B R E T T LAGERBERG Architecture
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OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TRAINING FACILITY | Page 04
BLUE ARTS DISTRICT GALLERY | Page 24
ARDENT: IN THE THIRD DIMENSION | Page 40
ARTERY: THE HEART OF LA ESCOCESA | Page 44
HANGAR HOUSE | Page 58
ACOUSTIC INSTALLATION | Page 64
OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TRAINING FACILITY Location: Huntsville, Texas Size: 100,000 ft2 Fall 2015 ARCH 405 | Design IV+Integrated Structures and Systems Holliday - Holliday - Baltazar Athletic facilities push the envelope of what’s possible and Olympic facilities perhaps pioneered that notion. Olympic facilities almost seem to be professional studio projects in the sense that budget and feasibility are held with less regard than what you’d normally find. Our design was inspired by the similarities and differences in preparation and performance. In Olympic gymnastics there’s a certain structure and rigor to training that’s common place across the sport. The same moves, the same vaults, over and over provide the repetition to convert any routine to muscle memory. In a variance of practice lies performance, an elegant display taking attention away from the rigors of training and only concerning eyes with what’s immediately before them. Performance is more of an eclectic expression of endless acrobatic maneuvers that define the individual and their larger counterpart. Derived from preparation and performance, we developed two forms. One form that represents the structure and repetition of training and one that offers a focal point, eclipsing the preparation. In this case the preparation is the horizontal band, steady and true, and the performance is the gymnasium space, with no two angels exactly the same.
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Site Plan | Rest & Action
Topography
Tree | Density
Water
Sun | Summer Path
Wind | Direction
Roads | Proposed
Site | Profile
Given the site, it was a fairly easy decision to orient the main complex adjacent to the body of water for it’s energy saving potential and to maximize long site lines for the user. The organizing tool for the site plan was two axis; rest and action. Living quarters as well as a recreational pool are located along the rest axis while the action axis houses kinetic programs such as soccer, tennis and the gymnastics facility itself. Rather than finding a level area to build, far away from the chosen site, we decided to excavate and fit our building and program into the existing contour.
Program | Relationships
Skin
The building skin is given shape by its louvers that cover the entire facade.
Structure
The gym structure is framed by steel tubes and an iconic cross-bracing diagrid system.
Gyms
Support
Circulation
The gyms are shaped and placed to draw relationships, visually and physically, to each other. The artery of the site lies in the center of the pedestrian circulation support space
Circulation space surrounds the core of the building and is home to it’s many support programs
Programmatic Support Coaches Offices and Meeting Rooms Athlete Only Fire Escape
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Artistic Gym Rhythmic Gym Trampoline Gym Lockers Weights
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Kitchen Cafeteria Treatment
Housing
Apartments Mass Living
Visitor
Giftshop Lobby Cafeteria
Support Space
Common Space Mechanical Janitorial Storage
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Complex
Intervening with the site, two opposing volumes come together to house a state of the art olympic gymnastics training facility.
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Floor | 02 In architecture, the less decisions the user has to make increases the enjoyment of their experience. To expand on this, an open floor plan with long sight lines and large way-finding elements was adopted to embody a spacial surplus feel while directing users to their end destination stress free.
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Gift Shop Lobby | Administration Coaches office | Conference Rooms Restrooms Walk of Fame Common Area Cafeteria Kitchen Restrooms Mechanical Room
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Floor | 01 The first floor of the complex is halfway under ground to fit the natural contour of the site while allowing space for programs that don’t require an abundance of light or exposure to the public eye(Mechanical, Janitorial spaces and Locker Rooms). To keep the gym volumes a focal point, moments in the floors above were eliminated to make two story spaces, framed by the iconic louvered wall. In all instances, throughout the perimeter of the gym volumes, views to the training and competitions are easy and frequent.
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Storage Mechanical Room Women’s Locker Room Rhythmic Gym Artistic Gym Coaches Offices | Meeting Rooms Mechanical Room Trampoline Gym Treatment | Medical Room Fitness Room
Circulation Space | Detail Artistic Gym | Competition Space
Roof Truss Pin-Connection
6-Piece Louver System
Elevator | Detail Section Cut | Key
Section Cut | Perspective
Fire Escape
Common Area
Coaches Offices | Meeting Rooms
Circulation Space | Walk of Fame
Truss FrameLoad Transfer Node
Diagrid Framing System
Floor | 02 | Lobby
Foundation | Plan
Louvers | Why?
