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selected works a portfolio of work, competitions, and studio projects designed and completed by daniel Yontz
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contents Courthouse park
Scioto 200
Broad street
Completed 2013 | Planning & Landscape Architecture | Partnered Project (Devin Carothers & Andrew Dodson) | Awards Denman Research Forum Honorable Mention
Completed 2011 | Planning & Landscape Architecture | Partnered Project (Graham Welling) Separate design and conclusion | Created in association with the Columbus 200 bicentennial celebration (2012)
Completed 2012 | Planning & Landscape Architecture | independent Project | Awards Studio Book Award (MVP) | Created with West Columbus Studio, Weston Group, and Urban Land Institute
The Franklin Court of Clerks Building is a center for state officials and
The Scioto 200 was a bicentennial celebration focused on creating a
Broad Street commercial infill was a larger studio concerned with the
other downtown employees. While three sides of the building are al-
new river in downtown Columbus, OH. The river restoration was paired
betterment of the west side of Columbus, Oh. The studio allied itself
ready landscaped, the largest area, sandwiched between Front Street,
with a Columbus’ two hundredth year commemoration in order to
with the rails to trails project set to take place on the Camp Chase Rail.
High Street, and the Wall Street entrance, isn’t completed. The proposal
provide the impetus to get the massive project completed in the near
The landscaped designs were focused on creating pragmatic solutions
includes a designed landscape for the park space that mimics ocean
future. In addition to a precedent study, an ecological study, and a
for the West Columbus populations, civic and religious groups, and
waves, a drivable grass path, micro-business plots, patio allowances,
partial design of the incoming greenspace, the proposal offers several
existing and incoming businesses. The studio published a 133 page
and an alley/secondary street grid that provides pedestrian priority. The
new possibilities and solutions to the land surrounding the Scioto River.
booklet that boiled down the economy, social infrastructure, land use,
completed proposal aims to add safe pedestrian passage for the growing
The greenways project is currently controlled by MKSK, a Columbus/
public safety, circulation and much more of West Columbus into a read-
downtown population.
Indianapolis firm.
able guide to serve future developers in the area.
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Offinso North, GH
HExagonal Build
25x40 Nijmegen
Completed 2013 | Planning & Mapping | Partnered Project (Devin Carothers) | Completed alongside study abroad program, coupling Ohio State University and KNUST (Ghana)
Completed 2013 | Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Independent Project | Hotel & Restaurant Complex
Completed 2013 | Architecture | Independent Project
The Offinso North District in Ghana is part of the Ashanti Region. The District has some extreme growth over the past years, and the 4% annual population rise is expected to continue in cities like Akomadan, the largest city in the district. With only approximately 10% of the houses being build legally, the O.N.D. needs help planning for incoming residents. The area has a myriad of problems associated with it, including health, sanitation, agriculture, et cetera. The mapping effort of this studio was to create a geo-coded map and an ARC GIS how-to guide, along with a route for NGO’s to take notice of the region and better the understanding of how to help its peoples.
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The Hex Building is designed to be a combination of hotel and restaurant. It uses a hexagon over and over throughout its design to pay homage to the nearby Fort Jefferson, the largest masonry structure in the Americas. Fort Jefferson is actually an unfinished fortress which is now protected by the national register of historic places after it was made a national monument by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fort Jefferson is fashioned as a giant hexagonal fortress and was crafted to be a naval
The 25 x 40 footprint of the building is a relatively simple shape and size for a structure. The challenge was creating a simple design for a vertical building that could serve as a household. The study in generics uses uncomplicated design so that it may be repeated and free from copyright infringement. With the growing concern that architects are sewing for patents and design, there is a movement to reverse uniqueness, and restore design that’s effective, effortless, and provides maximum utility.
base, but had shallow waters bordering it, and therefore never was
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used. The parametric design in this hotel allows for each hexagon in the arch to be altered by 5 degrees in order to form the shade and outer structure. The shape was then replicated in visible and hidden places throughout the structure.
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Floating houses
J building
Pie Building
Completed 2013 | Architecture | Independent Project | Designed for Urban Deadspace Revival
Completed 2013 | Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Independent Project | Completed as a downtown + campus connection, and pre-North Campus design
Completed 2013 | Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Independent Project | LEED system and Green Building Design
The floating houses concept was designed to solve large surface parking lots in our urban areas. This proposal is intentionally unpractical and over the top, but it does address the loss of space in downtown areas, and give a site specific view of both Puget Sound and the neighboring Occidental Park. Many of the areas buildings celebrate the park, but the neighboring housing fails to provide views of the small vista near the most central blocks of the City of Seattle.
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The J Building is an effort in continuing education, interior & exterior design, and computer drafting. The building allows for a unique exterior, and an open interior courtyard that provides height, and light to all the available offices, classrooms, and multi-use boardrooms. The building is created to manipulate light so that it’s bright without having to use extensive interior lighting. The exercise was another attempt in continuing education and familiarizing myself with computer drafting tools, architecture techniques, and minimal lighting requirements.
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The Disappearing Pie is a building proposed on the current surface parking lot that uses modular iterations for rooms, offices, and interior space. The design effort was an attempt in continuing education, through advancing in programs such as sketch up, autocad, and others. The building uses common exterior architecture, as well as, green building design, rooftop gardens, and open-plan floors. The building gets more narrow as it rises, and impersonates a slices of a pie disappearing as it elevates. Ultimately, the designated office space would use rooftop gardens, water catchments, passive solar, and natural ventilation to reduce costs of energy and waste.
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Bike Streets
German Village
Over the cap
Completed 2011 | Planning & Urban Design | Indenpendent Project | Completed in association with health/safety of Columbus, Ohio
Completed 2012 | Planning & Design | Partnered Project (Nicole Martin & Andrew Dodson) | All Design and book creation was personal work
Completed 2013 | Urban Design & Landscape Architecture | Independent Project | Vignette Competition held by Columbus Center for Architecture and Design and Design Groups Michael Bongiorno, AIA
Bike Streets was a stop action film created to grow awareness of the
The German village guide book was created for a planning class at the
biking popultations in Columbus (especially around the campus area).
Knowlton School of Architecture. The guide book documents not only
Over-The-Cap Skatepark was a submission into the Columbus Center
Three of the most cycled roads in Columbus offer sharrow lanes only,
the historic roots of the neighborhood, but it’s architecture, culture, and
for Architecture and Designs “Design Week(s)” cbusfoto competition.
and have parked cars down most of the street. There are numerous
persistent efforts of its members to make it the largest private historical
The competition looks at unused, overlooked, deadspace in Columbus,
hazards for cyclists on these roads, and there has been ample docu-
preservation area in the United states. The booklet also contains a
Ohio, and seeks out inventive ways to solve these troubled areas. In ex-
mentation of bike accidents on these three particular avenues. The
strengths, weaknesses, opportunity, and threats analysis, as well as a
ample, F.O.T.O. in cbusfoto stands for “friends of the overlooked” which
proposed cycletrack allows for a shift of the parked cars to lesser used
Lynchian analysis.
was a concept championed by Mike Bongiorno, AIA, and director of the
side streets, and create the addition of a protected cycletrack via a grade change.
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Columbus Center for Design, and principal of Design Group.
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bike rack design
Metropolis entry
viva vancouver
Completed 2013 | Planning & Urban Design | Independent Project | Completed alongside Columbus’ call-for-entries for artistic bike rack design
Completed 2014 | Planning & Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Independent Project | Completed for Metropolis Magazines call-for-entries Living Cities Competition
Completed 2014 | Planning & Landscape Architecture | Independent Project | Completed for Viva Vancouver Robson Park Competition | Canada Day Celebration
eration for the incoming new bike racks at 9 different public locations.
Currently, New York City has a growing population despite the astro-
Vancouver is establishing itself as a cultural center. Annually, for the
The competition is still ongoing, and all submissions were completed
nomical increases in housing costs. It is anticipated that they’ll grow by
by August 14, 2013. Students cycling to school is a growing population,
one million residents by the year 2040, and there is already a housing
and bike safety and visibility is on the rise as well. The designs were
shortage for middle/low income earners in the city. Mayor Bloomberg,
fabricated to be thrifty (under $5,000 per location, effective in preventing
left a legacy of completing major public and civic works in the city, but
theft, and fun for the kids to enjoy). Columbus’ call-for-entries wasn’t as
these places have both positive and negative effects. For every great
wide spread as it should have been due to the fact that each submission
civic space, there is inevitably some gentrification that takes place in
required a full artists C.V., a grant proposal, and various other materials
its proximity. And with great design nearby, some people have been
before ever becoming a finalist.
displaced from their homes or rentals. The Living Cities tries to solve
A brief project submitted and presented to the mayors office for consid-
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past several years, Viva Vancouver has commissioned a temporary pavilion space directly in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. The gallery hosts over 10,000 works of art and represents the largest resource of visual art in British Columbia. This rise in notoriety has spurred Vancouver to celebrate its city and people, so every year, on Canada’s independence day, Viva Vancouver commissions a call for entries, and ultimately builds the winning entry. The entry is then stationed at 800 Robson Square for two weeks during the independence celebrations.
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the need for housing, while predicting future needs.
