DAMON STICH PORTFOLIO
Damon Stich BS Architectural Studies 2016 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois School of Architecture MakeSeries2 Coordinator MakeSeries1 Winner (team) damon.stich@yahoo.com LinkedIn
PROJECT INDEX
Horizon Studio Project Spring 2016
MakeSeries2
Design-build Competition Coordinator Summer 2015- Spring 2016
Communal Intersection Studio Project Fall 2015
Effulgence Studio Project Spring 2015
Inflated Canopy MakeSeries1 Competition Winner Fall 2014- Spring 2015
Facets + Rails Studio Project Spring 2015
Whirl Fabrication Studio Project Fall 2014
Undulating Studio *Projects frequently overlapped. Here they are presented reverse-chronologically based on their completion
Studio Project Fall 2014
H O R I Z O N
Spring 2016 Team project with Katie Chilton 16 weeks ARCH 476/574 Prof. Paul Hardin Kapp Revit– AutoCAD– Rhinoceros– Photoshop– Illustrator– Historic Preservation– Design Competition– Siting– Graphic Design– Visitor Center–
Design Concept + Abstract Farnsworth House
Views and Open Spaces
Solid Planes
Site Interaction
Glass House
Horizon
Mies van der Rohe’s legacy is inescapable: designed work, two-dimensional art, design and education theories, and a minimalist aesthetic have all developed into canons of contemporary design. We reference Mies’ work as icons of modernism; however, previous generations of architects have critiqued his efforts. For instance, Philip Johnson designed his Glass House as a response and evolution of the Farnsworth House. From these precedents, we have examined their site interactions and use of free plans and solid planes to create our example and evolution of Mies’ concepts. Like many modern architects, Mies used the free plan, but made this choice because he appreciated personalism philosophy which valued users’ experiences and interpretations of a space. Mies wanted inhabitants to be unrestricted in space relative to earlier styles of architecture. Glass augments the Miesian free plan removing all visual obstructions while still maintaining an enclosure. Johnson’s Glass House and Horizon continue this practice. On the entrance level of Horizon, all the public spaces have exterior walls of glass; and on the subterranean level, an operable glass wall is placed on the side open to the air. While many architects and designers have created their own interpretations of Mies, Philip Johnson has made the closest and earliest imitation of the Farnsworth House and has been set in history for it. Mies used solid materials – travertine marble and steel – to create a solid ground to support and a solid roof to shelter. Johnson deviated from Farnsworth by taking his brick floor down to the ground plane while still maintaining Mies’ style of solid planes. With Horizon, we have continued this practice most recognizably in a waffle slab between the two levels. But we have deviated from both Mies and Johnson by continuing the concrete down onto the walls and using it to frame the operable glass wall and the Farnsworth House beyond it. When Johnson changed Mies’ pattern, he opened the door for future designers to continually pay homage to Mies while also making their own design contributions instead of following that same pattern. For our evolution of Mies’ concepts, we divided Horizon into two levels and integrated it into the hillside. This downward procession across the horizon creates minimal impact on the existing site. The minimized footprint allows us to place the building closer to the Farnsworth House – currently the tennis court – so that visitors can approach the House from the north, similar to how its owners would have done. Ultimately, Horizon is a tool for viewing Farnsworth and its site. Its free plan and concrete waffle slab create a link to its precursors. The choice to integrate the building into the hill, however, evolves upon the concepts set forth by Mies and advanced by Johnson with the intention of provoking new reactions to Mies and leading to further progression of his ideas. In Horizon, these ideas preserve and evolve the concepts Mies set forth while introducing the House, Ms. Farnsworth, and the modern master: Mies van der Rohe.
Site Perspective The Farnsworth House is located alongside the Fox River outside of Plano, IL. We chose to relocated the visitor center closer to the House with the purpose of offering views of the House and to increase accessibility.
Farnsworth House
Horizon
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Entering the Building Mid-day
*Rendered in Revit, edited in Photoshop
Waiting in the Lobby Mid-day to afternoon
*Rendered in Revit, edited in Photoshop
Competition Boards As part of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture “Preservation as Provocation” competition, each team was required to submit their materials on four 20x20 inch pages.
*Shown is our submitted layout.
FA R N S W O R T H HOUSE
GLASS HOUSE
HORIZON
Site Interaction While Mies chose to detach the Farnsworth House from the horizon and Philip Johnson, with his Glass House, chose to establish contact with it, we have chosen to engage the horizon.
