the first treaties the Sicangu and other Lakota Tribes established with the U.S. government was the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty. The goal of this treaty was to establish and confirm peaceful relations between the EuroAmericans and the American Indians. This treaty was also an agreement that American Indians in this area would not harm U.S. citizens that are passing through or lawfully residing in the territory.
The second treaty signed between the Lakota and the U.S. military was the 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty. This treaty guaranteed that Indian land was to be “entered only with Indian consent and affirmed that the “Sioux” would cease raiding.” The gold rush in the Black Hills brought ruthless prospectors and more settlers to Lakota territory, hindering the Lakota’s ability to primarily lead a hunting-gathering lifestyle.
The architectural dwelling was the tipi. However, the landscape was sprinkled with log cabins of white settlers. Also, with the 1851 Ft. Laramie Treaty, the American Indians agreed to allow the U.S. to build roads and military posts.
As Lakota territory became more settled by Euro-Americans, the architectural language that resulted from was a mixture of traditional Lakota architecture and more permanent structures.
ARCH 492 | Topics in Architecture | Jessica Garcia-Fritz, Instructor | Spring 2014 | Restless Landscapes
This was a time of transition. The Treaties era brought Euro-American infrastructure and religion to Indian country. The cohabitation of both settlers and natives was now inevitable.
Act of 1877
The Act of 1877, enacted by the Senate and House of Representative, provided rations to Native peoples, education, and work training. The Act of 1877 goal was to assimilate the American Indian into American society. The Act of 1877 initiated the Land Allotments to full-blood American Indians who were willing to learn to farm. If they chose this route, they were given a plot of land, and the government would erect a comfortable home for the allotment. Article 6 of the Act of 1877 stated, “And if said Indians move to new Indian Territory the government shall erect for each of the principle chiefs a good and comfortable dwelling house”. As the Sicangu reluctantly moved to the new territory, Chief Spotted Tail white man’s home was erected.
Act of 1889
The Act of 1889 assigned each tribal agency to a specific reservation. The territory for the Lakota went from half the state of South Dakota to small scattered reservations. The Sicangu were assigned to the Rosebud Indian Reservation. An example of the type of dwelling used during this era was called the “progressive” house. The homes were made of wood logs stacked upon each other similar to a log cabin. The interior of the house had dirt floors, and the roof was dirt as well. With each Act, American Indians were forced to assimilate into the EuroAmerican lifestyle. The architecture of dwelling changed quickly throughout the Acts. The architecture of the Lakota was no longer of utility and convenience, rather an architecture of circumstance.
Rosebud v. Kneip
A 1977 Supreme Court ruling called Rosebud Sioux Tribe vs. Kneip, further reduced the reservation’s boundary from five counties to just one county - Todd County. In 1976, due to a high demand for decent housing accommodations, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) stepped in to assist in the funding and building of homes for people on the reservation. Two examples of HUD housing are Transitional Homes and Low-Rent Housing. The goal of transitional homes were to provide homes of limited quality and limited life until alternative housing could be arranged. Low-Rent Housing was designed to be rental properties only. The intentions of HUD were commendable. However, the quality of these homes are very poor and had no connection to Lakota architecture.
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