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regeneration
Marfa housing
arctic research
Completed 2014 | Design Competition for Multigenerational Living Around Campuses | Independent Project
Completed 2014 | Design Competition for Multi-Family Housing in Marfa Texas | Independent Project
Completed 2014 | 24 hour Design Competition for arctic scientific research conducted by Ideas Forward | Independent Project
Regeneration is aimed at attracting older and younger residents, and
Marfa Multi-Housing Project is aimed at a new and existing residents
The Open Hand was a submission into the Ideas Forward 24 hour com-
combining them in the multi-generational building of the future. The
of Marfa, Texas. Marfa has gained an unusual notoriety for its arts
petition. The prompt was delivered the day of the competition and each
competition expected the building to be near a college campus, and this
scene coupled with its love for guns and all things Texas. It’s local is in
contestant had exactly one day to complete an idea for the prompt.
building is designed for learning to be gained through connectivity of
South-Western Texas, at a cross-roads of highways, seemingly in the
This years prompt focused on Antarctica and the need for scientists to
the residents. The goal is to develop a culture of shared ideas and an
middle of nowhere. But, its popularity is growing, and Marfa needs to
study the vulnerable environment and changing patterns there.
exchange of experience.
think of clever strategies for how to keep its charm and affordability The housing needed to supply a list of programs to the scientists (2) and
amidst the newcomers. Multi-generational housing is a large part of the American Housing
needed to with stand some of the harshest weather conditions on the
market, but it isn’t taking advantage of rental spaces. The objective
Most of the housing in Marfa is zoned single family residential with
planet. The extreme cold valued compact housing while the program
of the building is to offer lots of common space, places for interaction,
strict limits regarding setbacks, sidelots, and height. In order to remain
require space. All in all, the unit could be no larger than 40 meters
common kitchens, and food storage, and minimal sized independent
affordable, Marfa is commissioning design projects to tweak the zoning
squared, and needed to take the environment in mind first and foremost.
resting places. Taking a page out of CitizenM, the New York Hotel that
laws in order to remain affordable, grow the tax base, make the streets
discovered that people want better shared areas, and in the current mar-
more walkable, and avoid encroaching on the Chihuahua Desert.
The Open Hand succeeded in creating not only a usable and transfor-
ket, care more about quality than quantity. The regeneration projects expects to offer a similar experience to its residents.
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mative space, but also one that symbolizes the unity of nations required to solve this complex problem of global warming.
Marfa’s zoning laws are outdated, and with a gentle alteration, Marga can densify without sacrificing it’s environment.
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aesops quilts
portfolios
Completed 2013 | Story Board and Web Design | Independent Project | Created Limited Liability Corporation
dr. Pilar
Completed 2013 and ongoing | Print and Web Design | Independent Project
Completed 2014 | Web Design | Independent Project | Completed for Associate Lecturing Professor of Communications at American University
The website design, creation, navigation, and programming completed
The portfolio project is an ever ongoing project aimed at increasing my
for a personal L.L.C. business. Using new tools made available by adobe, the dividers, and most of the coding is no longer necessary. Instead, design, size of site, elasticity, and operation must be determined to create the website. Using adobe muse, edge, photoshop, and illustrator, the creation of business cards, a business logo, and working website for the private business was done all through design.
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breadth of study and understanding of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design. My personal website serves as my own study in web design and will likely change periodically throughout the future. As my depth grows, so should the projects displayed on the website. Along with interactive web design, this project gives me an ongoing understanding in print design as well. Each differ significantly and require separate standards. These constraints give me a bettter idea of what’s possible.
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The web-based design has offered the Lecturing Professor at American University a unique chance to grow her personal consultations and advertising expertise. Dr. Pilar Mckay is certified in a series of advertising, marketing, and communicational realms and required a platform to send her potential clients. The website, although active, is still undergoing transitions and additions. The completed version will offer more usability, and less directive to third party sites like Linkedin.
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shake on the lake
canal Park
Perry, ny
Completed 2014 | Web Design | Independent Project | Completed for Associate Lecturing Professor of Communications at American University
Completed 2013 | Planning & Landscape Architecture | Partnered Project (Mary Ana Mckay) | Created alongside Canal Winchester Comprehensive Plan
Completed 2014 | Planning & Architecture & Landscape Architecture | Partnered Project (Mary Ana Mckay) | Awards Mary Ana Mckay recognized for Undergraduate Student Distinction of the Year at Knowlton School of Architecture
The web-based design has offered the Lecturing Professor at American University a unique chance to grow her personal consultations and ad-
Canal Park is a passive park created for a comprehensive plan of Canal
vertising expertise. Dr. Pilar Mckay is certified in a series of advertising,
Winchester. The comprehensive plan suggested that there wasn’t enough
marketing, and communicational realms and required a platform to send
public parks that accommadated non-active events. Most parks in the
her potential clients. The website, although active, is still undergoing
area are created with the purpose of specific sporting activities, and don’t
transitions and additions. The completed version will offer more usability,
offer anything to the typical resident. This passive park offers a river out-
and less directive to third party sites like Linkedin.
look deck, a pond, and a reception barn that can rented out for weddings
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and other gatherings.
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Perry, New York sits between two cities (Buffalo and Rochester). It also hosts Silver Lake (a state park and major seasonal visitors retreat) and Letchworth State Park (an enormous park renowned as the grand canyon of the east). Perry is relatively small, very affordable, and unlike much of the neighboring area, is walkable. Currently, the mayor of perry, and partner at Insite Architecture is trumpeting the value of living where you work. Through a series of planning movements, facade upgrades, national grants, and incoming outdoor trails, Perry is on the verge of a revival and will hopefully serve as the framework for future small town successes.
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CourtHouse Park & wall st. alley | Columbus, OH | 2013
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CourtHouse Park & wall st. alley | Columbus, OH | 2013
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CourtHouse Park & wall st. alley The Franklin Court of Clerks Building is a center for state officials and other downtown employees. While three sides of the building are already landscaped, the largest area, sandwiched between Front Street, High Street, and the Wall Street entrance, isn’t completed. The proposal includes a designed landscape for the park space that mimics ocean waves, a drivable grass path, micro-business plots, patio allowances, and an alley/secondary street grid that provides pedestrian priority. The completed proposal aims to add safe pedestrian passage for the growing downtown population.
EMPLOYMENT The employment polygons were drawn in ARC GIS as individual blocks in the downtown area in order to get a detailed view of where the most employees can be found.
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RESIDENTIAL The River South District has some of the highest growing residential numbers in the city, but doesn’t have the infrastucture to support small businesses or a pedestrian scale road map.
L.E.E.D. CERTIFIED
USAGE
Buildings in the downtown area that already received L.E.E.D certification from the USGBC.
Civic (purple), office (blue), residential (light yellow), mixed use (yellow/orange), industrial (brown), commercial (red).
DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS
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SUGGESTED INFILL The suggested infill surrounds and enhances the network of proposed pedestrian alleyways.
Columbus is making waves!!! The Court of Clerks Park design is a play
and Ohio cities are on the decline. The New York Times Magazine featured the cover
with words in several ways. To this point, the City of Columbus has taken a pragmatic
“Way to go Ohio” for the Sept. 3, 2012 issue. The stories documented both the political
route to their downtown design and major projects in the city. This approach has made
impacts of the state, as well as, the efforts the state and Columbus have made towards
Columbus a city that is responsible, smart, and careful about taking risks with their
a sustainable future.
residents money. Because of the Columbus’ aversion to high-risk, several outcomes have happened, it’s a city that doesn’t gain a national/international spotlight very often
The design started as a focus on pedestrian priority alleyways and second-
because it takes on projects that work, but it also keeps its finances in the black, and
ary streets, bringing new businesses, i.e. micro-retail to the downtown area, and devel-
continues to attract a range of businesses and a diverse economy. The waves are play
oping a safe grid design for people in the heart of Columbus. The initial cornerstone
with this pragmatism. Columbus is making waves! is all about the city never rocking
grew to include park space, retail rental space, patio allowances, drivable grass, and
the boat. A city that waits, calculates, and refuses to guess whether or not a large city
a phasing solution to the growing residents downtown. Wall Street, in particular, is
project will work.
the perfect starting point because it features the most incoming residents, the highest nearby employment numbers, urban bioswales, historic brick, and LEED buildings at
each bookend. On the other hand, this practical approach that the city has adopted has
Columbus gaining momentum over the long term. Oddly enough, Columbus is making news because of its efforts to keep the city green by way of its green initiatives, it’s dam removal and greenways project, and its relative growth as the other rust-belt
Columbus is making waves!!!! The waves are a play on Columbus’ pragmatism and its aversion to risky design, as well as, Columbus’ growth and burgeoning interest from businesses, residents, and people.
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The landscape of the central business district of downtown Columbus is rapidly changing, and with the tax abatements offered to incolming residents the city needs to set up a pedestrian scale grid as soon as possible.
DRIVABLE GRASS VIsible
solution to deter regular vehicular traffic without altering any existing traffic laws.
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LIGHTING THE ALLEYS This is a vignette of the alleyway looking south towards the Lazurus Building.
The addition of lighting could
activate these otherwise unused areas.
The waves oscillate several times before the cresting wave structure that
The combination of drivable grass, a pedestrian grid, micro-retail plots, Franklin Park, and a mayor’s walk work in concert to make a complete design solution for the area.
doubles as a water sprinkler for kids. There are multiple paths that lead into the Wall St. alleyway, each transects the waves, showing the amplitude of the waves. The cresting wave is made up of a series of a C-shaped concrete casts, which start as a complete C, then slowly disappear into the ground.
The separate C’s that are partially buried in the soil, make up the cresting
wave and were inspired by a glass wave created by artist Mario Ceroli. Ceroli’s waves are created a similar way, but on a smaller scale than the proposed concrete wave intended in this Franklin Park design.
The curving nature of the drivable grass in the Wall Street Alley is intended
to mimic the waves and water-like movement planned for the park. The visible grass on the street allows Wall Street to become easily identified, remembered, and associated with the green movement already in-progress in the area. Currently, these several blocks in Columbus represent some of the most ecologically friendly buildings, walkways, wastewater, and permeable pavement. However, most residents and employees
in the area don’t recognize or celebrate the steps Columbus is taking to become sustainable and smart.
