CHARLES ANDERSON KANE II
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Charles Anderson Kane II charlesandersonkane@gmail.com 704.301.2355
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PENN DESIGN PHILADELPHIA, PA Fall 2014 CRITIC Martin Finio
This proposal for a new design building at the University of Pennsylvania questions the insularity that often characterizes architecture programs and their buildings. The section of the building promotes connection between the currently segregated disciplines. All studios inhabit two main floors that serve as the field condition in which classrooms and offices hang. These volumes create sectional diversity on the interior and allow for visual connections between programs. The exterior also balances insularity and openness; thick walls with deep apertures respond to historic buildings but large openings at the ends of the building expose the inner workings of the studio environment.
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1 Exploded Isometric Drawing 2 Plan at Entrance: containing cafÊ and gallery 3-5 Study Models 6 Large 1/4� Sectional Model
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Sectional Studies Plan at Studio Level E/W Transverse Section Interior Perspective from Studio Floor
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1 N/S Longitudinal Section 2 1/4� Sectional Model: View of Classroom / Studio Relationship
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1 Massing Model in context--showing interior forms 2 Facade Detail from 1/4� Model 3 Massing Model context 4 (Following Spread) 1/4� Sectional Model: Interior spatial relationships
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HOUSING STUDIO: NEW HAVEN TEST NEW HAVEN, CT CRITIC
Spring 2014 Peter De Bretteville
Before entering the collaborative stage of the Jim Vlock First Year Building Project, each student considered the brief individually. This project brief emphasized a small square footage (900 sq ft) for both an owner and a tenant. This project focused on compactness and deception. By restricting the building to a tight footprint, the building maintains a proportional massing despite the much smaller square footage. The owner’s interior space circulates around a central core that is lit from above by a sculpted skylight. The land owner occupies the ground floor, so that the living space can extend laterally across the landscape. The tenant, positioned above, has a much smaller living quarter, but retains a large exterior terrace to allow the renter to use the exterior as living space. The skylight does not allow for visual connection but reminds each inhabitant of each other’s presence. 15 Kane
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1 Exploded Axonometric: Highlights the ground connection and skylight 2 Ground Floor Plan: Owner’s unit and stairs for tenant 3 Second Floor Plan: Tenant’s unit with large exterior space
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ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM PAVILION NEW HAVEN, CT CRITIC
Fall 2013 Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
Situated along the Mill River and adjacent to a historic dam, the site is part of a research and historical campus that commemorates Eli Whitney’s impact on New Haven. This project extends the museum’s territory to the waterfront and creates a series of discrete ecosystems that trace across the landscape to highlight the few remaining structures from Whitney’s thriving manufacturing town. The manufactured landscapes connect the user with the environment in a variety of ways: raising up to enclose the visitor, sloping down into the tidal river and projecting out to visually connect to the dam.
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1/2 Concept Models: Historical overlays and sectional exploration 3 Site Plan of Model 4/5 Process Sketches 6 Section from across the river 7 Site Sections
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1 Perspective through berm 2 Model Photo of cantilevered pavilion 3 Model Photo of entire site
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DECONSTRUCTED: RICHARD MEIER’S SMITH HOUSE DARIEN, CT spring 2014 CRITIC John Blood + John Eberhart
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A series of drawings that both investigate the structure of Richard Meier’s Smith House and envision a dystopian future in which the building will one day exist. The series of drawings encompasses a range of medium and in some cases attempts to blend hand drawing with digital tools. Questions of massing, solidity, and architectural representation conventions were all considered along this process.
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1 (Previous Spread) Charcoal Study of Smith House’s massing 2 Smith House re-imagined as a series of archipelagos (collaborative drawing with Sarah Kasper + John Kleinschmidt) 3 Exploded Perspective with Plan overlay (collaborative drawing with Sarah Kasper + John Kleinschmidt) 4 (Following Spread) Detail shot of charcoal in Drawing 3 5 (Following Spread) Mixed Media study of a fractured Smith House
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OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS RENOVATION CHARLOTTE, NC OFFICE
2012 C Design
COLLABORATORS Rob Crane Jaren Wells Claudia Ranze
This headquarters renovation for an office furniture distributor--badly in need of reconfiguration--envisioned the entire office as a showroom for their product. The task was to detangle the warren-like state of the existing condition and completely re-imagine the interior. A custom reception desk, a conference and hosting area, and a working lounge became the key nodes of the project. To bring light in and distinguish the blank exterior, the building received new apertures and an entrance addition. During the project, I lead much of the design work, helped manage the drawings, and coordinated with the various engineers on the team.
