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“Buildings tell us what we are, what we want to be....Architecture begins to matter when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe along with a roof over our heads.�
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Curriculum Vitae
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Practice Internship // Flint Hills Development Group - Lawrence, KS Design Research and Practicum // Studio 812 - Lawrence, KS
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Comprehensive Design Transposition // Travis County Courthouse - Austin, TX
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Urban Studies In Perspective // Form, Intersection, Movement - Kansas City, MO
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Design + Build Floating Stage, Steel Fabrication // Community Gardens - Kansas City, KS
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Form Exploration Flux Museum of Film Artifacts - Dallas, TX
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Abstraction Writing and Theory Samples
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Humanitarianism Non-Profit Work
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Web Development Work Samples
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CURRICULUM VITAE CONNOR JANZEN INFORMATION 1427 Coventry Manor #214 Lawrence, KS 66049 (620) 200 4881 mail@connorjanzen.com http://issuu.com/connorjanzen
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS M.ARCH // 2017 I have sought opportunities in my life to continually grow both as an individual and a global citizen. At the core of my being are principles of determination, abstract thought, social justice, human rights issues and the built environment as a vessel for human advancement. I cherish my relationships with others and offer all of myself to every endeavor. I have co-founded an international non-profit, started a successful web development business and have now endeavored to offer my analysis and thoughfulness to the creation of human space.
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EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Flint Hills Development (June – November, 2016) Internship – Architectural Design
Master of Architecture (Graduation - May, 2017) Honor Roll: 2015, 2016 Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society Study Abroad Nepal: Developing Communities & Humanitarian Aid
INVOLVEMENT Student Organizations President: Open World Cause Leader of on-campus operations, event coordination, fundraising teams and non-profit initiatives. Contributor: AIAS KU Member and active contributor to events and department initiatives. Radio DJ and Online Content: KJHK 90.7 FM Volunteer host of the station’s weekly extreme metal show and in published materials for the website.
DISTINCTION 1st Place Award AIA Central States Region Emerging Professionals Committee 2016 Student Design Competition AIA UpJohn Research Grant 2016 Smart Cities: Population Health and Evolution of Housing Practicum
Involvement in historic preservation, site and building analysis and design solutions for new projects. Creation of conceptual packages for occupant bids including both technical and rendered drawings. Presentation preparation and involvement with client meetings. University of Kansas School of Journalism (August, 2016 – Present) Graduate Teaching Assistant - Visual Storytelling In-class and grading assistant for in sections totaling nearly 400 students. Tutoring services for Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and in basic design/layout logic. Open World Cause 501(c)3 (March, 2011 – Present)Co-founder + Chief of Operations Created domestic and international partnerships between classrooms in Nepal and Kenya. Hired for keynote speaking, breakout learning sessions and professional networking. Management of marketing, fundraising initiatives, professional representation and web development. Travel involving initiatives stateside and abroad. Financial management and public relations. Janzen Web Dynamics (August, 2011 – Present) Website Design & Development Specialization in web development services involving Wordpress CMS, MyBB and phpBB Forums.
Young Voices Best Keynote Featured Presenter
Development of client relationships, project vision and general management with continued maintenance.
KSHSAA 4A Extemporaneous Speaking State Champion
Knowledge of CSS, HTML, basic php and some javascript.
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES Adobe Design Suite AutoCAD Revit Rhinoceros Grasshopper Sketchup Reaper DAW
Adobe Premiere Pro Microsoft Office Wordpress CMS MyBB phpBB Microsoft Office Suite Sony Vegas Pro
Varied project scopes, typologies and objectives with over 15 individual developments to date. Other Work Experience Public relations and social media presence management for an international keynote speaker Customer service in the food industry and industrial semi-truck services, involving careful handling of chemicals and equipment.