Metal Louvers
Double-Pane Glass
Spider Connection
Metal Spacing Grid
Steel Diagrid System
Steel Tube Form Frame
6 -Piece System
An early yet pressing issue was to make this building honest architecture while letting the gym form completely penetrate the circulation space, only terminating at its bounds or the ground itself. From gathering information and speaking with gymnasts, they do not prefer an abundance of natural light due to the high degree of difficulty and the frequency of their radial spins. Simply glass volumes would not be enough to articulate a difference between the two forms from the exterior of the building but would allow for sight lines to continue through, uninterrupted. Metal paneling would allow the mind to quickly decipher the two forms and their different materials but would inhibit anyone from seeing into the gyms from the circulation spaces. To satisfy this problem we covered the entire facade in louvers, similar to an LTL project. This six-piece louver system was enough to easily see the two forms from the exterior while still allowing views of the gym from the inside and outside. The density of the louvers were strategically increased and decreased in areas to reflect off unwanted solar lines and allow more transparency between the viewers and the activity being held at that time.
Individual Olympic Achievements
Country of Past Olympics
USA Gymnastics Team Medals
Figures of Significance
Walk of Fame | What is it?
Floor | 02 | Walk of Fame
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Progression | Schemes 01, 02, 03 Scheme | 01
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The initial scheme was derived from a crystalline structure, one that formed naturally in flat planes on many axis. In itself, these forms would house the entire programmatic requirements.
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Scheme | 02 Scheme 02 provided a more sound approach to the previous proposition. The main adaptation that occurred was the addition of a circulation space around the core(Artistic Gym). This circulation space, re-formated into an “L-shape�, would house all the support and program that the facility needed.
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Scheme | 03 Scheme 03, the final scheme, fixed the problems addressed with the previous two solutions. In this intervention, the two forms, the circulation form and the gym forms, were entirely structurally independent on each other to allow honest architecture. Honest in the sense that the same experience is felt on the inside and outside. Honest in the sense that the gym forms penetrate the circulation core and terminate at the ground. This opened up more spaces for programmatic use and also created a semi-private barrier between the athletes and the public.
Structure | Bones Model
Campus | Aerial View
BLUE ARTS DISTRICT URBAN CONNECTION Location: San Antonio, Texas Size: 4 acres Fall 2014 ARCH 305 | Design III Deyong The Blue Arts District is located on the banks of the San Antonio river, just south of the city itself. The community is an under-performing area made up of a low socioeconomic class. Using architecture and urban planning we gave the community something it could use as a catalyst to revitalize an urban area. Our intervention drew from the condition of the population and gathered build-able axis from the social standards that have been set for this area. The proposed condition is a modern art exhibit, of all mediums, a concert venue, green spaces for mixed use and a restaurant. Monthly, like the last 10 years, an outdoor market will take its normal site, now a usable green space, where people can buy and sell local goods as well as display artwork with a local agenda.
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Site Plan | Objective One of the issues with the current condition of the site is its split by a major roadway. Our solution was to excavate the site in order to go under the existing roadway. Enough excavation had to take place in order to make the roadway feel like a bridge and not a tunnel to foster a safe and open environment. Now, traffic can move unimpeded from one end of the site to the other without having to wait for any sort of cross-traffic. This helps make the site a common place and an artery for the surrounding areas and neighborhoods the district.
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Site Plan | Grade Level
Art Gallery | Floor 02 (Grade Level)
Cafe | Floor 02 (Grade Level)
Site Plan | Sub-Grade Level
Art Gallery | Floor 01 (Sub-Grade Level)
Cafe | Floor 01 (Sub-Grade Level)
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Art Gallery | Floor 01
ARDENT Location: College Station, Texas Spring 2013 ENDS | Design Foundations II Fairey
Adjective 1. having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love. 2. intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous: an ardent theatergoer. an ardent student of French history. 3. vehement; fierce: They were frightened by his ardent, burning eyes. 4. burning, fiery, or hot: the ardent core of a star.
Ardent | In 2-D
One word dominated our semester. That word was “Ardent”. Ardent’s closest synonyms are zealous and passion. Our goal was to deminsionalize the word into a tangible representation and give it context. Given only a circle and a square, and a freedom of scale on a perfectly orthogonal grid, I made a composition that portrays the word ardent and the tension that it brings.
Ardent | In 3-D
Given the same principals and guidelines, we ventured into the three dimensional word. Using a five surface enclosed container, we were challenged to create a positive and negative space that perceived the chosen word. Using subtle angular changes, tension grew. The eye picks up on the context of a regular grid yet focuses on the asymmetrical moves. Its insistence and expressive, ultimately a third dimension synonym of the word ardent.
