Architecture Portfolio - Christopher Sandkuhler

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CHRIS SANDKUHLER Portfolio


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RESUME Professional Achievements Chris Sandkuhler

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EDUCATION 2016 - 2018 Clemson University Masters of Architecture 2012 - 2016 Clemson University Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, 3.82 gpa, Cum Laude Calhoun Honors College, General + Departmental Honors Spring 2015

Daniel Center Villa Study Abroad, Genoa, Italy

EXPERIENCE

CHRIS SANDKUHLER Master of Architecture Candidate

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Christopher Sandkuhler

Summer 2017 McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture Community Studio Intern, Greenville, SC Contributed as the community studio summer intern on the construction administration phase on the Richardson Indoor Arena at Wofford College, a 123,000 Sq. Ft. athletics facility. 2016 - 2017 Arch 1010 Introductory Studio Teaching Assistant Worked alongside a faculty member to instruct the freshmen introductory architecture studio. Responsibilities included instruction, grading, and course logistics. Summer 2016 Gensler Retail Studio Intern, Charlotte, NC Assisted on the construction documentation of the South-East rollout of Lidl Grocery stores. Summer 2015 McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture Higher Education Studio Intern, Greenville, SC Worked in the design development phase on both the Bank of America Stadium Ticket Office expansion project and the Mercer University Baseball Stadium project.

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AWARDS

PERSONAL STATEMENTS

2016 - 2017 AIA COTE Top Ten Winner National Sustainability Design Award

“Chris is very thorough in his approach. As a design student, his ideas are creative and resourceful; additionally, he is tenacious in pursuit of project goals. He has a great work ethic & sense of industry, enabling complete development of his design proposals. I would note that Chris’s creative abilities are well-grounded or well-balanced by his practical abilities and knowledge of building technology & technical systems.”

2016 - 2017 Clemson Graduate Research Symposium Architecture Arts + Humanities Category Winner 2015 - 2016

Synthesis Studio Faculty Design Award Faculty Recognized Top Studio Project

RECOGNITION 2017 - 2018

Tiger Brotherhood Clemson’s Oldest Honorar Fraternity

2015 - 2018

Blue Key Honor Society Clemson’s Top 1% of Student Leaders

SKILLS Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, + Microsoft Office

REFERENCES Henrique Houayek Studio Professor 2016 - 2017 hde@clemson.edu Shannon Calloway McMillan Pazdan Smith scalloway@mcmillanpazdansmith.com

-Robert Bruhns, AIA, NCARB Spring 2016 Studio Professor Fall 2013 History Instructor “From day one, Chris showed pure enthusiasm and eagerness to dive into project work. He was quick to learn and instantly became an effective member of our team. Chris is a great communicator. This became extremely helpful when he ran into problems or moved through tasks quickly, always willing to ask for clarification or additional work. I am positive Chris would be a great asset to any architectural office.” -James Canales Gensler “I have been fortunate to work with Chris on some major events while he has been a student at Clemson. Through my work with Chris, I have found him to be extremely professional, dedicated, conscientious, and very capable. Chris has a strong work ethic while also possessing excellent communication skills. It has been a pleasure to know and work with Chris.” -Russell Guill Clemson University, Special Assistant to the VP of Student Affairs 5


“Working on ‘how’ without a vigorous control of ‘why’ inevitably produces the exclusion of concreteness from the process of planning.” - Giancarlo De Carlo

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PORTFOLIO Selected Works Chris Sandkuhler

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Revit Modeling Physical Modeling

Skills Developed

Hand Sketching Masterplanning Rendering Technical Detailing Concept Diagramming Environmental Analysis Sustainable Design Client Presentations Land + Drainage Analysis 8


01 Transportation Center

Greenville, SC Fall 2016

Clemson, SC Spring 2017 - Spring 2018

03 Student Housing Georgetown, SC Fall 2017

04 Leadership Object Clemson, SC Fall 2017

Projects & Typology

02 The Swap Shop

05 Natural History Museum Genoa, Italy Spring 2015

06 Olympic Stadium Carson, CA Spring 2017

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1 Greenville, SC Transportation Center

M. Arch Semester 1 - Chris Sandkuhler | Jimmy Woods | Elizabeth Widaski AIA Council of the Environment Top 10 Competition Winner

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Aerial Model Perspective

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power generation public space underground bus parking

Spatial Efficiency

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The goal of this design is to establish a bus system to lessen the city’s need for cars and integrate it with a city park (showcasing that large transportation and public green space adjacencies need not be mutually exclusive), as well as layering solar panels for power generation, public gathering space, and underground bus parking to illustrate ways in which a city can accomodate multiple functions in a limited urban space.