To the right, examples of LEED buildings, usage, residential, and employ-
ment are all shown through V-Ray renders in Rhinoceros. Each downtown block of land was drawn out separately in ARC GIS in order to sharpen our focus on where the most beneficial blocks are in the downtown. This ensures that our nucleus for the project is accurately placed, and will ultimately guarantee success.
The oscillations of the wave happens several times before the cresting wave. The cresting wave design happens centered between front st. and high st., and is created via a series of C shaped insulated concrete forms.
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Wall Street Alley way and expected route for pedestrians in the downtown area.
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Existing bioswale constructions to aid in the removal of silt and pollution from runoff water.
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Lowered platform with movable chairs and an I.C.F. (insulated concrete from) that shapes a wave iteration.
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Water feature and permeable pavement that serves as a water catchment system that recycles the water used from the water spray components.
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Rolling grass waves varying in height and ending with a cresting wave structure.
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Utility truck entrance in the existing building design.
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Large sand dune sand boxes. double as concrete benches.
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Pergola shading and eating area. Primarily designed for court house employees, or employees near to the park space.
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Movable chairs allowing for varying arrangements for any of the users.
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The edge of the sand boxes
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courthouse park renderings The images to the right give the inspiration for the court of common please park design. Starting from the top right (clockwise) is the serpent mound which is found in Southern Ohio and reaches over 1300 feet, Mario Ceroli’s glass wave which is constructed out of thinly sliced sheets of colored glass, beach dunes which provide the changing topography and pleasing visuals, and finally the Court of Common Pleas building in Columbus, OH. The building was one of the very first to be awarded L.E.E.D. cerification and sits at one of the bookends of the Wall St. Alley.
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Scioto 200 River Restoration The scioto 200 was a bicentennial celebration focused on creating a new river in downtown Columbus, OH. The river restoration was paired with a Columbus’ two hundreth year commemoration in order to provide the impetus to get the massive project completed in the near future. In addition to a precedent study, an ecological study, and a partial design of the incoming greenspace, the proposal offers several new possibilities and solutions to the land surrounding the Scioto River. The greenways project is currently controlled by MKSK, a Columbus/ Indianapolis firm.
The Scioto 200 was a unique project and opportunity that al-
Many cities are encouraging an eco-friendly river through dam
lowed planning students to connect with existing projects or create new
removal, clean river habitats, and restorative efforts made along the banks
proposals for the City of Columbus to adopt for it bicentennial celebra-
of the river. Cities like Madrid are undertaking large projects like the
tion. This particular project had already gained momentum enough to be
Madrid Rio which hid 47 kilometers of highway underground in order to
in the hands of MKSK, a planning and landscape architecture firm based
bring residents closer to the river.
out of Columbus, OH, and Indianapolis, IN.
American cities such as Columbus, Georgia, Chattanooga,
The motivation for this project was to gain public opinion of
Tennessee, Dayton, Ohio, and now Columbus, Ohio have all adopted a
the existing greenways plan, grow public awareness of the proposal, find
grand design to restore their river culture, river walks, an eco-friendly ap-
and study precedents of ecological river studies and dam removal sites,
proach, greenways, and a less static basin that allows for fish populations
and offer possible ideas for MKSK to arrogate in their future design.
to migrate up and down the river.
The route to having a successful river in downtown of Colum-
bus, Ohio depends on the removal of the low-head dams, and creating a non-static river. With the removal of one additional dam following the
in connection with the bicentennial, Columbus has the remarkable opportunity to dramatically change its public space downtown by way of the greenways project that removes low-head dams on the Scioto River.
Main St. Dam, Ohioans will be able to kayak the Scioto river from Co-
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lumbus to the Ohio River in Cincinnati.
These cities cleverly framed the restoration around the people
with river activities, extreme additions in greenspace, while never forget
The studio work was primarily a research project, with an em-
ting the animal, plant, and fish populations that thrive in a healthy river.
phasis on case studies throughout the US and abroad. River restoration is a green movement that has been gaining momentum despite the fact that
some artificial habitats, created by the dams are ruined in the process.
line once the Main Street Dam is removed. The river sports and recreation
Columbus, Ohio must have a finished vision, and a short time-
must be at the forefront of the design indoor to invite the population to
Some landscape architecture and architecture ideas were sub-
actually go on the river and take ownership of the space.
mitted in this studio work in order to gain public interest on the river restoration. The 5th Avenue Dam removal took the more environmentally conscience approach by allowing the new habitats to grow over time, while the downtown plan requires a more concrete, time sensitive solu-
Cities around the United States are correcting ill designed low-head and utility dams that fail to provide the necessary energy and environment desired by the populations.
tion.
The two primary structures shown include a kayak rental, drop
off, and floating dock, as well as, a building built on the river, designed for research or office space. Currently, The Ohio State University has a number of satellite campuses, including one at Lake Erie used for environmental sciences and marine biology. The new space downtown could offer a perfect opportunity to study the effects of river manipulation and restoration.
The poster to the left used a color half-tone, or bitmap of the
Scioto River in the area most affected by the greenways project. An offshoot of the river are various bubbles of reasoning, case studies, dam locations, expected outcomes, and general research associated with the project.
The birds-eye view of the Scioto 200 design proposal shows the outdoor truss rental structure, the indoor cafe, the 6 large planters each with 3 native tree species, the benches lining the Scioto River, and jagged kayak entry. The kayak entry shifts twice at a 45 degree angle in order to slow fast moving kayakers. It also protects the gradual incline entryway which is designed at a 7% slope. The deck structure borders the Veterans Memorial is created to float on the water at an optimal level,well points in the Scioto play host to concrete posts that hold the deck in place, but allow it to rise and fall with the river level.
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scioto 200 kayak renderings
south scioto river rendering
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Broad st. infill and west columbus study | Columbus, Oh | 2012
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west columbus & Broad st. infill Broad Street commercial infill was a larger studio concerned with the betterment of the west side of Columbus, Oh. The studio allied itself with the rails to trails project set to take place on the Camp Chase Rail. The landscaped designs were focused on creating pragmatic solutions for the West Columbus populations, civic and religious groups, and existing and incoming businesses. The studio published a 133 page booklet that boiled down the economy, social infrastructure, land use, public safety, circulation and much more of West Columbus into a readable guide to serve future developers in the area.
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Greenery on the west side is lacking. By simply widening the sidewalks, and slightly modifying the topography, street trees my be planted, and the green exit can usher cyclists and runners off of the Camp Chase Rail with Trail and onto the new mixed use realestate on West Broad.
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Incoming mixed use is designed to have less scale than the recessed buildings off the street, while offering commercial space on the first floor, and apartments on the upper levels.
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Camp Chase Rail with Trail is expected due to the easement already purchased by the city. Part of a much larger, Ohio to Erie Trail that will be the longest off-road bike trail in the U.S. upon it’s completion. The trail will connect to both the residents south/ east from Broad Street and the businesses and industry north/west of Broad St.
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Using 2 existing entrances, only one new entrance is needed along with some additional paving on the north side of Broad.
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Together, the connection should bring new businesses, give existing residents another living option, provide a safer route on Broad St., and take economic advantage of incoming runners, cyclists, and more when the trail is finished.
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Residential units expected to be put of the upper floors of the mixed use buildings. Allowing for an elevated view of the main street traffic.
Architecture being created in the traditional sense, a lower commercial area for window shoppers and upper floors for residential. This desirable aesthetic is being revitalized all over the U.S.
Commercial parcels opened on the lower floors of the building, providing businesses the heavily trafficked main street that they’re always pursuing.
Greenery creating to give the streets a more inviting atmostphere while also connecting the known greenways in the area.
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On street parking is essential because it’s the most visible stopping point for most of the public users. The Short North businesses valued their on street parking at $300,00 per spot per year.
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The Broad Street commercial infill was a studio project focused on the bet-
terment of West Columbus. The landscape architecture studio was headed by Dr. Lara with help from ancillary professors Dr. Christy Rogers and Matt Leasure, RLA, AICP at the Knowlton School of Architecture. The studio produced a book in conjunction with the Westland Group and the Urban Land Institute. The book covered everything education, employment, housing, zoning, pollution, and economic trends.
The studio had an overarching goal to connect the incoming rail with trail
along the already purchased easement beside the active Camp Chase Railway. The goal was to provide a better quality of life to the people of West Columbus and address greater concerns of the populous.
The infill technique will connect the Camp Chase Rail with Trail and the incoming mixed use buildings on West Broad St. The design includes restructuring the landscape to con- nect the segmented usage in West Columbus by the bisecting railway.
More than anything else, West Columbus residents feel they struggles with
crime, and unemployment at higher rates than the rest of the city. This fact makes property costs relatively low while but also attracts new home owners and immigrant populations. Interestingly, immigrants are actually more likely to take risks creating businesses and EB-5 zones (an area with unemployment greater than 1.5 times the national average) offer unique solutions to these problems. EB-5 zones accelerate the green card process while giving tax breaks to new job creators. This unusual incentive makes West Broad St. an ideal location for new businesses, yet they don’t have the equity to build entirely new development. If a developer, did choose to create a mixed use strip on the oldest East-West corridor in Columbus, it would be sure to attract all the new incoming cyclists using the trail, ultimately bringing more economic stability to the west side.