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INTERNSHIP - FHDG // L AWRENCE, KS
PRACTICE
As an intern, I was presented with a unique opportunity to work with a developer-architect combination firm with whose work spread broadly along east Kansas, with significant holdings growth in Kansas City. As an architectural designer, I had my hands in construction documents, spent time on-site for project leadership and management, ran punchlist checks nearing project completion and rendered numerous conceptual works to provide direction for future developments. The projects had a wide range of application, but dealt largely with as-built revisions, historic preservation techniques, tax credit acquisition and developing presentations for both project bids and in pitches to help inform the community of the goings-ons in the locations we worked within.
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Because of the localized involvement of the firm, I also interacted with building owners and helped to lead client meetings in which design direction and consultation were required in the decision-making process.
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During the extent of the Bon Bon Bistro project we worked to create a modern atmosphere that tied in nicely with the building’s valuable historic roots. Using unifying indoor-outdoor concepts, along with a future development scheme for a community park across the street, this building is a part of rebuilding the fabric of east Lawrence. 8
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PRESERVING ANTIQUITY The Turnhalle project was one of continuous evolution. From hours spent inside taking measurements for as-builts, 3D modeling, rendering and interior design treatment, this historic structure is in the process of regaining its former notability within the community. Many community members, professors from the university and other consultants held meetings to help create the vision for this building’s future, which was then handed off to myself and a colleague for visualization. In order to capture the essence of its classic appeal, the newest vision for this building was an opportunity to engage and reenvision an important public space. This project ultimately helped to define the value of antiquity in Lawrence.
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Housing that allows for aging-in-place is in huge demand. The development of patented Health and Wellness-centered prefabricated housing units could meet this demand.
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Research areas like gait analysis, smart toilets, smart mirrors, and other biometric systems can be integrated into architecture to create largely multifaceted solutions that are easy to produce, and fit within a built scheme that aims to serve our future cities and their populations.
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The Smart Cities housing lab demonstrates these potential qualities. The graphics on this page represent a collection of components used to create this development solution in the Woodhill Homes community in Cleveland, Ohio. These were submitted to HUD as a portion of the graduate student design and innovation competition. increase in aging population over time
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PRO FORMA Innovation of the financing model stems from the separation of the development resources into two distinct entities: The Public Housing Authority and institutions like CWRU or the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
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MEDICINE DISPENSER allow medications to be monitored and assist patients with regimens
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GAIT ANALYSIS allows for early treatment and monitoring of potentially preventable deterioration of movement and balance SLEEP SENSORS hydraulic monitoring enabling the collection of data on heart rate, respiration, and restlessness INNOVATIVE TWO-WAY STEEL FLOOR two-way steel flooring slab helps to house and facilitate the use of monitoring technology and is modular, reconstructible, sustainable, noncombustible and houses telehealth technology like gait sensors
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COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN
TRANSPOSITION - TRAVIS COUNT Y COURTHOUSE // AUSTIN, TX
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TRANSPOSITION verb (used with object), transposed, transposing.
to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchangability.
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Comprehensive studio is designed to challenge students with a full-scale building and its required detailing. We were collectively told to think abstractly, fortify our sensibilities about bold form ideas and driven to discover the intricacies of not only developing a large building, but the collaboration skills required to create a cohesive project amongst three individuals.
The identity of the courthouse we designed was commanded by a single question: can a monolith be formed as dynamic, or even fluid? Our exploration of this question came to assist us in the ultimate design motivate, and further allowed us to manipulate its meaning based on the building’s use and its implications as a monument of justice.
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| PRE-DESIGN The development of my take on the project concept was one meant to demonstrate the kind of layered interactions that occur when contrasting, fractal forms are made to mingle with one another. There is a palpable hostility that exists at each intersection, where a divisible axis separates ideas into objects into frames into loosely assembled meanings and identities. Depicted as the head are its constituent rigid items; plates punctured by metal rods. shown as the mask is medical gauze; stretched, torn, fitted, manipulated, conforming and contorting. At the base of these items is an assemblage of interactions that are meant to represent the aforementioned hositility; and too, the ephemeral nature of things. We see, we touch, we create, we divide and we unite.