Pedestrian Circulation

Vehicle Circulation Aerial Model Perspective 13


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81%

kBTU/ft2/yr

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kWh/yr. generated by onsite PV Cells

of the floor area is within 15’ of operable windows

57% of the year occupants are comfortable using passive heating/ cooling systems

95% of the building is daylit

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Section Through Waiting Area

98% of the floor area has views to the outdoors

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Passenger Waiting Area

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Curtain Wall at Greenroof

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Foundation


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solar panels gather energy for the bus terminal’s usage

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of bus exhaust fumes are filtered through Tilandsia planting

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programming creates an efficient urban condition

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of the bus parking area is naturally illuminated

The greatest challenge during the design process was solving the placement of the bus parking. Greenville, SC needs 35 buses to satisfy its public transportation needs. However, each of these buses needs to be parked on site for service, cleaning, and easy access. This challenge was resolved by lifting the eastern side of the site and parking the buses in an underground parking structure. The steel structure of the garage would protrude from the earth to support a public solar panel shade structure designed to provide energy to the adjacent bus parking terminal and create an inhabitable public zone. These openings would also serve as light wells and filtration stations so that light could enter the parking structure and CO2 emissions would be reduced.

90%

less particulate mass and significantly less CO2 is emitted by natural gas buses compared to diesel buses

Section Through Bus Parking

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This facade faces the urban park. Large concrete slab overhangs and angled wood louvers dominate this facade, accounting for its south-southwest sun exposure. Exterior, second floor patios reveal themselves on this facade establishing places for the community to relax in the shade, overlooking the park area. The park consists of constructed wetlands and deciduous plantings, and open green spaces. The buildings porous facade is designed to bring the calmness and tranquility of the park into the passenger waiting area.

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Urban Park Perspective

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Clemson, SC Swap Shop - Part 1

M.Arch Semester 2 - Tyler McKenzie | Lillian Jones | Ailed Mazas | Haoting Shi

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The Problem

High Material Costs

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Material Availability

The Research

92% of students think they over pay for materials

71% - of students do not think it is easy to find materials in Clemson 87% - of students shop at variety and frame because of its close proximity 90% - of students feel that a lack of storage causes clutter in studio 71% - of students would utilizet the Swap Shop

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Students Waste Materials

87% - of students would prefer a single location


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The Mission

“The Swap Shop is designed to provide an outlet in Lee Hall for students to obtain, recycle, and share materials inexpensively, inclusively, and intelligently.�

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The Design

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The Final Product

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Clemson, SC Swap Shop - Part 2 M.Arch Semester 3-4 - Individual

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Post Occupancy Evaluation

80% - of responders believe the Swap Shop increased material availability 73% - of responders have taken materials from the Swap Shop 66% - of responders have donated materials to the Swap Shop 98% - of responders plan to use the Swap Shop in the future 5.1/10 - organization rating by responders 6.1/10 - variety of materials rating by responders 6.7/10 - overall experience rating by responders

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The Design

Plan Axon

Approach Perspective


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Community Needs

Specialized Storage - No specialized storage is currently available, leading to clutter Threshold Experience - Entering the Swap Shop should feel like entering a unique space Enlarge Storage Capacity - Signiciantly more storage is needed to hold all donated materials

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Visualization

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3 Georgetown, SC Student Housing M. Arch Semester 3 - Individual

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Approach Perspective

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Site Map This student housing proposal is sited on the Hobcaw Barony in Georgetown, SC. The client, the Baruch Institute for Coastal Econology and Forest Science, a research outpost for Clemson University, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This project was part of a larger student masterplan proposal to help the Baruch Institute grow into its next 50 years. Students designed new research laboratory space and student housing based on the Baruch Institute’s needs. This housing proposal was derived from a unit concept, allowing the clients to accomodate a varety of different residential user groups.

Site Influences

Summer Arc

Winter Arc

Vehicle Pedestrian Entry Point

Existing Conditions

Proposed House

Existing Conditions

Proposed House

Solar + Wind Influences

Circulation Influences

Solar + Ventilation Paths

Circulation Paths

Exterior Space Relationship to Public + Exterior Spaces

Performance Metrics

1,275 Sq. Ft. Exterior Space 2 Accessible Beds 205 Sq. Ft. Per Bed 28

Bedrooms Bathrooms Study Utility Core Kitchen

775 Sq. Ft. 529 Sq. Ft. 224 Sq. Ft. 84 Sq. Ft. 122 Sq. Ft.

2,050 Sq. Ft. Interior Space 93 % Programmed Space 10 Total Users


The kitchen is designed to be open to both the living space and the outdoors. It features an increase in cabinetry and countertop space compared to existing living conditions.