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from history, circulation, safety, land use, commerce, social infrastructure, population,
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Vehicular Traffic Patterns
Bus Routes through West Columbus
Bike Routes (mostly hazardous)
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Environmental, Physical, and Vehicular Safety Concerns
Vancancy rates and locations
Petty Crimes and Violent Crimes
Vacancy Rates associated with Safety Concerns
Land Use and Percentages
Combined Safety Concerns
Social Infrastructure Locations
African American (16%)
Latino (2%)
Somalian (2%)
75%
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2%
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3.5% Asian (3.5%)
Caucasian (75%)
Potential and Existing Parks
Bachelor’s Degree Education
(deprived areas highlighted)
Existing Parks (isolated and under recommended parkland to population percentage)
High School Graduate Education
The West Columbus studio was only as good as the sum
of all of its parts. Each area studied, including greenspace, social in-
High School Dropouts
Unemployed (ages 16-19)
Parkland (existing and potential)
Unemployed (ages 20-24)
solve or aid one or many of the problems that the West Columbus Studio faced.
frastructure, education, gang life, zoning, land use, commercial, economic, circulation, history, population and race, housing, vacancy,
Many of the above images were produced for the larger,
site hazards, quality of life, and public safety.
West Columbus Community Design Studio Book. This allowed the studio to work in concert with one another and to engage the public,
Through this comprehensive approach, the studio gained
an understanding of an area that has been historically difficult to handle. Rife with youthful gangs, compartmentalized residential land use, lack of pedestrian walkability, a growing food desert, under accommodated parkspace, and a barren economic zone were some of the issues faced by the studio. All subsequent proposals sought to
ultimately creating the most successful ground up solutions for the residents of the area.
WITH AN EASEMENT ALREADY PURCHASED ON THE CAMP CHASE RAILWAY, THE NEXT DECISIONS ALL INVOLVE ‘HOW TO BEST DESIGN THE TRAIL AND DEVELOPE THE NEIGHBORING AREA SO THAT ALL OF THE WEST COLUMBUS RESIDENTS BENEFIT.’
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traditional rail with trail on the camp chase rail road line in west Columbus the trail consists of multiple parts, first a 10-12 ft wide asphalt/concrete path for cyclists and others, next, a low-impact turf path for runners, and finally a series of lighting solutions between them. This trail operates alongside the active rail.
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rail with trail along wide bridge the rail already has much of the infrastructure required for the trail because the camp chase trail cannot rise or fall at a slope greater to 3%, this means many intersections don’t happen at grade. Many of these intersections will require some minor attention for the incoming trail. A wide enough bridge will allow both the paved and low-impact pathways to continue without structural alterations.
Rail with trail resting places and mile markers The active trail should accommodate lots of users, while connecting them to new parks and green spaces along the way. It will also adopt mile markers from the Ohio-to-Erie trail, historic placards informing the public of the history in West Columbus, drinking fountains, and informational signs about neighboring businesses, shops, and camping or lodging shelters.
Rail with trail sidling up to the residential south/east The trail will be force to sidle up to the residents on the south/east at times, and to provide additional privacy from the trail, a green fence will be installed at these points. This fence will allow ivy to grow in it, giving residents both the access to the trail, and the privacy they desire.
Rail with trail crossing due to constraints and limits on one side At various points throughout West Columbus, the trail will be required to weave from one side of the tracks to the other. At these points there must be clear signage, drop gates, and a concrete connector that bisects the tracks at a 45 degree angle. This allows the trail to continue unimpeded except for the 2-3 times per week the tracks are operating at that point.
rail with trail cantilevered off from existing bridge. not all bridges are wide enough to accommodate the trail as well as the tracks (i.e. the bridge over i-270). These points require additional bridge structures, but can use the grading and bridge supports to cantilever from one side to another. This gives the trail added safety from not sharing the tracks, and still requires minimal new grading and on-site structural work.
rails with trails at short, NARROW, shared bridges SHORT AND NARROW BRIDGES WITHOUT SUFFICIENT SUPPORTS, AND NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE CAN BE SHARED PATHWAYS FOR THE TRAIL AND THE RAIL. DUE TO THE CAMP CHASE RAIL requiring extremely low speeds through residential areas, cyclists and runners can be assured that if a train is coming, it won’t be coming at pace. The tracks can be shared on bridges as a last resort, and will contain all the necessary signage, safety requirements, drop gates, and even resting points in case the tracks are in use, and the trail users must stop.
RAIL WITH TRAIL VARIOUS EXITS AND ENTRIES CONNECTING TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE TRAIL THERE ARE MANY POINTS WHERE STREETS TERMINATE AT THE RAIL, AT THESE POINTS THE TRAIL WILL ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY USE THE TRAIL BUY CONNECTING TO THE SIDEWALKS AND STREETS OF THE RESIDENTS. AT EACH EXIT/ENTRY THE ASPHALT/CONCRETE PATH TAKES PRIORITY OVER THE LOW-IMPACT TRAIL TO GIVE CYCLISTS A CONTINUOUS PAVED ROUTE.
rails with trails under bridges and roads At several points, the trail must submerge itself under roads and traffic. Wilson Bridge is one example of this, and at these points the trail requires additional lighting, possibly cameras due to the homeless population and retention walls that prevent the trail from flooding during and after heavy rains.
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Mapping the Offinso North, GHana | OFfinso North, GH | 2013
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Mapping the offinso north, ghana The Offinso North District in Ghana is part of the Ashanti Region. The District has some extreme growth over the past years, and the 4% annual population rise is expected to continue in cities like Akomadan, the largest city in the district. With only approximately 10% of the houses being build legally, the O.N.D. needs help planning for incoming residents. The area has a myriad of problems associated with it, including health, sanitation, agriculture, et cetera. The mapping effort of this studio was to create a geo-coded map and an ARC GIS how-to guide, along with a route for NGO’s to take notice of the region and better the understanding of how to help its peoples.
Ghana was a studio focused on the growth and betterment of a small central
area called the Offinso North District, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The studio combined many different disciplines to engage and create new ways to solve problems of growth, inequality, and basic needs in the area. A student named Devin Carothers and myself took on the task of continued mapping in the area, ultimately resulting in a how-to guide to using GIS on the iPads, as well as, a book documenting past efforts and the need for future growth of mapping. The O.N.D. is a particularly difficult place to plan for because of the nearly 4% population growth, 90% of which is informal. The Studio was connected with a sixteen day study abroad program that worked and carried out projects in Ghana.
The Offinso North District has major problems affecting its communities
such as slash and burn agriculture, post harvest losses, housing shortages, housing quality, access to clean drinking water, sanitation, access to healthcare, and much more.
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Each small group attempted to tackle one of these issues to the best of their ability.
MAP ONward is a project aimed to aid the effort towards mapping the Offinso North District in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The effort draws upon previous mapping endeavors as well as survey results completed by both The Ohio State University and KNUST students. The organized survey results provide a visual insight into the community institutions, housing, accessibility to various needs, and the people as a whole. Provided MAP ONward supports in this enterprise, we seek to diagnose the need for a complete map and encourage the Town and Country planners in Offinso to value and continue the work started by ourselves and previous OSU students.
Devin and I opined that all of the problems associated with the OND could
be aided by the completion and continuation of a working map for the district. Many of the planners have a certain intuition about the area, its population, et cetera, but to an outsider, there is no evidence based numbers or figures connected to a map that could convince NGO’s or other charities to get involved in the OND. Our focus was to create and advance a geo-coded map of former survey results, and produce a GIS guide for future planners.
The continuation of this project is ongoing with the partnerships and con-
nections previously made in Ghana. Currently, the study abroad program is taught by Dr. Joseph Campbell, and Kimberly Burton PE, and received a $45,000 grant to proceed with legacy projects in the Offinso North District.
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Hexagonal Building | key west, Florida | 2013
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hexagonal Building, Key West, FL The Hex Building is designed to be a combination of hotel and restaurant. It uses a hexagon over and over throughout its design to pay homage to the nearby Fort Jefferson, the largest masonry structure in the Americas. Fort Jefferson is actually an unfinished fortress which is now protected by the national register of historic places after it was made a national monument by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fort Jefferson is fashioned as a giant hexagonal fortress and was crafted to be a naval base, but had shallow waters bordering it, and therefore never was used. The parametric design in this hotel allows for each hexagon in the arch to be altered by 5 degrees in order to form the shade and outer structure. The shape was then replicated in visible and hidden places throughout the structure.
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Planters leading into adjacent hotel, designed for palm trees.
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Floratam grass rectangles, low-cut, comfortable, and flat; encouraging people to lay out.
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Hexagonal planters filled with a variety of native plantlife. Leads into main hotel entrance.
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Hexagonal exoskeleton designed like a hanger, and created to absorb high winds.
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Hardscape designed to look like its eroding away. Urging wetlands planning.
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Boat taxi entryway, direct access to the ocean. Designed so rooms are on the waters edge.
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hexagonal hotel/restaurant renderings
The Key West Building was designed to take advantage of the extremely
The hexagonal shapes that repeat through much of the building are a type of homage to Fort Jefferson, the largest masonry structure in the Americas. Fort Jefferson is only located 70 miles from Key West at the Dry Tortugas, and is on the National registry of historic places since Franklin D. Roosevelt added it to the list of national monuments. It’s also a naval base that was never in use, and it’s form resembles an old castle, but from plan view, it’s a hexagon. Images of the fort appear on the following page.
well known sunsets by way of the large viewing hardscape deck off to the western side. This large deck allows for anyone at the hotel to experience as the sun sets off of the water.
