Brett Lagerberg / Professional Portfolio by Brett Lagerberg

Brett Lagerberg / Architecture Portfolio

Chicago Public Library

Chinatown Branch

Dallas College, Richland Campus

Catalyst

Masters of Architecture

Chicago Public Library

Chinatown Branch | Chicago Illinois Texas A&M University | Spring 606 Design Studio ‘17 | Ray Holliday

Brett Lagerberg

A ‘New’ Library 5|2|17

01 Tarrant County College Southeast Campus

Texas A&M University

Tarrant County College Northwest Campus

2020 / Higher Education / Dallas College, Richland Campus / Red River Hall

Dallas College, Richland Campus / Red River Hall Higher Education Red River Hall is an Early College High School and classroom building for Dallas College, Richland Campus.

12800 Abrams Rd, Dallas, TX 75243 101,000 SF Status: Application for permit submitted.

Dallas College’s Richland campus, which opened in 1972, was intentionally designed to preserve the existing trees and lakes on what was once farmland in North Dallas. These natural features are a strength of the campus. These sprawling elements ground the strong concrete and brick structures so consistently across campus. As it has grown over the years, Dallas College, Richland Campus, has maintained that same strength in its identity and sense of place. Our challenge was to design a new 100,000 SF School of Business and Classroom Building that speaks the same, already strong language, and reflects the simple elegance of its surroundings. Building orientation was critical. The more time spent studying the campus the easier the recommendation became. The adjacent buildings and they’re projections across the grove of trees told you just where their new relative should stand. The result is a simple 2-story “L” shaped classroom building formed by a bar of instructional spaces to the north and a smaller block of administrative spaces to the south. A highly transparent bar cuts through the mass and bridges the two forms together, framing a new portal to the campus, defining its eastern edge.

The portal leads to a tree-filled plaza that the design team and client considered as important as the building itself, symbolizing the education journey of the student. Landscape connections anchor this building to the rest of the campus. Exterior vocabulary and aesthetics embrace the importance of place, drawing strong inspiration from the existing buildings for materiality and volumes.

“Find optimism in the inevitable.” -Rem Koolhaas

Nature as a Design Element

Dallas College, Richland Campus was designated as a Tree Campus USA College by the Arbor Day Foundation. The protection of existing trees on campus was as important as the building itself. By embracing this challenge we used the existing grove as a design element. The buildings premier spaces offer the best views of the natural courtyard and frame a backdrop of the new Bloomberg Business Lab, a Richland institution.

2020 / Higher Education / Dallas College, Richland Campus / Red River Hall

Footprint Implied By Campus The Richland College campus has a rigid framework. It’s consistent structural dimensions and projected lines tells you where it’s evolution should take place. The result was a 100,000sf building of appropriate form and scale.

Breezeway Richland College has a specific and strong architectural vocabulary. We incorporated a breezeway to emphasize the strong East/West axis and root the building in an already established language. Successful design is possible in any language.

Collaboration Corridor In a fast growing commuter district - head down and collaboration spaces are at a premium. We gave Red River Hall 8,000sf of dining, collaboration, huddle and single student/professor instructional spaces.

Campus Fit All collaborative and head down spaces frame Richland College’s existing (and protected) tree groves. A second story cantilevering “tree house” captures the premier view to a heavily utilized courtyard, through a ceramic etched lens of varying density fractal patterns.

2020 / Higher Education / Dallas College, Richland Campus / Red River Hall

Subtraction

Sometimes subtraction can be the strongest architectural move you make. By carving away the proposed building we created a breezeway to guide ECHS students to the main axis of campus in a way that is sure to impact their first collegiate experience.

ROOF SYSTEM AS SPECIFIED PRE-FINISHED MTL. COPING STRUCTURED CANOPY

SPANDREL 3 5/8" CFMF @ 16" O.C. W/BATT INSULATION

5/8" GYP. BD. TO DECK

CEILING, REF. RCP

ALUM CURTAINWALL SYSTEM

CURTAINWALL CONNECTION TO STRUCTURE BY CURTAINWALL MANUFACTURER

SPANDREL FRICTION FIT INSULATION W/ BACKING

METAL PANEL SOFFIT 2" ROCK WOOL INSULATION FLUID APPLIED AIR BARRIER ON 5/8" EXTERIOR SHEATHING 3 5/8" CFMF @ 16" O.C. W/BATT INSULATION CFMF BRACING AS REQUIRED

METAL PANEL SOFFIT ALUM CURTAINWALL SYSTEM MID SPAN SUPPORT PTD. TO MATCH STRINGER, REF. STRUCTURAL SOLID SURFACE, SS-3. REF FINISH SCHEDULE A09-00.