ARTery the HEART of La Escocesa Location: Barcelona, Spain Spring 2015 Study Abroad. Revitalizing an Urban Fabric Rodlan - Lliach The existing state of La Escocesa is no more than a barrier standing between an active urban roadway and a dying neighborhood. With only one entrance into the site, one person at a time, all potential for an electric environment is voided. What once was an artery for the neighborhood is now a clot, preventing all things vital from reaching the site. Minding the existing, the proposed intervention is a permeable floating structure that adapts and behaves like a membrane, connecting pedestrians, visually and physically, to the site itself. This friendly, accessible and easy to navigate gateway immerses the user in an interactive environment while encouraging the patrons to engage in the arts. This intervention is not a neutral background for the artistic exhibits, but an artistic exhibit on its own.
Barcelona, Spain | Landmarks
Mediteranean
La Escocesa
Diagonal
Torre Agbar
Parc De La Ciutadella
Roman Quarter
Sagrada Familia
Site Plan | Axis of Intervention
Simply by using the space below grade and making the ground floor permeable, the proposed building made a pedestrian gateway out of a barrier. Perpendicular to the proposed master plan, our line of emphasis focuses on the connection from courtyard to courtyard, a necessary axis to bring action and revenue to the neighborhood. Now, La Escocesa is reachable and passable, distributing t pedestrians to surrounding sites like the artery it is.
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Connection | Below Grade
Gateway | Grade Level
The existing state of our building was no more than a barrier, preventing any kind of architectural nutrient from entering the complex.
As illustrated below, making the site an artery was achieved by excavating below grade to make a permeable “walkway� connecting pedestrians to either side.
The heart of the original complex was only accessible through a narrow, 2m, alleyway between the west of our building and the building adjacent to it. To resolve this issue, we changed the impermeable concrete condition of our facade into curtains of glass that remain open during the day to allow pedestrian overflow to pass through the gateway level of our gallery like an expansion of the original dark alley. We quadrupled the permeable corridor without forfeiting valuable program area.
Emphasis of Connection | Going Under Given an existing building in disrepair, this was more than just a restoration, it was a revitalization. As stated before, our objective of intervention was to connect the two courtyards, both in front of our site and behind our site, to let our building serve as an artery, supplying the adjacent areas with life and electricity. To do this, we excavated, one floor deep, from the sidewalk in front to the urban icon that is the smoke stack in the back. In addition to the notion of going underground, we convinced our classmates, who were assigned the building directly to the left of ours, to lift their building up one floor. By doing this, there was no longer a large impassable building blocking street traffic from coming into the complex but a large open continuation of the courtyard across the street. What this was able to do was allow pedestrian traffic an open, well-lit, corridor directing them to the center of our site where our program can do the rest. Form was used to manipulate pedestrian traffic in a way that is both functional and works to the benefit of it’s immediate surroundings.
Exhibition Gallery | Floor 01
Exhibition Gallery | Floor 02
Open to Above
Above the connection spaces begins the gallery spaces. The first floor gallery offers up a exhibition space that is semi private making it ideal for mediums of art that require foot traffic and audible media.
The top floor of the gallery is a private exhibition space. Patrons must take an elevator or two flights of stairs to view what is on this level. It is furthest away from other activity to reduce noise and attendance to those who are viewing aimlessly.
By utilizing an alternating floor system, the building developed a complexity of overlapping layers. As illustrated above, nearly everywhere you stand is open to above. The byproduct of this move created a spacious and inviting area to display art of all sizes, area not restricted. In addition, this creates a series of public and intimate places, making this a must for exhibitions of all artistic mediums. The ability to control lightning, adapt quickly and form to the needs of the artists makes this an exceptional space to house the arts.
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Facade Axonometric | Materials Steel Columns Filled with pre-stressed reinforced concrete Strong in compression loads Grounds all system weight.
Toughened Float Glass Highly transparent Withstand 4x dead load Pre-stress for higher tensile strength Safe, breaks in predictable areas
Point Holders Stainless steel tension cables Load-bearing cables hold weight Tension cables, through spider connections, hold facade together
Steel Truss System Supports skins Y-axis loads by grounding them through columns, not the skin itself.