The hexagon shape was consisting used to pay homage to the largest ma-
sonry structure in the United States, Fort Jefferson. This fort is only 70 miles away from Key West and was initially designed as a naval base, but is now part of the national registry of historic places and was deemed a national monument by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The hexagonal shape appears many times throughout the building design, including fences, large planter/benches, and the enormous exoskeleton that shades and shields the building from sun and wind. The outer hangar-like shape consists of hexagonal tinted glass/plastic, with each line of hexagons altered by five
The building is designed to allow each guest at the hotel, not only a personal
view of the sea, but to bring them closer than they’ve ever been before. Three floors of rooms have their own personal balconies, while the top floor has a larger shared balcony, and the lowest floors have under water views. The design allows each room a wonderful view, but encourages all to share the much more abundant outdoor space.
degrees to give the arched shape that encases the interior structure.
habitat to feed and grow fish. Fisheries prefer light along the coastine, and this deck
All the rooms on the interior are open to the sea, and many water taxis
provide the passport to and from the hotel because the waters are relatively shallow in entering to the hotel. Many of the rooms are also fitted with a hanging balcony, giving guests a personal outdoor ocean escape.
Without overlooking the greater goal, the deck is designed to look as if it’s
eroding, urging for wetlands planting, a more gradual entry to the island, and a safe allows for streams of light to slip through the pavilion space and into the ocean underneath.
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BALCONY HOTEL ROOMS WITH BALCONIES STAIRS+UTILITY ELEVATORS + UTILITY restaurant +public PUBLIC ELEVATORS + UTILITY restaurant +public HOTEL ROOMS WITH BALCONIES STAIRS+UTILITY PROTECTED BEACH + GARDEN MAIN ENTRYELEVATORS + UTILITY concierge + cafe PUBLIC BALCONY HOTEL ROOMS WITH BALCONIES STAIRS+UTILITY page 36 ELEVATORS + UTILITY MEETING ROOMS + COMMUNALSIDE ENTRY HOTEL ROOMSSTAIRS+UTILITY ELEVATORS + UTILITY SEA LIFE EXHIBIT SPACE UNDERWATER LOOKOUT HOTEL ROOMSSTAIRS+UTILITY
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25 by 40 feet | Nijmegen, NL | 2013
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25 by 40 feet | Nijmegen, NL | 2013
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25x40 Nijmegen The 25 x 40 footprint of the building is a relatively simple shape and size for a structure. The challenge was creating a simple design for a vertical building that could serve as a household. The study in generics uses uncomplicated design so that it may be repeated and free from copyright infringement. With the growing concern that architects are sewing for patents and design, there is a movement to reverse uniqueness, and restore design thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effective, effortless, and provides maximum utility.
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25 by 40 house renderings
The 25x40 competition was a brief exercise in using basic dimensions, ge-
The Dutch have a long history of designing for, controlling, and manipu-
neric materials and design, to create something unique in the compact space. Dutch
lating water. They are increasingly concerned with the rising sea levels and have de-
policy dictates that residential housing tax is usually dependent on the houses footprint
signed floating houses, foundations, and even underground parking centers that double
or width on the street space it occupies. This policy creates a housing market where
as flood protection. This simplistic design could alter in the future if the street level is
thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more narrow housing with greater depth. The housing taxes and general ex-
expected to rise to combat the fear of flooding.
pense of the area means that slim houses need to make the best out of their allotted space. In this case, we had a 25x40 ft space (roughly 7.62m x 12.19m). This meant I had to design vertically with the lowest floor being the most used, and create a space that programmed the house for ideal morning and
The Dutch taxation policy differs from that in the United States because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often determined with relativity to housing footprint, or width along the street. This design sought to minimize that space, while also giving occupants an optimal place to live.
evening sunlight. This meant the kitchen was located on the first floor where large windows allow eastern sunlight to illuminate the ground floor in the morning.
The residence was designed to take advantage of the tax code, simple de-
sign, and offer up an indoor/outdoor room for the occupants thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s off of the relatively highly trafficked main road. The house is also built with extensive views of the Waal
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River, and 360 views, while being elevated and safely behind the floodwall and flood protection area. As seen on the right, the flood zone sits in the lowered area below the street, while the street is elevated to provide protection. After the first line of houses, however, the topography returns to the lowered level, that is natural to the area.
The eastern sunlight illuminates the kitchen in the morning, while the upper floors take advantage of north western evening light later on.
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FLoating houses | Seattle, WA | 2013
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FLoating houses The Floating Houses concept was designed to solve large surface parking lots in our urban areas. This proposal is intentionally unpractical and over the top, but it does address the loss of space in downtown areas, and give a site specific view of both Puget Sound and the neighboring Occidental Park. Many of the areas buildings celebrate the park, but the neighboring housing fails to provide views of the small vista near the most central blocks of the City of Seattle.
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floating houses rendering
Floating houses was an idea to create unique, individualized housing over
surface lots. Each housing unit is a unique shape, size, and varies in what it offers to
The final design sparked a larger idea about changeable housing that could
fit on more of a rectangular structure, and still only remove 8 total parking spots.
the occupant. The idea was to create something big, something impractical, and something fun overtop an area that otherwise doesn’t get noticed.
The designs to the above show the dramatic nighttime views that could be
witnessed near Occidental Park, as well as an interior look out to the water. The idea
In addition to the varying housing sizes and shapes, each unit maintains
similarities like a spiral staircase that links its levels together, as well as, direct access to elevators that operate vertically and horizontally. Each unit has roof access and outdoor space and is design to use lightweight, yet strong materials.
The building sits next to Occidental Park in Seattle Washington. The park is
far enough away from Puget Sound that most of the neighboring structures don’t have a view of the water because of their lack in height. However, what’s interesting about this area is that many of the nearest buildings also don’t acknowledge the thin urban park that is Occidental. So, the goal was simply to design a compact urban space, that celebrates the park, removes minimal parking, gives a view of the harbor to the more elevated housing, and is highly impractical, but fun.
The end goal of the project was to spark discussion over the way surface
parking changes the perception of the buildings around it. None of the neighboring buildings look towards the park, because they would have to first look at the parking lot. The floating houses would only remove a total of six parking spots, and provide at least 8, housing units.
and structure of these modular houses could change easily to a more simplified shape, where additions and subtractions of each house would be a snap.
The floating houses are modular in many senses and offer dramatic views of a growing part of the city of Seattle. The houses have balconies, spiral stairs, curtain walls of windows that are directed away from the view of the other floating units to allow privacy while in the sky.
The designs of the holding structure and housing units are entirely modular, making off-site fabrication a likely possibility for much of the structure. The incoming housing would play an extremely minor roll for the typical pedestrian in the area, other than drawing their eyes away from the surface lot, and upwards. The building hinders almost no windows or views to Puget Sound, Occidental Park, or any of the famed neighboring architecture.
The floating houses were an attempt to design something highly impractical, yet exciting, over top an area that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t acknowledged by the neighboring structures because it sits atop a surface parking lot.
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architecture like its public library and the incoming amazon headquarters, Seattle needs
FLoating houses | Seattle, WA | 2013
With a city as renowned for architecture as it is, and with its focus on contemporary more buildings that take full advantage of views of the Cascades, Puget Sound, and other enormously beautiful scenes. The night view shows how each units directional windows allows for both privacy and a view in the middle of downtown Seattle. Also, with any growing city, more and more residents are looking to reclaim their downtown centers as both business capitals but also residential real estate. Seattle has many apartments and condos in Queen Anne, but lacks the same numbers in the international district, near quest field. The site of this structure would serves as an additional bridge between the central downtown hub, and the only existing downtown areas that lack the same density.
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floating houses renderings
J building | Columbus, OH | 2013
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J building | Columbus, OH | 2013
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J building & Campus connection The J Building is an effort in continuing education, interior & exterior design, and computer drafting. The building allows for a unique exterior, and an open interior courtyard that provides height, and light to all the available offices, classrooms, and multi-use boardrooms. The building is created to manipulate light so that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bright without having to use extensive interior lighting. The exercise was another attempt in continuing education and familiarizing myself with computer drafting tools, architecture techniques, and minimal lighting requirements.
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J building | Columbus, OH | 2013
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j building renderings The J-building is an open plan design attempting to grow my knowledge
side to the other. The outer design also mimics the same colors in the corresponding
of computer automated design, separation of concerns, data, and purpose. The design
landscape. The landscape is primarily a deck with benches and with multiple circular
allows for a unique exterior, interior with an open courtyard, and a diagrammatic view
spreads that are cut-outs in the wood that allow for poplar trees to be planted in gravel,
of the conception of the design. The open courtyard allows for most of the building
giving the area an industrial look and feel to it.
to ventilate naturally, while also giving a viewing platform to the highest level of the
building.
Various floor plan programming is shown to the left, above the vignette.
The blue represents classrooms and meeting rooms, while green represents elevators The building is designed to be a downtown campus of sorts for business and
and light green is utility and restrooms. Red is a cafe on the fourth floor, purple repre-
similar students. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designed to be close to the larger corporations in Columbus to aid
sents office and open conference space, while grey is transitional and can adapt to what
in the recruitment of young professionals. The building also allows for professionals
the building desires.
to serve as adjunct professors of classes and instruction in the field. The proximity to the professionals is one of the only sure bet ways to get many students without direct connections to their field of study, a firsthand experience with the people that could hire them.
It is said that networking is more important than grades at university. Most
universities encourage outreach of some sort, usually in the realm of joining organizations and professional bodies that will put their students face to face with the leaders in the industry.
The building design has 3 floors of study space and classrooms, a lower
atrium that opens to the interior rooms, and crisscrossing elevated bridges from one
The building is designed to be a locale where students and professionals can meet face to face. In the current job market, networking is a higher priority than grades to most employers; this space offers that. It essentially deputizes an internship, so to speak. It demonstrates the students capacity in the classroom firsthand to the employer, and changes the pedagogy to offer both the theoretical as well as the practical experience while attending the university.