Model Depicting Malleable Fabric Strewn Across Rigid Structure Click to Activate Project Demo Reel
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DISTINCT TOWERS An initial concept was to drive the form of the building by placing it on top of a plinth and extruding two primary cores upwards to house the primary courtroom typologies.
OPENINGS With such a large building, we wanted to find a way to incorporate the site at some level. By aligning the plinth with the core shifts, openings at each end of the site
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CONNECTION In order to connect the cores, an axial notion was introduced to provide a strong relationship between each ends of the building. By creating a bridge, opportunities to view the entirety of Austin’s downtown skyline became possible. SCULPTING In keeping with its monolithic qualities, the building began to feel like a block of marble to be shaped and sculpted. We manipulated floorplates further and made strategic decisions about the glazing system to best complementary its dynamic facade.
SHIFTS The form of the building became more resolved when we began to imagine the potential of moving the floorplates in contrasting directions. The bridge became slanted and the cores were pulled
UNDULATION By undulating the central axis and its facade in addition to pulling away further from the building at its sunken entries, we were able to make the building more aesthetically interesting, open to public engagement and increased accessibility.
CARRARA MARBLE The custom cladding panels are made of intercalated marble stone with a clean mitered edge where they terminate.
TEXTURED PLASTER Textured plaster offers a dynamic identity to the building, especially where local artists were invited to creatively stylize selected
CHANNEL GLASS Channel glass was chosen for the entry to filter varied light opacities and emphasize the dynamic cuts of the building.
FILTERED GLASS Glass stained with an aquatic green tint is a main feature of the building used on both the curtain wall and undulating glass facade.
FROSTED GLASS Frosted glass is used on most door types, especially in the courtrooms where inward visibility should be low, and helped to sustain design language.
BLACK BRUSHED STEEL All structural steel is brushed black with a fine relief pattern to complement, yet contrast the smooth nature of the glass facade and marble.
Floor Plan Key
. ElevSF 81
Administrative
. ElevSF 81
StairSF 221
StairSF 231
StairSF 221
. ElevSF 81
ing Park
Park p+ SF
p andSF 5 Ram lic 2809 Pub
Rest
StairSF 231
ing
d Ram8 ricte 2218
0'
0'
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-6'
-6'
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Secure To
Public Garage Level
DN
Restricted Garage Level
ADA
. ElevSF 81
r Stai SF 7 26
de Gra
r Stai SF 7 23
DN
WC SF 5 31