Site Interaction The downward procession through the horizon minimally impacts the site and allows us to place the building closer to the Farnsworth House and maximize potential views.
Open Plan + Views Mies wanted inhabitants to be unrestricted in space. Augmented by the glass facades, Mies’ free plan allows the user to explore the building and the site.
Open Plan + Views On the entrance level, all the public spaces are only separated from the exterior by glass; on the subterranean level, an operable glass wall is placed on the one side open to the air.
Solid Planes Mies used solid materials to solid ground to support and a He emphasizes the solidity looking materials: travertine
Solid Planes We continued this practice in a waffle slab to support the entrance level. But we deviated from both precedents by continuing the concrete down onto the walls to frame the Farnsworth House.
create 2 planes: a solid roof to shelter. by applying solid marble and steel.
SITE PERSPECTIVE
Farnsworth House
H O R I Z O N F A R N S W O R T H
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P A V I L I O N
Horizon is a tool for viewing the Farnsworth House and its site. Its free plan and concrete waffle slab create a link to its precursors while the choice to integrate the building into the hill evolves upon the concepts set forth by Mies and advanced by Philip Johnson with the intention of provoking new reactions to Miesian ideas and leading to further progression of those ideas. In Horizon, these ideas preserve and evolve the concepts Mies set forth while introducing the House, Ms. Farnsworth, and the modern master: Mies van der Rohe.
Visitor Pavilion
E N T E R I N G t h e V I S I T O R PAV I L I O N
PURCHASING TICKETS
S O U T H E L E VAT I O N
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Private Terrace
Office
Lobby
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Multipurpose Gallery
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Gift Shop
Lower Terrace and Event Space
MakeSeries2
Summer 2015- Spring 2016 Illinois School of Architecture Volunteer Coordinator with Visiting Lecturer, David Emmons facebook.com/designbuild.isoa Design Competition– Siting– Graphic Design– Event Planning– Budgeting–
Stage 1 Summer 2015 — Site selection, Design brief writing, + Administrative approval
Overview — MakeSeries was founded by students to be a student-organized, designbuild competition in the Illinois School of Architecture (ISoA). The focus of MakeSeries is to give students of different levels a chance to collaborate with each other and to apply their knowledge and skills gained from the ISoA curriculum. This year’s competition also offers students an opportunity to improve and contribute to their learning environment.
Site Selection — The chosen site was the North Gallery in Architecture Annex which is part of the Illinois School of Architecture and University of Illinois facilities. The building as a whole is used for 200 (sophomore) level design studios and the department woodshop and fabrication lab. The space was chosen because it was infrequently used as a formal gallery and was starting to fall into disrepair. The major goal of the competition was to revitalize the space and encourage its use along with the other ISoA facilities.
Design Brief — “Students are asked to create an installation for the North Gallery in the Architecture Annex that will A) Define and separate the gallery from the work spaces, and B) give an additional function to the space. This additional function is left for each submitting team to conceptualize. “Submissions should not inhibit the use of the space as a gallery nor require maintenance other than routine cleaning that the gallery already receives. Designs should, however, create a consistent aesthetic throughout the entire gallery.”
Budget — Build: $ 1,500.00 Awards: $ 600.00 = $200 x 3 finalist teams Food*: $ 300.00 *Included lunch at the Charrette Day and refreshments at the Exhibit and Build receptions.
Stage 2 Registration + Charrette Day — Fall 2015
— Outreach After finalizing the rules and design brief, announcements were made via the MakeSeries Facebook page and a department-wide email. The Facebook page was commonly used throughout the competition to make announcements of deadlines, events, and the finalists/winners.
— Registration Registration was open from October 1st through November 9th. Teams were allowed to include up to four students of any class level (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate). Teams including three or more different class levels were offered an incentive of having their entrance fee waived. A total of 50 students registered in 15 teams. All class levels were represented at registration but juniors were the most represented class.
— Charrette Day On November 14th, a Charrette Day was held for the registered teams to work on their preliminary ideas and receive feedback from invited architecture faculty.
Stage 3 Spring 2016 — Submissions, Exhibition, + Judging
Exhibition + Student Vote — On February 3rd, each team submitted their printed materials and models (optional). 30 of the original 50 teams submitted a design. That evening, an exhibition of the submissions opened in conjunction with Critical Mass (a department-wide exhibition of student work from the previous semester). During the event, students were able to vote for their favorite project
Judging — Three teams proceeded as finalists after the first round of submissions. One was be chosen by the student vote; two more were chosen by a jury. During this round, designs were judged based on their concepts, whether the designs would achive what they set out in concept, and the general feasibility of construction.