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THe disappearing Pie The Disappearing Pie is a building proposed on the current surface parking lot that uses modular iterations for rooms, offices, and interior space. The design effort was an attempt in continuing education, through advancing in programs such as sketch up, autocad, and others. The building uses common exterior architecture, as well as, green building design, rooftop gardens, and open-plan floors. The building gets more narrow as it rises, and impersonates a slices of a pie disappearing as it elevates. Ultimately, the designated office space would use rooftop gardens, water catchments, passive solar, and natural ventilation to reduce costs of energy and waste.
The structure was created because of an exercise to diagram a building.
The diagrams show how the building functions, how each floor is laid out, the various changes in the blueprint of floors, their expected uses, elements of green design exhibited, and ultimately, why it was created.
The building was an attempt at continuing my education and familiarity
with programs such as CAD, Sketchup, and Rhinoceros. Although, I do have an aptitude with these programs already, I recognize the need to get better, and understand that
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the speed, precision, and the possibilities with these programs offer lots of room to get more proficient.
The building is a relatively simple design, easy to replicate and many of
the offices or featured areas could be addressed with off-site fabrication. This feature could reduce costs, and allow for unique materials to be used in the building construction.
The building composition uses passive solar design, rainwater retention, rooftop gardens, and native materials for construction.
In addition to reduced costs through structural and interior replication, there
is a modular component to the core design, and a green component proposed for the exterior. Rainwater retention, rooftop gardens, and passive solar technologies are all exemplified in the design.
Finally, the design served as an opportunity to study tactics, materiality,
hydrology, best practices, and the latest findings in green design and circulation. The building isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an effort to create remarkable architecture, rather to apply various techniques and research to a building scale and size.
Each floor after the third has a reduction floor space creating even more
desire for the top, most well-lit floors. In addition, the buildings reduction by the consistent fifteen degrees, allows for natural light to reach all of the rooftop gardens. The four elevators are centrally located and offer glass backing once they are exposed to the exterior.
The building uses a simple shape, but experiments with materials, magnitude, and placement to make it unique.
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Hardscape entry leading to lowered staircase and completing the circular structure of the pie.
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Marble benches with shade trees, giving workers a place for outdoor respite if they share one of the lower floors.
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Lowered staircase entryway, provided a grand entry, with balconies to 4 floors, providing extreme height and giving the user a luxurious entry.
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Four centralized elevators providing access to all floors as the pie disappears. Also fitted with windows on the exterior, after the third floor.
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Hollowed marble benches give the upper floors outdoor seating without stressing the structural capacity too much due to the intensive green and gravel roofing.
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Utility shed and staircase entrance to the upper floors.
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Hardscape areas of the permeable roofing exhibited on every floor.
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Dogwood or Japanese Maple trees planted on the building and defended from the western wind by the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural design.
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pie building rendering
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Bike Streets initiative Bike Streets was a stop action film created to grow awareness of the biking populations in Columbus (especially around the campus area). Three of the most cycled roads in Columbus offer sharrow lanes only, and have parked cars down most of the street. There are numerous hazards for cyclists on these roads, and there has been ample documentation of bike accidents on these three particular avenues. The proposed cycletrack allows for a shift of the parked cars to lesser used side streets, and create the addition of a protected cycletrack via a grade change.
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bike streets renderings
Bike Streets is a proposal to fix the errors in The City of Columbusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; priori-
ties for heavily cycled streets. Currently some of the most commonly cycled streets include Neil Ave, 5th Ave, and various others in the Short North and Victorian Village neighborhoods. The proposal looks at accident statistics, bike injuries, and the best fit solutions to solve safety issues stemming from the use of sharrow lanes.
The proposal includes cycletracks, painted lanes, and a gridded pattern to
solve safe bike-to-destination travel. Most of the travelers in the area are headed to the cyclists not only compete with motorist, but also people entering and exiting the parked cars.
The one-minute, forty-five second film was used stop motion photography
to detail the problem, diagnose where it exists, propose a solution, and present renderings of the road adjustments.
Bike Streets is a one minute, forty five second stop-motion film that documents the safety hazards associated with sharrow lanes. The film also shows the most cycled streets in the city, and how Columbus can solve safety problems for its residents.
Several Columbus groups are extremely concerned with the safety of its
user groups, i.e. Consider Biking, Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Trek, Earthshare, Roll, the Institute of Active Living, the Columbus Foundation, and Columbus Outdoor Pursuits. In conjunction with these interested parties, the video sets forth the cost effectiveness and safety necessity of changing the traffic patterns and priorities in central Ohio.
The cycle-tracks use a very marginal grade change to create separation,
and the feeling of safety to its users. This minor street alteration allows new cyclists to consider a different option to travel. In addition to the reduction in CO2 emissions, biking serves as exercise and can be preventative medicine because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very lowimpact, cardio work. The more cyclists could save the city health cost in the future. The film can be viewed at danielyontz.com/bike-streets or at http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3scGtAi4hUY.
The cycle-tracks proposed are subtle but effective grade changes that allow for new users to feel safe biking around the city.
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university or the university hospital. Due to the parked cars on each side of the street,
traditional cycle-track with shared turn lane for residents This design allows for residents to use the center turn lane for any accessible driveways on the street. The granite separation between the cycle-track and vehicular traffic enables all user classes to become regular cyclists, given the added sense of safety. And the granite barrier would be at grade for any driveway exits/entries.
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traditional cycle-track with median neighborhood marker The neighborhood median markers are already in existence throughout the Victorian Village area. Each provides residents with a sense of pride and place among the larger umbrella of Victorian Village. These landscaped medians would be maintained and moved central to the street traffic on the newly designed roads.
traditional cycle-track at intersection of lesser trafficked street Lesser trafficked streets can use Sharrow Lanes for cyclists and cars, while primary arteries require more separation. The separation results in added feeling of safety to the cyclists, and primarily triggers older generations to cycle as well. Through the intersection, the cycle-track has a similar look to the pedestrian crossing, a design already familiar to drivers.
cycle-track with bus stop + Traffic slowing and redirection around the stop At this junction, the bus stop will slightly slow speeding vehicles, aiding safety in this primarily residential area. The bus stop will however, not impede the flow of traffic all together. The diagram to the left shows that the typical traffic will use the center of the road at these junctions.
bus stop on opposite side of the cycle-track The diagram to the right displays a bus stop that is independent from the cycle-track side. This diagram allows a better view of how the traffic is handled at these sites. The design does everything to keep traffic moving while the buses operate. Many COTA and OSU CABS buses use these routes frequently, and pausing traffic isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an option.
multiple cycle-tracks at intersection of arterial roadways The dual cycle-tracks at this intersection show how busier streets would handle the intersection. This intersection could very well have a signal (light) and cyclists would be required to cross two separate times if they want to cross both intersections. This slightly tedious operation ensures safety of the bikers, and in studies shows that they would welcome the change in exchange for cycle-tracks.
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German village guidebook The German village guide book was created for a planning class at the Knowlton School of Architecture. The guide book documents not only the historic roots of the neighborhood, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s architecture, culture, and persistent efforts of its members to make it the largest private historical preservation area in the United states. The booklet also contains a strengths, weaknesses, opportunity, and threats analysis, as well as a Lynchian analysis.
Willkommen!
German Village is one of the oldest, and most recognizable neighborhoods in Columbus, OH.
A formal guide book through the nations largest privately funded historic district. Project written, compiled, and designed by city planners at Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University.
The German Village Guide Book was a historical to present day research
project focused on creating a clever and interesting way of presenting what encapsulates a particular neighborhood. German Village is currently the largest privately funded historical district in the United States. The neighborhood was featured on several PBS documentaries focused on finding the personality of place.
History The German Village first arose on the south side of Columbus during the mid-1800s. Germans were moving to America to escape oppression and create a new life. At this time the National Road stopped in Columbus and so did many settlers who could not easily travel any further west (WOSU). The land just outside the city of Columbus was affordable and Germans settled there (WOSU). Post American Civil War the German Village in Columbus and the German-American way of life really took off. Business, community and education were all very important to the German’s and are reflected in German Village today.
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The idea behind the guide book was to present both the effectiveness of
zoning, civic planning, and private investment. German Village is defined by both its residents and its built environment. The built environment consists of mostly bricks, and when the public was surveyed, the majority of responses to “What distinguishes
History (cont.) Post Civil War there was a lot of new construction on the south side of Columbus. Many of the archetypal brick homes in German Village were built at this time. Also many of the businesses that supported the community like breweries and tanneries began to appear. The brewery business was a major industry for the German population until prohibition. There was even a German newspaper serving the community. In addition smaller German owned businesses like Schmidt’s Sausages, which was run out of a carriage and is today a restaurant in German Village existed in German Village then.
German Village?” returned with the ubiquitous brick streets and houses.
From these responses, I decided to create a guide book that embodied the
neighborhood and people. The exterior of the book was fashioned to the size and shape of a brick (3 & 5/8 “ x 2 & 1/4” x 7 & 5/8”), while the interior contained a written history, Lynchian analysis, images, S.W.O.T. (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and
History (cont.) Sense of community was also critical to the development of the close-knit German neighborhood. Trinity Lutheran Church was the first church in the village and was shortly followed by St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. The churches provided a community meeting place. Instrumental groups still in existence today also formed. These groups played traditional German brass pieces as well as sung. German immigrants founded one such group called Maennerchor in 1848. It is the longest continuously running German choir in the country. Even though to be a member you originally had to be a male of German decent today they have groups for children, women and men who are passionate
threats) analysis, urban themes, current impressions, and a selection of various census data.
History (cont.)
The German Village Guidebook was fashioned after a brick because of the ubiquitous answer surveyed residents gave to ‘what built features distinguish the neighborhood?’