. ElevSF 84
r Stai SF 8 23
WC SF 7 32
UP
. y Rm mbl se SF As ry 1652 Ju
DN
WC SF 5 18
. Elev eriff SF Sh 78
ule stib Ve 1 SF 21
ll Ha SF 7 27
rity cu / Se try 3 SF En 76
blic Pu
erk / Cl Que SF ry 7 Ju 52
g rin athe &G ion ulat 43 SF Circ 58
WC SF 5 18
ing nd e VeSF rvic 4 Se 38 . ElevSF 93
rt po lly Sa re cu SF Se 82 eriff 18 Sh
e ag StorSF ry Ju 240 om Ro ry SF Ju 324
HC SF 0 12
SP SF 9 24
. ElevSF 87
WCSF 94
k Cler w La 4 SF 10
WC SF 98
. ElevSF 87
et Clos SF 43
. ElevSF 88
. ElevSF 87
s au Pith k's ric 0 SF Wat 54
or rrid Co ted SF 0 stric 52 Re
ea k Ar WorSF ared496 Sh
f. Con Atn. 6 SF 14
f. Con Atn. 1 SF 14
SL SF 3 18
JC SF 4 12
. ev t El eigh SF Fr 127
. ElevSF 88
ing, ad Lo
& ing ciev SF Re 3127
ing reen Sc
e ag or V St SF A / 144
tte ne he SF Kitc218
WCSF 59
SL SF 27
om tro ur Co ial SF on 92 rem 20 Ce
SL SF 3
e ac g Sp
18
blic Pu
rin he SF Gat 09 11
ffice sO 0 SF
e' dg Ju 63
r Stai SF 6 24
Entry Level and Ground Floor
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Floor Plan Key Administrative
om Ro SF 238
A AD SF 191
A AD SF 191
A AD SF 185
A AD SF 196
A AD SF 199
A AD SF 206
A AD SF 234
A AD SF 210
A AD SF 230
y rar Lib SF 867
A AD SF 104
Public
Are rk Wo SF en Op 617
Secure
A AD SF 166
tor iga est SF Inv 160
tor iga est SF Inv 156
tor iga est SF Inv 112
WDSF 13
ll Ha SF 429
ll Ha SF 576
v. ff Ele eri SF Sh 100
A AD SF 212
ll Ha SF 6 171
e rag Sto SF 53
a
tor iga est SF Inv 180
. . Rm Int SF 131
A AD SF 166
rre Cu
. cp Re SF 268
d Sto cor Re SF nt 322
rag
e
s gal rale SF Pa 132
s gal rale SF Pa 133
s gal rale SF Pa 135
ge un Lo SF 389
s gal rale SF Pa 130
DA SF 298
v. Ele SF 87 m
oo rkr Wo n. SF d Co304 are Sh
s gal rale SF Pa 144
s gal rale SF Pa 146
ge un Lo SF 289
e rag Sto SF 214
v. Ele SF 87
WC SF 182 ll Ha SF 180
v. Ele SF 87
v. Ele SF 88
v. Ele SF 88
e rag Sto rm Te SF ng 427 Lo
v. t Ele igh SF Fre 134 . Off g. Mn SF ild. Bu 167
m oo rkr Wo SF nt. Co 282
ay llw Ha SF 532
s gal rale SF Pa 143
s gal rale SF Pa 145
v. Ele SF 93
v. Ele SF 87
WC SF 192
v. Ele SF 87
ta
Da l/ Te 78 SF
. Rm nf. SF Co 584
US SF 36 e rag Sto SF p. Eq 168
UT SF 82
. Rm File SF 287
y
bb e Lo vat SF Pri 334
ch. Me SF 167
y bb Lo 5 SF 615
UT SF 81 ult Va e. SF Fir 155
b U La SF 237 ge un Lo SF 429
. cp Re SF 299
rk Cle p. SF Su 187 WCSF 89
ll Ha SF 801
. l Off tria SF Pre 157
. l Off tria SF Pre 148
. l Off tria SF Pre 154
. l Off tria SF Pre 158
e arg Ch . In SF Off 202
WC SF 124
ir Sta SF 246
Second Floor
n mi Ad SF 161
Are rk Wo9 SF en Op 127
n mi Ad SF 139
n mi Ad SF 138
n mi Ad SF 138
n mi Ad SF 139
ir Sta SF 247
m oo rkr Wo e / SF rag 184 Sto
a n mi Ad SF 162
n mi Ad SF 139
n mi Ad SF 111
n mi Ad SF 138
n mi Ad SF 139
n mi Ad SF 139
v. ff Ele eri SF Sh 97
ll Ha SF 7 144
. Rm ch. SF Me 2 263 y bb e Lo vat SF Pri 398
t en Ag SF 191
n mi Ad SF 275
ng Lo
e rag d Sto cor Re SF rm Te 576
WCSF 73
ce ren
Rm
.
