ESIGN
A+D RCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO Britney Martinez
Why Architecture? Growing up, I observed my grandfather’s carpentry and welding skills through many of his designed projects. I was immediately fascinated and eager to help with his process of planning, sourcing materials, building, and ultimately enjoying the finished project. He, along with my grandmother’s love of art, painting, drawing, and crafting, provided direction in developing creativity and problem solving skills to one day become a great designer. After years of carpentry and art in school, I had a desire for creativity beyond a canvas or sculpture and ultimately directed my focus to a career I could be passionate about, Architecture.
REFERENCES Jae D. Chang, PhD Professor, Associate Chair of Architecture The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design e. jdchang@ku.edu c. 785.864.1446 Jason Hascall, PE KU Lecturer, Architecture Black & Veatch Federal Services 6800 W. 115th St., Suite 2200 Overland Park, KS 66211 c. 913-458-6334 Keith Van de Riet Professor, University of Kansas e. kvdr@ku.edu, c. 917.202.5413
BRITNEY MARTINEZ
britneylmar�nez@gmail.com | 620-655-5333 | Olathe, KS 66062 Skills
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• So�ware Knowledge - SketchUp, Lumion, Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Microso� Office
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Thrives in Team-based and Independent Projects Innova�ve Processing and Problem Solving
June 2023 – Present Architecture Intern | HKS | Dallas, TX • A�ended client user SD and DD design workshops, mee�ngs, ADA and state inspec�ons • Created mul�ple views and sheet sets for City, SD, and DD issues including eleva�ons, RCP’s sec�ons, plans, rcp’s, material take-offs, parking, recorded & modeled current building condi�ons • Studied equipment specs and detailed RCP’s, organized prin�ng of items for mockup for user mee�ngs Architecture Intern | Black and Veatch | Overland Park, KS
May 2022 – Aug 2022 • Studied LEED Standards; created database of qualified materials/products • Completed Revit Training Courses and a�ended site visits on ac�ve construc�on sites • Reviewed project database and updated professional’s project resumes • Organized and volunteered for Harvester’s Food Drive and presented project to administrators
Photographer | Imagine Beauty Photography | Kansas City Metro • Founder/Owner of Imagine Beauty Photography; • Consult with clients to guarantee quality and sa�sfac�on • Website development, photograph edi�ng, and order processing
May 2015 – Present
Orthodon�c Assistant | Hannah Orthodon�cs | Olathe, KS March 2011 – June 2020 • Plan, adapt, and perform various orthodon�c procedures for pa�ents with specific needs • Social media account manager Volunteering
• Hope and Love of the Laity Fund assistant volunteer May- November 2019 • Freedom by Design Construc�on Laborer – Lawrence Habitat for Humanity April 10th, 2021 • KU Design Build Post Semester Construc�on Laborer December 2021 – January 2022
Education
Master of Architecture: Architecture + Design University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Bachelor’s Degree - Graduate - 2023 Master’s Expected Gradua�on - May 2024
• Graduate Student at KU; Fi�h Year of the Architecture + Design Program • Architecture Graduate Cer�ficates – Acous�cs and Health and Wellness • Leadership/Ac�vi�es – Na�onal AIAS Professional Development Commi�ee Member, Student Representa�ve for Architecture Faculty Search Commi�ee, NAAB Student Representa�ve, AIAS Midwest Chapter Member, Freedom by Design Volunteer, Women in Design Member • Scholarships Awarded – Transfer Scholarship 2020-21, Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship 2020-21, FAS Scholarship 2020-22, Na�onal Associa�on of Women in Construc�on Scholarship 2021 • Awards/Compe��ons – AIAS Studio Made, Fall 2021, New Year’s Pagoda
Associate of Liberal Arts: Pre-Architecture Graduated – July 2020 Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS • Leadership/Ac�vi�es – President and Founder of "Architecture and Design Club" at JCCC; Phi Theta Kappa Honor's Society Member • Honors/Scholarships – President's List Honoree for Spring 2019 + Spring 2020; Part-Time Honor Roll Fall 2019; Dean's List Honoree Fall of 2018, Architecture Talent Scholarship Recipient - Spring 2020
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Urban Oasis ..................................................................................................06 Living Building Challenge - Kansas City, KS
Re-Energize Community Center + Residential ....................14 Kansas Children’s Discovery Center - Oklahoma City, OK
The Twist ........................................................................................................22 BIG Architects - Norway - Rhino + Grasshopper
New Year’s Pagoda .................................................................................26 Kansas Children’s Discovery Center - Topeka, Ks
Acoustic Dragon..............................................................................32
New Year’s Pagoda at KCDC - Topeka, Ks
Relaxing Serenity .....................................................................................34 Wild Willy’s Bathhouse - Near Mammoth Lakes, California.