The purpose of the project was to understand what makes German Village
such a successful place. The area has retained its charm, density, scale, form, and social equity for years. What began as a humble migrant workforce population, eventually established itself as one of the most coveted neighborhoods.
Several planning techniques were used to create and define German Village. Lynchian analysis was among the techniques employed to define the largest privately funded historic district in the United States.
about German music. The photos below show both male and female Mannerchor groups at a German Village Oktoberfest. The Germania Club a musical group similar to Maennerchor initiated the first Oktoberfest in German Village in 1959. The event was meant to attract people to the community since anti-German sentiments from WWII still tarnished the community (WOSU). Oktoberfest was a hit but did not return to German Village for good until 1980. In 1980 the funds gained by German Village for hosting Oktoberfest were used to buy the German Village meeting haus. (WOSU) Education was also extremely important to the
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German way of life. The German schools taught English to first generation immigrants and introduced the idea of kindergarten to Columbus area (WOSU).
Restoration of the area is still constant to this day. The close proximaty to each of the neighbors allows a camaraderie between residents. In addition to the collective feel, the brick theme echos throughout the houses and the streets. The brick streets add craft, character, and a historical feel tothe area, as well as serving as natural barrier to vehicals who speed.
Oktoberfest band playing outdoors, in the streets. (lower middle) Lindley’s, upscale restaurant on Mohawk and Beck (lower right)
WEAKNESSES -High threshold for entry Houses and apartments are some of the most expensive in the city, meaning it is primarily a high income neighborhood. Most of the shops and restaurants are also high-priced, high-end experiences. -Severed connections from downtown The construction of I-70 cut directly through the north end of German Village, right where it connected to downtown Columbus. It is currently difficult and dangerous to walk from one to the other. -Lack of available resources Because it is gentrified and stable, there is very little available real estate, empty storefronts, or room for new development.
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Housing in German Village is primarily in a couple of different styles including, but not exclusive to, Queen Anne style homes, or Italianate architecture. More importantly, the Germans moving into the area kept two things that are distinctly German, modesty and effeciency in the design.
German Village is an inviting and peaceful neighborhood that feels old, maintained, quaint, walkable, modest, and safe that borders very close to downtown. Extremely strict zoning laws act to prevent large construction that doesn’t mimic the rest of the environment.
OPPORTUNITIES -Reconnect to downtown Construction is underway on a massive reorganization of downtown highways. German Village will see improved connections at High, 3rd, and Grant. These improvements will reconnect the vilage and the city. -Reclaim Market Mohawk and Town Franklin neighborhoods Market Mohawk is a failed urban renewal project, and Town Franklin is a nice, but unconnected and somewhat sparse neighborhood of historic single family homes and apartments. Both used to be considered part of German Village. Market Mohawk could again be redeveloped and Town Franklin could see infill (perhaps a more mixed-income opportunity).
In short, the German people created a community they could work, live and be educated in. The area is a great neighborhood of Columbus today but is not identical to what it once was. During the 1950s, urban renewal and the construction of I-70 through Columbus changed and removed parts of the neighborhood. The increase in popularity of suburban lifestyle also led to a decline in the housing stock of German Village (WOSU).
History (cont.) A local, Frank Fetch, is well known for being one of the first people to inspire historic preservation of the neighborhood by purchasing a home and restoring it (Graichen 76). He also initiated home and garden tours through the area to create more excitement. In 1974, German Village was listed on the Nation Historic Register and today has strict historic design guidelines. It is one of the few places in Columbus where you can still find brick streets and exceptionally preserved homes in many architectural styles. The events and organizations like Maennerchor, Oktoberfest, Shakespeare in the Park and German Village meeting haus make German Village a great Columbus com-
Interestingly enough, although the houses are generally made of brick, the style of architecture varies within German Village, and most of the architecture isn’t commonly german.
In addition to the smaller sized homes, there aren’t many architectural gems drawing outsiders into the neighborhoods. In fact, there aren’t any buildings over 4 stories high within German Village. One of the most impressive buildings is Schwartz Castle. The structure is recognizable by the 360 degree
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munity. In conjunction with the events the meticulously preserved homes and streets make German Village a highly sought after neighborhood.
turret that is elevated 4 stories high. The tower is said to be haunted to this day by Edward Schwartz, an eccentric person who used to sunbath nude atop the turret. Neighbors would regularly hang around to catch a glimpse of schwartz’s odd behavior.
Brick pavers and buildings give the area a constant theme as well as a sense of craft with delicate masonry that has lasted through time. Zero set-back coupled with wider sidewalks let pedestrians take priority. There is also limited or restrictive parking in the commercial districts, which encourages more people to walk around and explore.
THREATS -Aging population The only real threat to the stability of German Village is the fact that the population is somewhat older than other inner city neighborhoods. Many of the people that originally preserved and continue to protect the neighborhood are retirement age or older. These active residents have been crucial to the revitalization of the village - when they are gone, whoever replaces them will need to be just as involved to continue to maintain the German Village tradition.
Urban Themes German Village is a historical neighborhood located south east of Downtown Columbus. The area mostly consists of dense residential housing but maintains some restaurants in the housing district and some shops around its perimeter. The area is the largest historical preservation area in the country and maintains a very strict zoning and building code because of it. The area’s layout and grid patterns are derived from the original German immigrants’ houses who first settled in Columbus in the mid19th Century. The southern half of the German Village has its grid pattern aligned perpendicularly with high street, and the northern half is perpendicular to East Livingston Street. Ger-
Current Area (pictures) Schwartz castle (left) The Book Loft (lower) - The Book Loft is one of the mainstays of the area, with a unique inventory and various nooks to read within the store, residents and outsiders keep it busy. (S. 3rd Street)
Despite the fact that there is only one major park in the area (Schiller), it always feels as if the pedestrian is surrounded by greenery. Whether it’s ivy on houses or visible gardens lining the fronts of houses, there’s always something view and enjoy.
Census data
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man village is a renewed district, as it went under large decline with the anti-German sentiment from World Wars I & II. Many street names were changed, and Schiller park was temporarily renamed Washington Park. The district began to pick up again “The German Village Society” was created to restore the neighborhood, which it did so by restoring a few of its buildings and gardens and then giving tours of them. Lobbying in the 70’s succeeded in preventing external renovations to the buildings, preserving the architecture and keeping the historical and cultural atmosphere. The area has a safe and friendly impression, and mostly consists
Intricate masonry and victorian turret withing German Village (left) Umbrella Statue in Schiller Park (lower middle) Schmidt’s restaurant (lower right)
Vacant Housing Units, Percent 2000 7.4% N/A OwnerOccupied Housing Units, Percent 2000 48.6% N/A RenterOccupied Housing Units, Percent 2000 51.4% N/A Median Monthly Rent 2000 $620 N/A Median Value 2000 $190,333 N/A Median Year Structure Built 2000 1939 N/A Population, Number 2000 3,154 N/A White Alone, Percent 2000 95.0% N/A Black or African American Alone, Percent 2000 1.8% N/A American Indian, Eskimo or Aleutian Alone, Percent 2000 0.2% N/A Asian Alone, Percent 2000 1.4% N/A Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Alone, Percent 2000 0.1% N/A Persons of Other Races Alone, Percent 2000 0.7% N/A Hispanics or Latinos, Percent 2000 1.7% N/A Median Age of the Population 2000 37.7 N/A Males, Percent 2000 53.4% N/A Females, Percent 2000 46.6% N/A Children (ages 017), Percent 2000 5.3% N/A Persons Living Alone, Percent 2000 31.5% N/A Foreignborn Persons with Year of Entry from 1990 to March 2000, Percent 2000 1.3% N/A Not a High School Graduate, Percent 2000 6.2% N/A Attained a High School Diploma or Higher, Percent 2000 94.2% N/A Attained a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, Percent 2000 64.2% N/A
Current Area (Impressions) German Village was recently recognized by the APA as a Great Place in America, making their top 10 disinction in 2011. The neighborhood made the list by carefully balancing the businesses, work, environment, streetscape, architecture, and community involvement to near perfection. The neighborhood that began as the laborers to the brewery district has fully evolved to its own beautiful locale.
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of single family houses with stores and shops within walking and biking distance. The beautiful houses, history, and atmosphere attract a lot of tourism, but the area mostly serves as a family-oriented and educational neighborhood.
Schiller Park hosts a Shakespearian group who provides free shows in the park during the summer (left) Extremely manicured and maintained small gardens (lower middle) Barcelona Restaurant (lower right)
Most of the houses in German Village were and still are fashioned in the shotgun style, with a front door that led into the primary living space, and then went straight through to the kitchen, with a back door leading out to the garden. The name Shotgun style home comes from the direct path in and out of the houses.
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German Village Commission Description Most Recent Year German Village Commission Franklin County Properties, Number 2007 1,621 N/A Residential Properties, Number 2007 1,445 N/A Commercial Properties, Number 2007 156 N/A Industrial Properties, Number 2007 1 N/A Government Properties, Number 2007 6 N/A Singlefamily Residential Properties, Number 2007 1,040 N/A Singlefamily Residential Properties, Percent of Residential Properties 2007 72.0% N/A Multifamily Residential Properties, Percent of Total Properties 2007 22.1% N/A Number of Real Estate Foreclosures 2007 13 N/A Residential Appraised Value, Average 2007 $283,889 N/A Commercial Appraised Value, Average 2007 $256,831 N/A Industrial Appraised Value, Average 2007 $175,900 N/A Residential Sale Price, Average 2007 $243,486 N/A Government Appraised Value, Average 2007 2,558,533 N/A Median Household Income 2000 $50,799 N/A Median Family Income 2000 $83,694 N/A Per Capita Income 2000 $43,535 N/A Persons in Poverty, Number 2000 292 N/A Persons in Poverty, Percent of Total Population 2000 9.3% N/A Children in Poverty, Number 2000 17 N/A Children in Poverty, Percent of Total Children 2000 10.2% N/A Housing Units, Number 2000 2,101 N/A Occupied Housing Units, Percent 2000 92.6% N/A
Historic Map This is a historic map pulled from the German Village Historical Society.