Existing Concrete Skin Eliminates systems horizontal shear forces Adds rigid component to system
Hanging System | Creating Space Whilst respecting the skin and roof of the existing condition, the real intervention is hung inside the skeleton. Rather than only compression, our structural system works with compression and tension to hang the floors giving it a floating appeal. One meter inside the footprint of the existing, steel columns were dropped to support the load of the entire building(floors, slabs, facade, roof ). These columns are connected by a 30cm x 2m beam that runs horizontally across the width of the building, directly under each existing roof truss. These beams are where the tension rods, that hold the floors, are hung from. The tension rods are what gives the floors lift, transferring the load back to the roof beams, then to the structural columns through the piers below ground.
HANGAR HOUSE Location: Clinton, Arkansas Fall 2013 ARCH 205 | Design I Abbott Holley Mountain Airpark is a small aviation community located in Clinton Arkansas. Designing residentil homes to please your client is hard enough to consider and plan a house in a suburban neighborhood, now add an airplane hangar to that. Our clients requested three main design features; airplane hangar, views to the Arkansas Valley and views of the runway and all air activity. The home was inspired by contemporary precents with glass facades and long cantilevered overhangs. The hangar followed in suit. This private residence offers 360 degree views of all air activity and the surrounding environment while being set a short taxi from the hangar to the air.
Site Plan | Objective Located off Cheyenne Rd., Lot 17 has a dramatic slope away from the runway to provide an intimate amount of privacy making it an ideal lot for the residents. However, with the natural slope, site lines to the runway activity are made difficult from ground level. (Views of runway activity were requested by clients).
Floor Plans | Orientation The hangar and the house were separated to make the hangar more accessible on the lesser sloped portion of the property, making docking and taxiing much simpler. The house was placed further down the slope to bring the Arkansas Valley into sight. A second story was established so the clients could be near the bar while air activity is on display just over the horizon.
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LANGFORD ACOUSTIC INSTALLATION Location: College Station, Texas Size: Classroom, 1000 ft2 Spring 2014 ARCH 207 | Design II Clayton Real architecture can be found at the intersection of function and design. Their creation is a byproduct of a harmonious relationship best illustrated as visual music. Much like music, architecture is experience driven. This form was designed with smooth transitions and parameterized crests and troughs. The differences are both subtle and vast. The reach is engulfing. The stretch is infinite. The form, together, is an experience. The location of the installation is in the back of an old classroom that isn’t utilized anymore because of the uncomfortable reverberation time making understanding simple words a difficult task. The objective of the intervention was to create a parametric installation that both was an icon to modern art and served as a noise damper, absorbing and refracting frequencies, allowing this classroom to be used again.
Acoustic Wall | Construction Technique
Acoustic Wall | Plans
Parametric Wall | Elevation
Parametric Wall | Section
Langford A 107 | Floor Plan
Acoustic Reverberations | Before & After
Plywood Model | Lighting Study
EDUCATION Texas A&M University | College Station TX 2011
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January - April 2015 2013
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Major: Architecture: Environmental Design Architecture Studio GPA | 3.56 of 4.0 @ 43 hours Expected Graduation May 2016 Studied at the Barcelona Architecture Center, Barcelona, Spain Barcelona Architecture Center GPA | 3.75 of 4.0 @ 12 hours Minor: Art & Architectural History Expected Graduation May 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE OBRIEN ARCHITECTS | Intern Dallas, TX. June - August 2014 & June - August 2015
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LAGERBERG Bachelor of Environmental Design Texas A&M University 1213 S. Ridgefield Circle College Station, TX 77840 214 226 1738 blagerberg@tamu.edu
Aided in design of projects in residential, office, multi-family, retail and mid-rise fields. Notable projects include “Cowboys Alley” for the Dallas Cowboy’s retail park at the new training facility in Frisco, TX.
DFW WATERSPORTS | Watercraft Instuctor-Guide Dallas, TX. June - August 2012 CHICK-FIL-A | Restaurant Rockwall, TX. June - December 2011 CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT Texas A&M University | College Station TX 2012 January 2013 2014 January 2014 2014
Present - April 2013 - April 2014 Present Present
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) CARPOOL Texas A&M Designated Driver Texas A&M Fish Camp Counselor, Session B, Camp Jibby The Big Event, Staff Assistant Aggie Muster, Host 12TH MAN Student Foundation, Marketing Committee Old Army Gentlemens Society (Ol’ Ags)
ARCHITECTURAL SKILLS Photoshop Illustrator Rendering
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SketchUp Revit AutoCad
InDesign MS Office Sketching
Extensive academic experience in architectural design, modeling, drawing, graphics, rendering and post production and presentations. Strong collaboration, leadership, teamwork and organizational skills.