nfe Co SF ge un 607 ff Lo Sta
JC SF 116
ir Sta SF 242
v. Ele SF 95
Re
a Are s. SF 502
v. Ele SF 97
v. Ele SF 86
om Ro SF 38
ort Sh
Te
e rag Sto rm SF 91
v. Ele SF 87
v. Ele SF 87
v. Ele SF 89
WCSF 79
y rar Lib SF 275
WC SF 143
v. Ele SF 87
WC SF 116
Re
de
fen De SF p. Su 235
t. As ec. SF Ex 131
WC SF 111
ge un Lo SF 264
f. t. DeSF As 163
als eg ral SF Pa 130
f. t. DeSF As 162
il Ma ing py SF Co 381
f. t. De As SF 157
e rag it Sto hib Ex SF and 3 117
y bb Lo 8 SF 504
cp. Re SF 155
Are rk Wo SF en Op 513
tor iga est SF Inv 134
f. t. De As SF 157
a
tor iga est SF Inv 186
f. t. DeSF As 155
f. t. DeSF As 155
ds cor
r
WC SF 140
ll Ha SF 2 256
als eg ral SF Pa 131
WCSF 72
t Ele igh SF Fre 134
m oo rkr Wo e / SF rag 275 Sto
om Ro SF 81
WC SF 89
v. Ele SF 103
v.
e rag Sto rm Te SF ng 275 Lo
ir Sta SF 242
Third Floor
ir Sta SF 236
be am Ch 's SF ge 714 Jud
rs
m roo urt t Co3 SF tric Dis 159 Rm nf. . Co SF Atn 196
.
WCSF 50
A
/V
rk Cle Law SF 164
e rag Sto SF 96
SL SF 73
WC SF 72
WC SF 159
SL SF 353
v. Ele SF 87
C SF 38
v. Ele SF 87
v. Ele SF 87
SP SF 101
y bb Lo 05 SF 115
. Rm ch. SF Me 195
Are rk d Wo SF are 260 Sh
a
v. t Ele igh SF Fre 134
SL SF 92
WC SF 159
/V
WCSF 74
SL SF 78
e rag Sto SF 96
rk Cle Law SF 159
WCSF 50 m roo urt t Co SF tric 1135 Dis
be am Ch 's SF ge 712 Jud
Rm nf. . Co SF Atn 191
.
rs
ir Sta SF 241
Courtroom Floors
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C SF 38
. Rm ry Jur SF 244
v. Ele SF 87
SL SF 353
ll Ha SF 364
A
.
Are rk d Wo SF are 249 Sh
cp. Re SF 224
WCSF 81
HC SF 106
HC SF 106
WCSF 81
v. Ele SF 87
SP SF 101
v. Ele SF 87
v. Ele SF 87
v. Ele SF 87
Rm ch. Me 86 SF
SL SF 92
JC SF 172
WCSF 81
WC SF 81
HC SF 106
HC SF 106
. Rm ry SF Jur 244
cp. Re SF 147
ll Ha SF 356
WC SF 159
WC SF 159
JC SF 172
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Interior Renderings
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4’
Elevation Views
18’
Curtain Wall Detail
4’
18’
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Undulating Glass Facade Detail
Canted Wood Blocking Galvanized Flashing Metal Decking Concrete Topping 1/4” Tie Paneling Joined Masonry Ties 6” Face Masonry 2” Air Cavity Insulation 1/2” Plywood Brushed Plaster Interior Accented Lighting Array Structural Steel Beam Moisture Barrier 8” Stud Wall
Masonry Glazing Tie Galvanized Flashing Mullion Assembly 1/4” Tie Paneling Joined Masonry Ties 6” Face Masonry 2” Air Cavity Insulation 1/2” Plywood Brushed Plaster Interior Terrazzo Flooring Structural Steel Beam Moisture Barrier
6” Face Masonry Joined Masonry Ties 1/4” Tie Paneling Galvanized Metal Flashing Compact Fill Insulation 1/2” Plywood Metal Decking
Parapet, Courtroom and Ground Transitional Detail
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URBAN STUDIES
IN PERSPECTIVE // FORM, INTERSECTION AND MOVEMENT - KANSAS CIT Y, MO
Form Manipulation and Movement Concept Rendering
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| URBAN REVEAL Kansas City is home to one of the most burgeoning examples of downtown revitalization and invigoration. New projects are undertaken at a rapid pace and, more than ever, it has become a residential hub for young adults interested in startups and innovative technological development. In a studio laden with urban flow analysis, perspectival relationships and an experience that stands to be improved by the recent addition of a streetcar spanning the downtown loop, we were given numerous opportunities to abstract different levels of information. By compiling various experiential and pragmatic factors, each study concluded an important factor of revealing urban formation. “Intersectional Urbanism� became the working title of my personal studies, in which the experience of the Crossroads District became an icon of distinct convergences and urban identities.