SPANDREL FRICTION FIT INSULATION W/ BACKING

3 5/8" CFMF @ 16" O.C. W/BATT INSULATION FLUID APPLIED AIR BARRIER ON 5/8" SHEATHING

CEILING, REF. RCP

2" ROCK WOOL METAL PANEL SOFFIT ALUM STOREFRONT SYSTEM

ALUM CURTAINWALL SYSTEM

SITE PAVING. REF SITE PLAN

01 - Building Section - Stair Landing FOUNDATION, REF. STRUCTURAL

02 - Building Section - Feature Stair 11

2019 / Corgan Design Competition / Design Competition / Catalyst / Winning Submission

Design Competition / Catalyst / Winning Submission 2019 Corgan Design Competition Winner / Submission to AIA Unbuilt Dallas The following images are the nine slides our project team submitted for the AIA Dallas Unbuilt Awards.

1500 E 12th St Austin, TX 78702 2.04 square acres Project Team: Brett Lagerberg, Brooks VanEssen, Shraddhesh Anavkar Status: Presentation submitted to Dallas AIA chapter for AIA Unbuilt Awards, Dallas, TX

Our proposal for Corgan’s internal design competition in 2019 re-imagines an underutilized site as a vibrant, mixed-use development. It boasts a bold design in form, and soft in execution. Catalyst brings local communities together and promotes sustainable and equitable living. The proposed program is a gradient from private to public as you travel eastward on 12th street towards downtown. Two foundational U-shaped blocks were each set on the public/private sides of the site. In parti, one block was opened toward the street to welcome the public while the other opened inward to create a private courtyard for residents. An elevated walking path runs through the site, transitioning between narrow, open, public and private spaces. The path flies over the top of the parking module — creating a tiered green landscape in a dense urban setting. The introduction of this path and its suggested continuation will make 12th Street a destination and precedent for future developments.

Catalyst responds to the needs of the local community directly by providing amenities such as low-income housing, grocery stores and restaurants to address the local food desert, pharmacies and speculative office space. Lastly, on the historical west end of the site sits an entertainment and commercial block, housing a modern take on the Harlem Theatre, an old community destination for art, music, and film. Catalyst is a community that is environmentally and socially-driven to be a foundation upon which the area grows.

Photo below and cover photo property of Kurt Griesbach of Corgan

“Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visible.” -Edward Tufte

Discover New Experiences and Amenities ▪ Community performance theater ▪ Leasable coworking ▪ Restaurants ▪ Grocery store addressing the local food desert

▪ Residential ▪ Public amenities (gathering spaces, walking path, etc.) ▪ Re-use of existing auto repair shop into a vibrant community restaurant

Journey Through Catalyst Each rendering is taken from the vantage point of the icons highlighted in magenta in the aerial above.

Studio

One Bedroom

Efficiency — Paired

Two Bedroom

Townhome

470 SF

610 SF

370 SF each

925 SF

2,000 SF

Catalyst Living

Walking paths and community gathering spaces provide movement through the space. An effort to infuse transparency creates a sense of connection, but is balanced to preserve privacy in the residential areas. Sight lines and open spaces are maximized in the community areas to foster a sense of connection and belonging.

Infusing Sustainability Parking is concealed below the walking path. The design utilizes the roof of the garage to create a community green zone that can also be used by the public as a trail or a walking path. Native plants are used throughout to reduce water consumption. Buildings are oriented to maximize indirect light while shading against the harsh Texas sun. Greenhouses and water harvesting cisterns are placed on the roof of the residential buildings to showcase community gardens and inspire sustainable living.

2020 / Misc. Works / Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, Masters of Architecture Misc. Works The following are a collection of works from my time as a student at Texas A&M University.

GoPro HQ, San Jose, CA 2018 Multi-family, Toronto, Canada 2017 Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, Chicago, IL 2017 Olympic Gymnastics Training Facility, Huntsville, TX 2014

“Just put a bush in front of it” is the quote you’ll see on the opening page of my collegiate work. Early in undergrad at Texas A&M, design was tough. Trace paper filled the trash cans and my sketchup files read something like “Scheme 04_final2_final final_version 06.skp”. Understanding that multiple iterations were simply always going to be part of the process and they weren’t a sign of failure took some time to grasp. At the very end of the project (the time where all architecture students find themselves finally beginning their writing) I found myself placing blankets of opaque vegetation in front portions of my building, covering the parts that were undesirable or unfinished. Labeling myself as a “bad landscape architect”... I moved on. It wasn’t until creating my first undergraduate portfolio that I recognized a theme. The same “oriental tree.png” made an guest appearance in nearly every rendering, shielding the eyes from the blankness that appeared beyond their outline and focusing them back to the parts where effort was spent.