Stage 4 Final Judging + Construction — Spring 2016
Final Judging — From February 8th through the 24th, the three finalists were allowed to revise and further develop their designs. The main intention of this round was for each team to present exactly how they would build their project and answer questions of cost and speed of construction. After deliberating, the same jury selected “The Fourth Wall” as the overall winner.
— Construction On April 2nd, the winning team started building their design. Making progress during that weekend and finishing during the following one, “The Fourth Wall” is now a permanent installation in the North Gallery.
COMMUNAL INTERSECTION
Fall 2015 16 weeks ARCH 475 Prof. Kennedy Hutson AutoCAD– Photoshop– Illustrator– Accessibility– Solar Design– Site Analysis– Urban– Hospitality– Commercial–
Site Plan Green St + Third St, Champaign, IL Since this course, the site went under construction for an unknown project. Assuming the new building is similar to other developments on Green Street, it will be residential apartments with retail at the street level.
Community Residences
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Student Residences
Wright St
University Ave
Downtown Commercial
Springfield Ave
*Site Campustown Commercial
Student Residences
Green St Campus
Design Concept
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Through the studio’s collective analysis of the site, we identified three distinct groups of people that would be using it: students of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; community members of Champaign and Urbana, IL; and travelers visiting the area. Each of the groups has a unique set of interests for the site and each will spend a different amount of time in the area from the travelers staying less than a couple weeks, the students spending four to six years, and the permanent or nearly-permanent residents of the cities. To reflect the different demographics of the site, I chose to dedicate the first three floors as public spaces. This includes: retail space for local craftpersons and artisans, a farm-to-table restaurant, event and meeting spaces, and a open terrace. In these spaces, the different groups can naturally intersect and interact with each other by making purchases, having a meal, or coming together for an event.
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The design features separate entrances for guests of the hotel and for the general public with the latter expected to enter from the south. The retail space has seven units that would be available to lease as pop‑up shops. There’s also potential to have a vendor in the covered area outside the south entrance, weather permitting.
Second Floor
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Access to the restaurant is available via the hotel lobby and uses the majority of space on this level. The design of the dinning space is to be very open with glass curtain walls on two sides and open to the two-story lobby on a third.
*Site outline shown
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The third floor features the event space and a green terrace. The event space can be configured into one large space or can be divided into three smaller conference spaces. Each of those rooms has access to the terrace. The terrace is a public space to be shared by patrons of the hotel. Rainwater collection would help to maintain vegetation.
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The fourth floor and above is filled with guest rooms (6 standard and 1 deluxe per floor). The deluxe suites are roughly double the size of a standard room and always have a balcony.
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The balconies on the east elevation, besides being an amenity for guests, are also shading devices to minimize passive solar heating. The upright panels, angled perpendicular to the building face, are louvered and also give privacy between the rooms.
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Lobby Early to mid-morning Flooring material is stained concrete; the partitions around the vendor stalls are large-scale, knitted panels based on the work of artist Jacqui Fink.
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
Restaurant Afternoon to Evening
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
Guest Rooms The hotel has 49 rooms in three categories: Standard with balcony, Standard without a balcony, and Deluxe (which all have balconies). Standard rooms can be furnished with a single queen bed, two double beds, or two twin beds. The deluxe rooms are large enough to accommodate up to two kings. Guests needing an ADA accessible room can choose either a standard room with one queen or two twins or any of the deluxe rooms.
*Shown is a standard ADA room with balcony and one queen bed.
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EFFULGENCE
Spring 2015 10 weeks ARCH 374 Prof. Andrea Melgarejo de Berry AutoCAD– Photoshop– Illustrator– Rhinoceros– Solar Design– Site Analysis– Architectural Programing– Library– Urban–
Site Map + Analysis North Ave and LaSalle St, Chicago, IL
N LaSalle St
The site is currently a parking lot for the Moody Church. It is located near Lincoln Park, the Chicago History Museum, and the Moody Church.
W North Ave
After analyzing the site, our studio chose to focus on transportation to/from the library (train lines and bike kiosks marked), other educational locations (schools, museums, and libraries marked), and crime rates (larger/darker circles indicate higher crime rate per year).