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DESIGN + BUILD
FLOATING STAGE, STEEL FABRICATION COMMUNIT Y GARDENS // KANSAS CIT Y, KS
Floating Stage - Epic Park // Kansas City , KS
DYNAMIC DESIGN AND FABRICATION The culture of Wyandotte county and its location in KCK are vibrant examples of an expansive, diverse community with inhabitants from all reaches of the world and of all walks of life. Our priority was to design an accessible, dynamic stage for local events at the Epic Arts Park. In an exploration of both aesthetic and unique function, the stage was designed to lift and hover above the ground, with one section having dedicated, musical stairs. As an integral part of the assembly and design consulting process, I took away an incredible influx of hands-on knowledge and personal experience.
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The fabrication process for the stage was a process of precision and the proper sequencing of each piece of the stage’s frame and its intricate wood surface pattern. Given that the final assembly was to take place after transportation to the site, constant adjustments, problem-solving and dedicated teamwork were required to successfully bring the stage to life. In each phase of its development we designed, tested and faceted the design until we were confident that it would come together and function properly once deconstructed and moved.
Steel size + quantities: 2 (two) Long Fascia Tube 15'-11 1/2" (2x6 steel tube) 2 (two) Short Sister Fascia Tube 11'-6 1/2" (2x6 steel tube) 2 (two) Long Interior Frame Tube 15'-8" (2x3 steel tube) 4 (four) Sister Frame Brace 3'-10" (2x3 steel tube) 6 (six) Lateral Frame Support 3'-10" (3x3 steel tube) 6 (siz) Steel Column 1'-0" (3x3 steel tube) 8 (eight) Steel Angle Seats 2x2x1/8" (3'- 5" length) 6 (six) Steel Base Plates 1/4" thick, 6"x6" 24 (twenty four) 3/4" dia. Anchor Bolts min. 5" length 48 (forty eight) 3/4" dia. nuts 48 (forty eight) 3/4" dia. washers 8 (eight) 3/4" dia. Steel Bolts min. 6" length 16 (sixteen) 3/4" dia. washers 16 (sixteen) 3/4" dia. lock washers
1 3' - 10"
A-2.3 2 A-2.1
15' - 8" 3 11' - 8"
12' - 0"
A-2.1 1 A-2.4 Bullseye
Jessie
1 A-2.1
Emperor Zurg
2
Mr. Potato Head
Woody
A-2.3
6 Buzz Lightyear
Steel Framing Overall Plan 1/2" = 1'-0"
3x3 steel column
A-2
1/4" thick steel plate
ø 0' - 1"
1. Tack weld on all four sides 2. Run bead around entire joint, making sure to sequentially weld opposite sides 3. Repeat for all 6 (six) instances
Holes drilled all the way through plate
0' - 8"
1' - 0"
2015.4.12 Patrick Witthaus 1/2" = 1'-0"
3x3 lateral frame support
0' - 3"
0' - 3"
Process repeated six times for each 3x3 steel column
Date Drawn by Scale
Steel Framing Overall Plan
0' - 1 3/4"
Epic Park Stage
Process repeated six times for each 3x3 steel column
0' - 2 1/2"
1
A-2.2
0' - 1 3/4"
0' - 2 1/2"
3x3 steel column, welded to 8x8 steel plate
0' - 8"
3
3x3 Steel Column to Frame weld detail 1" = 1'-0"
5
Steel Base Plate Plan 1 1/2" = 1'-0"
3x3 steel column welded to 8x8 1/4" thick steel base plate 3/4" diameter anchor bolts (4/support, total of 24)
0' - 1 1/2"
2x6 long and short fascia tube
1/8" 2"x6" steel plate, welded onto open end of steel tube
0' - 6"
1' - 6"
11 1/2"
16' - 0"
Grind and sand to finish, avoivding sharp corners and ugliness
0' - 2"
Foundation and 3x3 Steel Column attachment detail 4 1" = 1'-0"
6
Cap Plate Detail 3" = 1'-0"
Process is repeated 4 (four) times for each open end on 2x6 long and short fascia tube
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Frame Details
Date Drawn by Scale
2015.4.12 Patrick Witthaus As indicated
A-2.2
FORM EXPLORATION
FLUX MUSEUM OF FILM ARTIFACTS ARTS DISTRICT // DALL AS, TX
Conceptual Rendering Depicting Form and Common Public Space
Shifting Language Diagrams