No more. Moving forward, I made a pact with myself to design as though you’d have no cover, no oriental tree.png waiting at the 11th hour to save the day. My designs turned from thoughtful instances to thoughtful compositions - a bit bare from vegetation albeit. “Just put a bush in front of it” made me a better designer.

2020 / Misc. Works / GoPro HQ / Final Study

“Just put a bush in front of it.” -Brett Lagerberg

GoPro HQ, San Jose GoPro cameras were designed to use nature as a backdrop and a human subject as the focal point. The GoPro camera is deceptively simple in form, yet highly complex. In form, the camera only acts in two vertical planes, the body and the lens. The lens is the only projection straying from the perimeter of the camera body. This lens volume houses a significant amount of layers, detail and optical technology. These same constraints were strictly obeyed and reflected while designing their new building. 22

2017 / Misc. Works / Multi-Family Residential / Toronto

2017 / Misc. Works / Chicago Public Library / Chinatown Branch

2014 / Misc. Works / Olympic Gymnastics Training Facility

2019 / Higher Education / Tarrant County College / Southeast Campus Expansion

Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus / Corgan Proposal Higher Education The following images and excerpts are from a 2019 Corgan proposal for services for Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus.

2100 Southeast Pkwy, Arlington, TX 76018 80,000sf Science and Classroom Building

Southeast is a unique product of its time. Coming after the opening of Collin College Spring Creek Campus, it is another example of campus planning derived from a “mall” concept – an integral, interior campus experience. However, as the campus has grown, a fundamental set of challenges appears. How do you connect new buildings into a cohesive campus? How does a sense of place, a sense of inspiration take root? Looking past the massive footprint of the original building, there is an underlying framework that provides clues on how to thoughtfully expand and more importantly reestablish the campus as a unique, important place, both for students and as a destination for the community. A synthesis of the existing framework established as an early gesture; a means of considering the abstract potential of the existing campus. Also, the conceptual framework affirms the original expansion assumption and suggests a direction for further exploration.

The original building clearly asserts its identity and “front door.” The campus is highly-permeable and offers many points of entry. The conceptual framework establishes a means of connecting north to south green spaces and stitching the predominately interior circulation into a mixed interior/exterior experience. The opportunity for remodeling aspects of the existing building allow us to further enhance intuitive way-finding and sense of place. TCC Southeast is unique architecturally and as a community. We believe we have strengthened a node on an already strong campus so when students first arrival on campus, they feel inspired and reassured that they selected the right place to start their journey.

2019 / Higher Education / Tarrant County College / Southeast Campus Expansion

“The only thing more dangerous than adventure is routine.” -Into the Wild

2019 / Higher Education / Tarrant County College / Southeast Campus Expansion

Inside / Outside

Opportunities for engagement with the outdoors would not be limited to just the ground level. Subtle articulation of the facade can create balconies and overlooks, perhaps supporting quieter activities while further shading the facade. Initially, this suggests creating bridges to connect campus buildings for convenient, multi-level circulation. An important consideration for further study is engagement with the key campus landmark – the library. With our new addition, we can explore the important gradient from focused individual study, group collaboration, social engagement between classes all the way to vibrant spirited expression – all part of a living campus. 30

Curb Appeal Enhanced experiences and successful educational outcomes begin with inspiration. From a student’s first visit to enroll to graduation, each arrival on campus is an opportunity for inspiration. Inspiration starts at each threshold to the campus, extending beyond the students. Every member of the community arriving on campus for an event, a meeting or just to visit is an opportunity to inspire through great design – first and foremost creating a deep sense of pride in campus and the one college.

2019 / Higher Education / Tarrant County College / Southeast Campus Expansion

2019 / Higher Education / Texas A&M University / ILIL Building

Texas A&M University / Corgan Proposal Higher Education Texas A&M University plans an Instructional Laboratory and Innovative Learning Building to bridge main campus to west campus. The following images and excerpts are from a 2019 Corgan proposal for services.

400 Bizzell St, College Station, TX 77843 119,900SF Instructional Laboratory and Innovative Learning Building

The Gateway to West Campus The design of the building exists in its context today and more broadly in the goals of the master plan. Our challenge is to reconcile a desire for a “gateway” with the deeper goal of adding to the campus in a way that contributes to the whole. A&M’s campus is a family – of faculty and students, but also of buildings. Each member of a family may be unique and can stand as an individual but are also deeply connected to one another through physical traits and temperament. We do not design icons - we design family members. Adding to this challenge is the position of building within the fabric of the campus. This is not an abstract two-dimensional problem on paper, but rather a problem in richer environment of human perception. There are three main gateway perception opportunities, each with its own peculiarities relative to the design of the project: Wellborn Road Here, the primary perception of the building as a gateway is from a vehicle, at speed or stopped at the Old Main/Wellborn intersection. This suggests a larger scale design gesture, but also suggests a strong visual connection to the 21st century classroom building, now under construction.