River Interaction - Community ......................................................40 Kaw Point - Kansas City, Ks
Tasteful Balance - Distillery ..............................................................48 18th and Oak - Kansas City, Mo
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URBAN OASIS I Kansas City, MO I Britney Martinez + Elizabeth Stone I Spring 2023
Living Building Challenge -Professor Steve Padget
LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE
Energy
Beauty
Water
Materials
Place
Equity
Health + Happiness
On-site power generation creates independent energy for the campus and alleviates the need for year-round Evergy electrical services. Exterior views and abundant daylighting fill each space to maximize learning efficiency and uplifted moods. Storm water collection and an eco machine treats waste water for further use within the building and irrigation completing a process known as a hydrological loop. Responsible harvesting of FSC certified lumber was used for the structure and reduces the impact of carbon emissions and construction waste. A greenhouse provides the community with fresh produce and supplies fresh ingredients for the cafe. An urban forest replaces asphalt of a previous parking lot reducing heat island effect and when paired with the retention pond cools south prevailing winds for passive cooling of the Oasis.The forest helps in the filtration of carbon emissions from downtown traffic and industries. Universal accessibility is established by all three levels of the Oasis connecting occupants directly outside along with a ramp that transitions occupants from the South to the North side of the site. A community garden provides learning opportunities to utilize skills to prepare off-site gardens. A green wall located in the daylight atrium immediately introduces occupants to the purpose of the Oasis and leads them through to find more opportunities to connect with nature.
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Wastewater flows into multiple SOLID SETTLEMENT TANKS on site. Solids settle in the tanks as sludge and are injected with MICROORGANISMS to accelerate decomposition. Remaining wastewater flows out of the settlement tanks to the 6,000 gallon EQUALIZATION TANKS that equalize the flow of water over 24 hours evenly releasing water into UNDERGROUND ANOXIC TANKS that contain microbial organisms that digest ammonia, phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, and many other substances in wastewater stream. A splitter box evenly divides the water between CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS,three feet deep, lined with rubber, and completely filled with gravel with wastewater two inches beneath the gravel. The wastewater then travels to AERATED LAGOONS containing plants, fungi, algae, snails, and other microorganisms that convert ammonia into nitrates and toxins into harmless base elements. Water is 75% clear but is not safe to touch. Once the lagoons conclude treatment the water is moved to a RECIRCULATING SAND FILTER that, again, contains microorganisms that absorb and digest any remaining particulates and small amounts of nitrates provides a final “polishing” to the water. Water is then safe for disposal into rivers, lakes, and wetlands. The effluent (liquid waste or sewage) can also be used for irrigation. Reclaimed water is dispersed into the RETENTION POND on site and released back into the GROUNDWATER TABLE. The reclaimed water is further purified by nature as it trickles down to the AQUIFER. The RECYCLED WATER is used in sinks, toilets, and showers and processed back into the Eco Machine that completes a closed Hydrological Loop.
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RE-ENERGIZE Community Center + Riverside Apartments - Oklahoma City, OK
Fall 2022 Urban Mixed Use with Professor Eddy Tavio
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In downtown Oklahoma City our studio chose multiple sites to restore the involvment within community. The highlighted areas are locations that were chosen to evenly spread community and recreational activities. Our location was essential for intentional repurposing as some neighboring sites were opperable businesses.
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CONCEPT - Create a welcoming environment that hosts community gatherings and promotes healthy lifestyles and diverse interactions through shared interior and exterior spaces that provide various opportunities for the community. This is accomplished by setting the increasing the offset from the road. A bike lane doubles as an exercise path to the winding bike trail to the west of the site. The pedestrian street pulls you through the space and connects you to the back where another green space greets the guests while creating a resting moment that gives off a semi-private ambiance. Employees and Residents of the residential apartments can enjoy this space whilst in a calmer less activated space compared to the east-main road facing green space. The center features a double story space encased of glass with west facing stacked louvers. This allows maximum daylight to enter the space without sacrificing thermal properties that the Oklahoma’s climate challenges. The flexible floor plan provides a malleable future for growth of purpose for the space and can host large events that feature west nana walls to intertwine and extend the interior and exterior spaces.