| FLUX FILM MUSEUM Film itself is a medium based upon both the projection of an image and the representation of a mindset. There is a vast plethora of opportunities to define our existence based upon these vestiges alone. In the case of films representing future science, religion, philosophy or any other kind of human ideology, we know that flux is a domineering aspect of how we have chosen to portray these futures. Understanding these projections capture the crux of the Flux Museum of Film proposed as an addition to an invigorating and celebrated art culture in the downtown Dallas metro. With the notion that film and what it represents is constantly in flux, so too is the building proposal which features gallery spaces dedicated to representations of the future in film.
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Internal wall detailing and relationship of building form to floor plate and facade fluctuations.
[vision]
[vision]
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L5 60’
L4 45’
L3 30’
L2 15’
L1 0’
B1 -15’
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The core space was designed to offer glimpses at the entirety of the building as one looked up before ascendeing the stairs and exploring each of the fluctuating gallery spaces.
KITCHEN
TEMPORARY GALLERY
A
CAFE 0’0”
RR
MAIN LOBBY +2’6”
RR
A
The circulation spaces are meant to mimic one another at each floor, offering views between each of them in an open floor plate that surrounds not only the primary stairpath, but also a suspended, to scale stage prop used in Metropolis as a functional vision of the future.
GIFT SHOP +1’6”
First Floor Plan and Section Cut
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ABSTRACTION
THEORETICAL WRITINGS AND DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
| REFORMING IDEALS It is my position that architecture has encountered a time more divisive than ever, and that it is essential to consider that there are specific problems relating to the reformation of the city ideal that are more concerning on principle than many other design problems that we face today. ENTRY
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Formed often from design boredom, the architectural gaze is one of deterministic value based upon preference of use or aesthetic. These elements are tied in with larger contributions to the vastness of city networking between hubs of civilian and commercial life taking place on a spectrum of real and metaphysical implications. An exploration of these facets of development is contingent upon nurturing an understanding for the manner in which human responses to architecture and infrastructure have been influenced by natures of fragmentation and periods of reconstruction. Without a close look at this dichotomy, we lose both interpretive values and anticipatory knowledge related to the future of design and building strategy.
| THE CITY AS PSYCHE
ENTRY
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If the city itself is a representation of the psyche both at its most obscure and most primal moments, we begin to see delineations between notions of desire and sameness. It becomes apparent that they are mutually exclusive, depending entirely on a chronological scale rather than one based in an exacting and impenetrable human nature. In affirmation of this idea, we are predisposed to resist change in moments of vulnerability. It is not only the consequence, but the consumption of disaster that leaves us scrambling for what is most known and convenient to us. In this we reach a clarification in regards to how responsive we are to an intellectual sense of interpretation. Most of these ideas have been rooted in an entirely baroque sense of understanding our own longing.