Design Concept The intentions of this design were for the library A) to be a safe space for community members, B) to be an educational space, and C) to physically exist as a landmark for users to easily find. The first intention was fulfulled by the use of open floor plans and glass facades to allow users to be aware of their surroundings. As a symbolic gesture, much of the building is wrapped in mesh that would shield and shelter users to encourage the thought of a safe space. The second intention is the most obvious for a public library, but I sought to push the boundaries of convention by adding spaces such as the TV lounge and flexible gallery. The last intention is reflected by the presence of the building in the streetscape. The library stands two or more stories taller than most of its surroundings. Furthermore, the top floor (location of the book stacks) is entirely glass unobstructed by the mesh which at night would be lighted for it to glow not unlike a lighthouse.
Program Required spaces were areas for: book stacks, studying, staff offices, children’s books and learning, a computer lab, and audio/visual media stacks. In addition to these spaces I chose to include a cafe, a flexible gallery space, and a TV lounge. The flexible gallery can be used as a traditional art gallery, for presentations and speakers, or as a public lounge space. The TV lounge is filled with small seating areas around TVs playing news and educational programs.
Form Development
1 Extruding the site
2 Angle building face for shading
3 Angle building face to address street intersection
4 Slope roof plane to create prominence within the streetscape
5 Shape facade to indicate entrance and address street intersection
6 Wrap facade to reflect design concept of a shielded space
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Entering the Building Mid-morning to mid-day
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
TV Lounge Mid-day to evening
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
I N F L A T E D C A N O P Y
Illinois School of Architecture- MakeSeries1 Winner Fall 2014- Spring 2015 Team project with Yu-Lun Hsu, Theradej Nasueb, Drew Smith, and Kristina Werner 8 weeks (built/maintained for 4 weeks) Design Competition– Site Analysis– Budgeting– Photography– Installation– Design-Build– Interactive–
Design Concept The Canopy is a balloon based structure that provides shelter, spectacle, and a sense of place in the courtyard. The balloons are placed inside a closed net allowing external stimuli (fluctuating temperatures, strong winds, and human interaction) to manipulate the form of the structure.
Photographs
Plan The competition site was the courtyard outside of Temple Hoyne Buell Hall on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. The wall east of the courtyard has windows looking out from the atrium and faculty offices from the School of Architecture and Departments of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning.
Photographs
Spending from Construction Items were ordered at different times as construction and maintenance progressed. Here they are condensed into one list for space.
Item Online
Cost/Quantity
Cost/Item
Nets
Quantity 6 ct.
$29.95
$179.70
Net Mending Needle
1 ct.
$4.80
$4.80
Polyurethane Balloons
4 ct.
$119.00
$476.00
White; 4.5'
Polyurethane Balloons
1 ct.
$119.00
$119.00
Light Blue; 4.5'
Latex Balloons
6 ct.
$12.00
$72.00
Mixed Colors; 11"; 144 ct.
Latex Balloons
1 ct.
$12.00
$12.00
Blue; 11"; 144 ct.
Latex Balloons
1 ct.
$12.00
$12.00
Orange; 11"; 144 ct.
$20.14
Estimated based on current information on website
$11.20
Silver; 18"
(Shipping Cost)
$15.15
(Shipping Cost) Mylar Balloons
20 ct.
$0.56
(Shipping Cost) HiFloat
2 ct.
$29.50
HiFloat Pump
1 ct.
$5.99
Hydrogen (Sales Tax)
15'x25' Estimated based on current information on website
$8.92
(Shipping Cost) Offline
Notes
$59.00
96 oz.
$5.99 $21.17
7 ct.
$280.00
200 cf/cylinder; For Initial Fill
$280.00
$25.20
Concrete Mix
2 ct.
$1.98
$3.96
Concrete Form
1 ct.
$5.79
$5.79
Earth Anchor
2 ct.
$4.99
$9.98
OSB Panel
1 ct.
$4.59
$4.59
1/2"-2'x4'
Rope
1 ct.
$7.99
$7.99
100' 225'
Twine (Sales Tax)
9%
$40.00
2 ct.
$1.99
$3.98
$36.29
$3.27
Net Total
$1,361.83
Remaining from $1800 Budget
$438.17
9%
60 lb. bag
As-designed Tie-off Anchor
As-built Tie-off Anchor After winning the competition, it was the recommendation of the judges to alter the design of our tie-off anchors to a simpler design.