Wellborn Underpass Traditionally, the experience of a campus is at pedestrian scale and walking or bike speed. Uniquely, on this site, this experience is characterized by the Wellborn Underpass, which due to the ramping would not allow a strong visual experience of the building until almost at Olsen Road. Moreover, even in its role as a gateway building, the orientation of the underpass and the master plan’s West Campus along Olsen will tend to put the main entry at 90 degrees to this path of travel. West Campus Walk The POR identifies a goal, budget permitting, of extending West Campus Walk to the West Campus Garage. Whether or not this is accomplished in this project, the new ILSQ has a responsibility to establish its northwest corner as an anchor for this significant pedestrian path.

2019 / Higher Education / Texas A&M University / ILIL Building

I’ve learned that design is failure that trends towards a solution. If we don’t allow ourselves time to fail we don’t allow ourselves time to design.

Gateway to West Campus Welcome Transparent and welcome building entry/lobby. To include amenities such as a coffee shop and cafe. Innovative and collaboration spaces consolidated for cross pollination with transparency and connectivity to plaza.

Connection Campus pedestrian circulation connection to public lobby and alignment with west campus walk. Sight lines to connect above and below Wellborn Rd.

Learning Open, flexible and simple teaching labs with linear prep at core and student circulation at perimeter is the modular for initial design. Lab building blocks rail/road noise.

Presence Proud and welcoming presence from Wellborn Rd., Wellborn underpass and west campus walk. Shape encourages permeability and pedestrian connection as a bridge between main and west campus.

Learning on Display Learning is placed on display with science lab program placed in highly visible locations.

Conceptual Sketch

2019 / Higher Education / Texas A&M University / ILIL Building

2018 / Higher Education / Tarrant County College Northwest / Campus Redevelopment

Tarrant County College, Northwest Campus / Corgan Proposal Higher Education

Tarrant County College, Northwest Campus is to receive a $350m renovation and addition comprised of four new buildings and many renovation projects. The following images and excerpts are from a 2018 Corgan proposal for services.

4801 Marine Creek Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76179 Scope - Three phase campus demo & construction ECHS Building - 60k sf Building #1 - 200k sf Building #2 - 85k sf WCTS reno - 65k sf WACB reno - 27k sf Exterior reno - As needed 250k sf existing building demo

Tarrant County College Northwest Campus has many unique qualities. It’s location, elevation changes and existing fabric of buildings make an exciting set of challenges and solutions. The objective was ultimately to expand and reestablish the campus as a unique and significant place, both for students and as a destination of the rest of the community. The new construction will contribute to the family of buildings that make up its living campus. By making an enhanced setting for learning, TCC NW will strengthen its ‘place’ and the foundation of its experience. How does the project team turn a living campus into a developing job site all while and increasingly large number of students are still in attendance? How does the proposed architecture activate the edges of the existing buildings while also creating new exciting destinations? These were some of the biggest challenges. Our solution was a three phased approach comprised of additions, demolitions, and renovations – all sequenced to not impact the vitals of and active campus.

TCC NW is highly permeable and offers many points of entry. The existing framework establishes a means of connecting the high elevation of the vehicular entrance to the green spaces and lake below. The organizing parti stitches the interior circulation into a mixed interior/exterior experience that spills downward, towards the water. The opportunity to redevelop facades of adjacent existing buildings gave a chance for further enhancement, strengthening the old-and-new relationship, bridged by new architecture. The finished campus would create opportunities to encounter each other and come together in a strengthened collaborative learning environment. The redeveloped Tarrant County College Northwest Campus would be an anchor and precedent for the remaining $500m bond package.

2018 / Higher Education / Tarrant County College Northwest / Campus Redevelopment

“I wanted a bias for action, and to bring out the initiative in all hands.” -Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos

Photo property of Kurt Griesbach of Corgan

2018 / Higher Education / Tarrant County College Northwest / Campus Redevelopment

Compression The proposed master plan is a V-shaped group of buildings, among others, making a “pinch point” at the campus’ main vehicular entry. By compressing and then releasing the negative space, the pedestrian experience is shaped. As you walk through the narrow space, realative to the surrounding courtyards, and down towards the water you experience an increasingly wide public plaza and terraced landscape that connects the architecture to the human scale. 40

Photo property of Kurt Griesbach of Corgan

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