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| OF FORM AND FRAGMENT
ENTRY
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While common notions of function used to define the entirety of both architectural and urban purpose, the arrival of conceptual utility has created a convergence and an amalgamation of what was, at one time, defined entirely by purpose and purpose alone. The heterotopia emerges as an opportunity to understand the point at which these lines were blurred. The city became dominated by nodes of captive eccentricities. Now, these places blend and merge as forms that capture a more holistic experience that, more or less, dedicates itself to exposing passage as a unification of human movement and engagement with our surroundings. Modern interpretations of fragmentation leave us seeking the reparation and rediscovery of our most totalizing characteristics, but this notion does not live in the future. No longer relegated to the obligation of tradition, the architect of today is possibly more responsible for articulating the [ambiguous] truth of the city than ever before.
| VERNACULAR MEANING
ENTRY
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Studying the vernacular architecture of Malaysia, understanding the symbolic meaning and cultural relationships which take place within certain spaces helps to understand more fully the use of the space itself. The uniqueness of the Kampung settlements lies within not only the functions of the houses on a sustainable level, but also the cultural ideas present within. Religious symbols, spatial organization and use, and the way in which the vernacular far outperforms governmental housing in both symbolic aesthetic and functional appeal all make the culturally developed architecture of Malaysia distinct. An interpretation that begins with the sustainability, cultural significance and adaptability present within the traditional Malay paradigm offers an opportunity to supplant both the mistakes of high style predilection and the ignorance for culture that we so often become accustomed to when abstract individual purpose or money becomes involved.
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HUMANITARIANISM
NON - PROFIT WORK IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES
Through the Open World Cause, my nonprofit organization and primary focus outside of architecture, I help conduct aid in two communities abroad: Nepal and Kenya. As a portion of my architectural travel component, the non-profit team traveled to volunteer and live within the Nepali community we have worked with for six years. My primary goal as a designer has always surrounded providing the kind of knowledge that helps to prop up our most underserved communities, and in that effort I have expanded my personal endeavors to use humantarian knowledge and architectural knowledge in tandem. 32
As a team, we have conducted demographic surveying, distributed water filters and attained testing data to improve public knowledge about the success of rural educational programs in different countries around the world. Further, our missions often include construction efforts that surround sustaining schools and their student bodies in our partnered regions.
“From the Top� - Photographed Mountain View in Nagarkot, Nepal
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| THE SPACE BETWEEN The cities of Nepal sprawl outward in major linear directions from central hubs. Larger cities have multiple hubs while the grand scheme of Kathmandu fulfills this extrapolation at the highest level. Street shops run into one another as products and different venues cascade throughout each street in an expanse of vision. People wait for buses, socialize, move amongst one another. Alleyways feel eerily familiar while the buildings that rise around them are entirely alien. Rebar sticks out from unfinished structures, leaving opportunity to add whenever someone deems it appropriate. Some facades reflect the vibrant colors we have already encountered in the culture here, while others employ artificial glazing or plain grey tones. Children run and play outside of shops, mothers sit on porches keeping watch or chatting with neighbors. Community is real. It’s palpable and indivisible. These cities breed spirit, sometimes in the face of despair. To read more click here.
Our Team Visits and Meets Students in Narayanpur, Nepal.
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WEB DEVELOPMENT
SAMPLES OF WORK IN WEB DESIGN
| HOW AND WHY? I have been developing websites in a variety of forms since the age of 13, when I made a forum dedicated to the discussion of music. Over the years, I grew more and more fond of web development and became more involved in doing it for a more productive means. In 2011, I took on the role of web developer for the non-profit I co-founded in addition to managing social media networks for international keynote speaker, Kevin Honeycutt. Since that time, I have formed a hobby into my own business and have also used it to sustain myself throughout college. I have written my own content dedicated to helping others make websites, continue to consult with various individuals and businesses and have been a guest author on multiple high profile websites dedicated to website management. Included in this section are multiple businesses I have worked with and examples of some of those projects.
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