The mudroom was placed adjacent to the laundry and powder rooms just off the circulation cooridor. It provides ample storage and hanging space for researchers work gear.

Kitchen Mudroom

First Floor Axon Plan

Living room

Second Floor Axon Plan

Bedroom

The living space is open to the kitchen and circulation cooridor. The clients requested a living space separate from the private bedroom areas so that noise does not affect residents.

The private spaces in the house are designed to accomodate different user needs. The clients requested bedroom space able to accomodate longterm faculty as well as transient students. Shown is a transient student space.

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A. Detail A Model

A. Floor Joist Detail

B. Detail B Model

B. Wall Transition Detail

C. Detail C Model

C. Wall at Rafter Detail


The housing proposal was designed to be structured via Clemson’s patented sim[PLY] light wood framing system. Sim[PLY] is a pre-fab approach to light-wood framing. Framing members would be drawn and cut from a CNC router, flat-packed, and shipped to the construction destination. Pieces are fastened using patented joinery and metal zip-ties. This is an ideal structure system to use in a more remote, rural building location. sim[PLY] Structural Section

Detail A

Detail B

Detail C

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4 Architecture Leadership Object M. Arch Semester 3 - Individual

The leadership object represents the culmination of an architecture in leadership course. The object manifests the idea of the leader’s complex journey towards their goal as their followers, represented by the white blocks, lift them towards that goal. The object intends to emphasize the importance of the follower in the leader’s journey, a role less acknowledged in contemporary society. Goal

Leader Follower Leader

Leader Follower

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Leadership Triangle

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Goal

Object Path Axon

Leadership Path

Leadership Obstacles


Object Model

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5 Genoa, Italy Natural History Museum Undergraduate Semester 6

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Aerial Perspective

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This natural history museum was an individual design project part of a group masterplan initiative to better connect and intigrate the Parca Della Mura and the city of Genoa, Italy. The project sits atop a mountain, capturing views of both the city of Genoa and the Mediterranean to the South and the snow-capped Alps to the North. A nine square grid serves as the museum’s overarching organization. The core of the grid is activated as the building’s point of connection as light, greenspaces, and views flow through it. A 15th century stone wall cuts through the musuem creating a natural interior spatial divider.

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View from Skybridge of the city of Genoa

Section Through Atrium

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Metal Roof

Aluminum Bracing

Aluminum Truss System

Tempered Glass

Aluminum Bracing

Metal Base

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Structural Axon


Walking Trail Perspective

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6 Carson, CA Olympic Stadium M. Arch Semester 2 - Individual

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Plaza Perspective

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The olympic tennis stadium was designed around a larger urban masterplan to revitalize the Stub Hub Center in Carson, CA. The site was planned first for the future of the neighborhood; afterwards, the olympic games masterplan was designed. The site scheme revolved around creating a strong urban wall around the exterior of the site. Moving inwards, program becomes increasingly more public. The central urban park is designed to feel removed from the sprawl the surrounding Los Angeles suburbs

Commercial Mixed-Use Residential

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Program Axon

Urban Park Dining / Entertainment

Proposed Tennis Staium Olympics Museum

Hotel / Conference Existing Soccer Stadium


Concourse Perspective

Roof Plan

Upper Concourse Plan

Concourse Plan

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Conceptual Sketch

Structurally, the stadium is to be supported by a heavy timber system. Large glue-laminate beams will support concrete slabs and stadium equipment. The structural system is designed to be open so that the members can form experiential frames that will guide and define the spectator’s experience. The roof structure is to be a reinforced, weather-resistant canvas covering that will provide shelter for the upper seats of the stadium.

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6 Carson, CA Olympic Legacy Masterplan M. Arch Semester 2 - Individual

In order to best consider the future of the site, the legacy masterplan was developed before the games masterplan. The future site concept is to transform the existing open green spaces into a more urban environment, providing amenities to the local community. Housing, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment line the west part of the side, shielding the urban park area from its surroundings. On the east side of the site, land borrowed for the games will be returned to the adjacent community college and facility enhancements are proposed. While grand, the olympics are a temporary event. It is most important to consider how games such as these will impact the future of the area.

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Olympic Games Masterplan


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CHRIS SANDKUHLER Master of Architecture Candidate

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