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THE TWIST GRASSHOPPER + RHINO
BIG Architects - Norway , With Professor Kurt Hong,
TEAM: Andrew Pottinger, Britney Martinez, Abraham Simon
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DERIVATIONS The Twist, Bjarke Ingels Group’s first project in Norway, provides a connection over a river and doubles as an art gallery. The twist form gives natural light to the artwork and creates the illusion of three spaces within its two fixed forms and core twist. The Twist was an opportunity for our group to explore the communication between designing and creating. The group went through a variety of challenges and problem solving in order to complete each system.
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Step 1: Draw rectangle, and create an axis
Step 2: Extrude shape along axis created
Step 3: Rotate mass around axis
Step 7: Set structural geometry along face
Step 8: Create geometry for panels to follow faces
Step 9: Apply glass panels along opening
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STRUCTURE VARIATIONS
Variation 1: I-Beam, Cylindrical Diagonals
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Variation 2: I-Beam Member Thickness
Variation 3: I-Beam Cylindrical Thickness
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Step 4: Cut opening along face for window
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Step 6: Loft, then cut mass to create floor slab
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Step 1: Extrude original mass
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NEW YEAR’S PAGODA Kansas Children’s Discovery Center - Topeka, Ks
Fall 2021 Design Build with Professor Keith Van de Riet
Photoshop Detailing performed by me, Britney Martinez, Lower left Diagram provided by Ashlyn Reece, Photo courtesy of Teresa Alani, Pagoda Process Modeling by Jonathan Johnson and Joe Kelly
Concrete Texture Application from the Left - Cardinal Directions, Cherry Blossom, Bamboo, Rock Garden Inspired, Yen and Yang, Nature Connection, Rock Garden 2, Organic Leather Print
I performed many concrete texture applications to have options for our center detailing. The team ultimately chose to do limestone carvings. After assisting with the center layout design, my team and I cut the limestone into keystones, where they proceeded to carve animals of the lunar W into the stones.
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Finial Ornament
Finial Cap
Finial Troubleshooting and Redesign My fabrication group and I were tasked with the fabrication of the finial. Not having been the original designers provided complications with interpretation and construction practicality of the design. Nonetheless, my team and I were motivated to see the design through. After many attempts we were able to cold roll steal plates to create the finial cap. Lastly, our client hadn’t approved the original finial ornament (pictured on the previous page). I took this opportunity to redesign the finial topper until the desired form was established. I provided the client coloring options for the finial where we gladly received feedback to progress to the golden finial. **Final modeling was done by a large amount of my peers and myself throughout the semester.
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DESIGN BUILD SEMESTER SELF-REFLECTION OF WORK Site Analysis - Documented dimensions of previous site topography and gazebo - Demolished structure that misrepresented a Chinese Pagoda Concrete - Research concrete textures and form work - Create concrete texture samples with various designs Foundation - Site Planning - Pagoda position and way finding - Calculated cubic feet needed for all concrete needs - Leveled and smoothed concrete foundation with steel trowel Foundation Design - Limestone and Beach Pebble Application - Assisted in limestone design and geometry for center of pagoda foundation - Cut limestone with peers Furniture - Research of unique bench designs for precedents Dougong and Columns - Angle grinding welds on columns and welded many dougong brackets to columns
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Acoustic Dragon - Research sound technology and sensory inclusion at recreation spaces - Form Design - Model out of PVC pipe for acoustic performance analysis - Material outsourcing with local manufacturers - Fabrication - Led and instructed fabrication team - Attempted to hydraulically rolled pipes for dragon body - Cold Rolled steel cones with peers - Welded, angle grinding, and prepped steel for galvanizing - Perform calculations and material needs of Concrete Beach Stone Pebble Application, Limestone, and steel - Purchase, Pickup and Delivery of Materials Roofing Tile - Research metal roof applications and patterns - Installation and custom terracotta tile cutting for corner installation