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4 1/4 Photos of Reception and Conference Area 2 Detail Sections of Reception Desk 3 Plan of Office
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1 Detail of vestibule wall in plan and section 2 Perspective of proposed exterior 3 Photo of new break room 4 Photo of main corridor
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GRAND STAIR PLUG-IN SEATING NEW HAVEN, CT CRITIC
Spring 2014 John Eberhart + Ben Pell
COLLABORATORS Dov Fienmesser John Kleinschmidt Kristin Nothwehr Andy Sternad
A temporary installation at the entrance to the Art and Architecture Building that encourages gathering and interaction on the once vibrant grand stair. The installation not only formally encouraged pause but also focused the users’ views up toward the towering shear walls that are too often unnoticed. The seating pieces lock in to the nosing of Rudolph’s steps and were designed for mobility and reconfiguration. The shape and color of the pieces were meant to catch attention of passersby while subtely referencing the contours of the bush hammered concrete.
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FORMAL ANALYSIS VARIOUS Fall 2013 CRITIC Peter Eisenman
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By using Eisenman’s analysis techniques, this series of historical studies from Alberti to Le Corbusier attempts to extract a deeper latent meaning out of the various projects. Over the course of study, a search for continuity, uncertainty and departure linked the projects together.
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1 (Previous Spread) Piranesi and Nolli Drawing Overlays 2 Michelangelo’s Sforza Chapel and Raphael’s Chigi Chapel 3 Bernini’s Sta. Maria in Montesanto and Rainaldi’s Sta. Maria dei Miracoli 4 Le Corbusier’s Mill Owners Building
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INFILL WITHIN THE CITY WALLS SUZHOU, CHINA CRITIC
Summer 2013 Zhongjie Lin and José Gámez
COLLABORATORS William Henry Miao Zhou
Set within the walls of this historic city--known for the Venetian-style canals--this project responds to the city’s current identity crisis. This design serves as an alternative form to the hyper-dense CIAM influenced development of the new city developing outside the old walls. While still emphasizing density, this proposal incorporates the memory of the historic city and reinterprets its character in the 21st century by re-engaging with the water’s edge and strategically organizing cultural, residential, and commercial programs to create an imageable urban condition. I served as the team coordinator.
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YSOA BUILDING PROJECT: HOUSING STUDIO NEW HAVEN, CT CRITIC
Spring 2014 Alan Organschi and Adam Hopfner
COLLABORATORS Lila Jiang Chen Anthony Gagliardi Cynthia Hsu Anne Ma Seokim Min Madelynn Ringo Caitlin Thissen Final Construction Documents and building construction completed by entire M. Arch 2016 class
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The Jim Vlock First Year Building Project is an annual undertaking performed by the Master of Architecture students at Yale University. At the end of the semester, this design was selected for construction. The exterior of the pure cubic volume was sculpted to both conform to setback restrictions and to create unexpected spatial conditions on the interior. This tight three-story volume maintains a small footprint, but the lot serves as an extension of the living space on the ground floor. The owner occupies the ground level and second floor loft, and the tenant occupies the third level. Spatial diversity was a guiding principle throughout the design.
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4MM MEMBRANE ON 2" TAPERED RIGID INSUL. ON 2" CONTINUOUS RIGID INSUL.
PREPAINTED SHEET MTL. COPING ON FIRE TREATED BLOCKING
230 TJI X 9 1/2" @ 24" O.C. W/ BLOWN IN INSUL. CAVITY 1/4" STEEL GUSSET PLATE (6) 1/2" STEEL BOLTS
160° @ N ELEV 159° @ S ELEV
5/8" GWB ON 6" NOMINAL STUD WALL
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1 1/2" ZIP SYST. WATERPROOF INSULATED NAILABLE SHT'G
DBL LVL (1 3/4" X 14") FACE MTD. HANGER
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1 1/2" ZIP SYST. WATERPROOF INSULATED NAILABLE SHT'G
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NeighborWorks New Horizons DEEP RIM JOISTS 235 Grand Avenue New Haven, CT 06513-3277
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1 Photo of exterior facade at night 2 Photo of model from second floor loft 3 Perspective from street 4 Photo of house at dusk
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