Earth Anchorembeded in concrete puck Eyelet Screw
Concrete "Puck"
3" PVC pipe and connectionsfilled with concrete Earth
Gravel
Existing Planter
FACETS + RAILS
Spring 2015 2.5 weeks ARCH 374 Prof. Andrea Melgarejo de Berry Rhinoceros– Photoshop– Illustrator– Urban– Retail–
Site Map + Analysis N Chestnut St, Champaign, IL The site is currently a public green space and private parking. The adjacent building to the south is a pipe shop; to the north, the building is unoccupied. Across Chestnut St, is one of the old train stations that has been converted into commercial space.
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Design Concept The appearance of this building came from its surroundings: the rail-line and train stations. The design of Champaign’s entire downtown area has been heavily influenced by the rail-line running next to it and it shifted the street grid. The downtown area is home to three stations now: two converted for other uses and one that is still active. I chose to embrace this historic tie to act as an example for the rest of the area and remind visitors of the area’s history.
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The site came with multiple challenges that our designs had to accommodate. First, the site was very narrow and also had buildings directly adjacent to the north and south. Because of that, it was necessary to maximize the glazed area of the building for daylighting.
The second was an elevation change of six feet from the east to the west end of the site. To accommodate that change, I’m used a split level design. While that complicated the circulation of the building, each level was then smaller and more intimate.
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Transparency Given the limited area on the envelope, part of the faceted facade needed to be glazed. Those sections are marked here in blue and were spaced to evenly light the interior.
Cafe + Check-out Counter Mid-morning
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
Reading Lounge + Bookshelves Mid-afternoon to evening
W H I R L FABRICATION
Fall 2014 7 weeks ARCH 373 Prof. Fang Xu Rhinoceros– AutoCAD– Photoshop– Illustrator– Accessibility– Theater–
Site Kickapoo State Park near Danville, IL Shown is the required site for the project; however, the program is not well served at this location. Currently, the site is only accessible by foot and the potential to add a driveway is limited. Furthermore, the theater was to exclusively be used for dance performances which may be under-attended in the area. The facility would be suited in a more populated area with better access.
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*Parking, 2’ topographical lines, and the 300’x300’ site are shown
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Design Concept The concept of this project was to emphasize the similarity of producing a live performance and manufacturing a product. This created a gearshaped plan with the stage at the center and all the auxiliary spaces arranged around it. The circulation of the building also reflected the gear-inspiration as hallways wrap around the performance space.
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As part of our process, we were required to chose what style of stage we wanted to use in our theater that would seat approximately 50 people. Because of the small size, I chose a blackbox theater for its flexible nature. With this design, there’s space for 50+ audience members on the stage floor with the potential to add more in the balcony.
Loading Dock
Green Room
Storage
The only addition made to the program is the stepped terrace on the exterior. The terrace is flexible-use and could be a place for informal gatherings before and after performances, a formal event space, or an additional performance space.
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Entering the Building Mid-morning
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
Lobby Night
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
UNDULATING S T U D I O
Fall 2014 4 weeks ARCH 373 Prof. Fang Xu Rhinoceros– Photoshop– Illustrator– Accessibility– Solar Design– Dance–
Site Kickapoo State Park near Danville, IL The projects for Arch 373 were done on the same site. The topography was modified to lessen the slope of the hill.
Design Concept Starting this design, I wanted some way for the building to relate to the dancers within it. Because of that, I abstracted the dancers to be figures that move from one point to another with fluidity and not necessarily in a straight line. My mind then related that to sine and cosine waves from high school mathematics: a line undulating back and forth over an axis in perpetuity.
Here, the axis runs from the entrance of the square site (the southwest corner) to the opposite corner in the northeast. Further using the wave, one side needed to be “positive” and the other “negative”, and so the North was positive. That “positive” side was treated to have more glazing and direct sunlight while the negative was given light wells for softer ambient light.
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One of the major emphases for this project was accessibility, and, because of that, there are no stairs in this facility. In their place are ramps to move between the slight elevation changes. We were not allowed to add any spaces to the interior of the building, so there are exterior, flexible-use spaces on the north and south sides of the building.
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Entrance Mid-afternoon
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
Watching a Rehearsal Mid-afternoon to evening
*Rendered in Brazil for Rhino, edited in Photoshop
DAMON STICH Thank you.