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ACOUSTIC DRAGON - New Year’s Pagoda - KCDC KU Design Build - Britney Martinez The University of Kansas Architecture - Design Build students were given the opportunity to design and build a Pagoda that embraces Chinese Architecture and Culture for the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center in Topeka, Ks. We were tasked to create an engaging experience for visitors. I chose an acoustic sound tube in the form of a dragon that, in research of Chinese culture, I learned that dragons are known to have control over water and can summon rain during a drought. Dragons can be found in festivals, astrology, art, names and more. I found that this historic symbolism could provide the sound tube with characteristics that influence children to learn about Chinese culture. Nearly a week long fabrication of the acoustic dragon consisted of my peers, Ashlyn R., Sam P., Karolyn D. and myself. After complex attempts in rolling 2 3/4” pipe, Professor Keith Van de Riet and I decided to outsource the needed rolled pipe from Jackson Specialties of Bonner Springs, KS. This provided us with accurate arcs to assemble the body. We also sourced the dragon graphics to be CNC’d by Seibel Fabrications of Lawrence, Ks. The studio’s pagoda design quickly developed into a Chinese lunar calender experience through search of the lunar animals throughout the landscape including the acoustic dragon. Students cut and carved animal forms into the keystones that were later placed into the foundation in a circular form of Cottonwood limestone sourced from Pine landscape of Lawrence, Ks. After fabrication was complete, I measured an average of 67 dB and a max of 69 dB transfer by simulating the sound of a stream. A small team of us continued terracotta and dragon installation during winter break. The Chinese New Year’s Pagoda and dragon became available to the public February 1st 2022. 32
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RELAXING SERENITY Wild Willy’s Hot Springs - Mammoth Lakes, California
Fall 2020 with Professor Jae Chang
WILD WILLY’S HOT SPRING’S NORTH WIND PATH SCENIC VIEWS SIDEWALK/PATH PARKING + ACCESS HOT SPRINGS WATER RUN OFF + COLLECTION 2’ CONTOURS
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Wild Willy’s Hot Springs has a strong history of tourists exploring the land for its scenic views and warm springs with nourishing minerals. Relaxing Serenity is a community space that hosts daily visitors and provides private lodging. Each lodging is placed along the land to offer individual entry and viewing area with retractable nanawalls. These views enhance a connection to nature for those looking to extend their relaxation. The clerestory provides daylight and passive heating during the lower solar paths of winter.
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RIVERSIDE Kaw Point - Kansas City, Ks Spring 2021 with Professor Christi Dietze
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URBAN REDEVELOPMENT VISION
The current site is surrounded by industrial zoning waste runoff and is not well accessible to vehicle transportation, self driven or bus routes, nor to pedestrians. My goal is to recreate a walkable lifestyle connected to Riverside to increase health and wellness for the river, the city and its community. By doing this the economy will boost around local neighborhoods and increase the value of residential areas resulting in an increase of funding to nearby schools and recreation spaces.
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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL ZONING Industrial Businesses Kaw Point Site Agriculture + Green Space
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To confront environmental issues on site, I incorporated a trash inceptor from the Ocean Cleanup Project. Their attempts in cleaning the ocean is emphasized by addressing the health concerns of rivers as it is one of the largest contributors to pollution in the ocean and its wildlife. Placing an inceptor in the river encourages the public to recognize their contribution to the waste that continues to pollute the rivers and oceans. The inceptor is equipped with a conveyor belt system to collect the trash. Once the inceptor’s bins are full, the trash is hauled to a local waste management facility. These efforts are hopeful in spreading the importance of care for our wildlife and restoring health back to the river.
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My goal was to envelop the focal point of the Missouri and Kansas River joining as one large force of elegance. As you approach the site, a framed view directly interacts the viewer with the intended connection to the river and the city. This constricted path is a threshold that opens up to the interactive spaces that promote activity and learning.
A solar study assisted me in mapping the temperature zones to prevent excessive heat gain from direct sunlight exposure. In this progressive concept, I used beams and louvers to shade the facade and viewing decks. I later extended the roof over the balconies and added a third floor for a heightened observation of the cityscape.
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FRAMED VISION
While designing the entry to Riverside, I focused on centered transparency to clearly communicate an entrance and focal point. The floating staircase prohibits the obstruction of views while maintaining elegant lines and minimal structure.
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