S.W.O.T. analysis STRENGTHS -National Historic Registry As the largest independently funded district on the National Register, German Village is protected. This is also a major tourist draw. -Stable residential and retail environment The neighborhood is stabilized, it is unlikely that will change any time soon. -Walkability The small street grid, brick streets and sidewalks, mixed use, and beautiful architecture, German Village is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in the city.
Maps and Analysis Maps and analysis all diagrammed on the back of the pamphlet.
Works Cited
Lentz, Ed. Columbus: The Story of a City. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC 29401, 2003. “The Columbus Maennerchor.” The Columbus Maennerchor. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://www.maennerchor.com/>. Graichen, Jody. Remembering German Village: Columbus, Ohio’s Historic Treasure. Charleston, SC: History, 2010. Print. StewartAvenue1. N.d. Photograph. Columbus, OH. Ohio History. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://web5.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/images/Stew artAvenue1.jpg>.
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OVer-the-cap Skatepark Over-The-Cap Skatepark was a submission into the Columbus Center for Architecture and Designs “Design Week(s)” cbusfoto competition. The competition looks at unused, overlooked, deadspace in Columbus, Ohio, and seeks out inventive ways to solve these troubled areas. In example, F.O.T.O. in cbusfoto stands for “friends of the overlooked” which was a concept championed by Mike Bongiorno, AIA, and director of the Columbus Center for Design, and principal of Design Group.
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Over the cap, under the roof. The skatepark is a simple design that consists of two quarterpipes (one larger), one fun box with railing, a series of railings and lowered edges, several circular seating and pegs, an angled grinding edge, and a railing that grows out of the ground and back into it. The simple yet effective park takes full advantage of the minimal maintenance area that already has the necessary concrete foundation. In 2001, American Sports Data Inc. reported that there were more skateboarding particapants than that of baseball. This represented a 71% increase in the previous three years. What once was a counter culture movement has invaded the mainstream, and creating places designed for the activity is the next step for our cities.
over the cap skatepark renderings
Over The Cap Skatepark was a design entry into a vignette competition
city because skaters generally celebrate the culture of less desired spaces.
for design week(s) hosted by the Columbus Center for Architecture and Design. The Cbus:FOTO competition stands for friends of the overlooked and was a creation thats
genesis is from Mike Bongiornoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TEDx address he gave in 2012. Bongiorno is a
derwhelming area, because Michael Van Valkenberg Associates and PFS studio out of
senior designer and architect at design group in Columbus Ohio. This is the second an-
Vancouver have designed spaces in Toronto with the identical expressed purpose. The
nual design competition that the Center for Architecture and Design has held. The first
space simply required some structure of skate ramps and design, and most importantly,
was wildly successful and was in conjunction with the City of Columbusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bicentennial
a roof shelter during poor weather. I used PFS studios design as a precedent, and cre-
celebration in 2012.
ated a unique, fun design for the behind the cap location.
My design was certainly not the first skatepark to attempt to occupy an un-
Using PFS studios Toronto Underpass Park as a precedent, my design for Over The Cap Skatepark is rooted in the economically feasibility and simple, successful design.
The vignette competition presented designers with four different over-
looked industrial and under-designed locations. The locations included silos at East Main, behind the cap at Park Street, the Audubon bike trail, and the dead-space between Goodale Park and the Highway.
The Center for Architecture and Design sought out all sorts of entries and
partnered with the Columbus Museum of Art to aid younger, less adept applicants. The competition is constructed to motivate creativity without necessarily being constrained by the cost or practicality. My personal entry attempted a level of realism that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily adopted by other entries. Skate parks are ideal for under used spaces of the
The Columbus Center for Architecture and design has hosted fun and creative competitions for the past two years, beginning with the bicentennial idea books, and following with this years vignette competition.
Columbus AIA continues to provide design weeks activities, competitions,
fun, and encouragement for residents to get involved in their city. The previous few years have provoked interesting discussions on deadspace, future weather hazards, unseen areas of the city, long term Columbus future, and creative idea books. The center also is charged with garnering the next generation of future architects, engineers, landscape architects, urbanists, and designers.
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artistic Bike Rack Design A brief project submitted and presented to the mayors office for consideration for the incoming new bike racks at 9 different public locations. The competition is still ongoing, and all submissions were completed by August 14, 2013. Students cycling to school is a growing population, and bike safety and visibility is on the rise as well. The designs were fabricated to be thrifty (under $5,000 per location, effective in preventing theft, and fun for the kids to enjoy). Columbusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; call-for-entries wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as wide spread as it should have been due to the fact that each submission required a full artists C.V., a grant proposal, and various other materials before ever becoming a finalist.
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The first of the design entries was a subtle symbol on the side of the bike
rack that uses an imprint to create the emblem, best seen 90 degrees from the rack and at a distance of 15 to 30 feet. The Second is simply a rose design for Whetstone Park.
Each bike rack is to be slightly altered for itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location. The bike racks are
expected to be installed in 9 locations: 1. Barack Community Center, 580 E. Woodrow Columbus, OH 43205, 3. Dodge Community Center, Park & Pool, 667 Sullivant Av-
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enue, Columbus, OH 43205, 4. Indian Mound Community Center, 3901 Parsons Av-
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Ave., Columbus, OH 43207, 2. Blackburn Community Center, 263 Carpenter Street,
enue, Columbus, OH 43207, 5. Milo Grogan Community Center, 862 E. Second Street, Columbus, OH 43201, 6. Tuttle Community Center, Park & Pool, 240 W. Oakland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43202, 7. Westgate Community Center & Park, 455 S. Westgate Ave., Columbus, OH 43204, 8. Whetstone Community Center/Park & Park of Roses, 3923 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214, 9. Department of Public Utilities, 910 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215.
The designed bike storage takes on a more playful theme upon the com-
munity centers that neighbor elementary schools and tend to host younger audiences, however, the Park of Roses, Tuttle Park, and Dept. of Public Utilities in Dublin offer a more experienced user class. Westgate Park offers the largest challenge of audience due to the varying expected users once the Ohio to Erie Trail is extended through the west side via the Camp Chase Rails with Trails.
The designs tries to offer unique craft bike racks to the 9 eligible locations. They attempt to add a level of interest and grow the possibility of alternative travel methods to vehicular.
The growing interest in becoming a green city championed by the City of
Columbus and MORPC (Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission) continues to place the importance of an active lifestyle, and hopefully by adding art to the bike racks, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll grow the number of park visitors and regulars in these selective community centers and greenspace throughout Columbus.
The primary submission was for Columbus Park of Roses and includes light steel construction with a concrete base and is intended to resemble a rose.
bike rack renderings
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Metropolis Living cities entry Currently, New York City has a growing population despite the astronomical increases in housing costs. It is anticipated that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll grow by one million residents by the year 2040, and there is already a housing shortage for middle/low income earners in the city. Mayor Bloomberg, left a legacy of completing major public and civic works in the city, but these places have both positive and negative effects. For every great civic space, there is inevitably some gentrification that takes place in its proximity. And with great design nearby, some people have been displaced from their homes or rentals. The Living Cities tries to solve the need for housing, while predicting future needs.
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The magazine hosted a call for entries to design a building to help solve the
problem of housing in a city thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to add 1 million residents by year 2040. The specifics of the design must allow the building to be thirty to forty stories high, have a minimum of 200 units, display and understanding of natural ventilation, glazing and other elements, be constructed with lightweight steel, and, all the while considering quality of life in a city like New York.
In the years of Mayor Bloomberg the city of New York has seen an extraor-
dinary amount of successful public works, including the HIgh Line, Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s island, and many piers transforming from former industrial to civic parkland, to name a few. whole. Although the city has been beautified, and the design team within the Mayors
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These large public works have had both positive and negative effects on the city as a office succeeded in giving back to the city, there have been adverse affects on the housing market. Housing costs have long been excessive in New York City, but the trend is worsened by the betterment of the former wastelands. Modest incomes are being threatened out of the city, and expected to commute. Thus the current housing problem must address both the those of limited wealth, and those who have deeper pockets.
metropolis interior gym rendering
underground parking / geothermal commercial / entryway corner apartments residential two story units residential two bedroom units residential studio apartments interior gyms / public space residential one bedroom units penthouse corner units park / greenspace multi-story library sky bridge / park addition connector
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The design submitted for this project is relatively simple, it’s a modular for-
mat with only 6 different apartment sizes (studio, one bedroom, two bedroom, multifloor (2-3 bedroom), small corner, large penthouse). All the apartments can easily vent centrally where their interior walkways lead to the interior staircases, elevators, and the outdoors, or they can vent outwards. Being in New York space is a premium, so all floors have 10-11 ft. ceilings, and shared floors have double that. The building, all in all, hosts 450 apartments (86 studios, 112 one bedrooms, 84 double bedrooms, 32 multi-story, 128 small corners, and 8 large penthouses). Because of the massive allotment of apartments, some could serve as additional community spaces. Suggestion would include reading rooms, utility rooms, commercial kitchens, and additonal non-active space.
The building design is expected to add greenspace to the city, and it’s resi-
dents. It also offers a vertical additional park that enables ivy to grow on it over time and a visible reminder to New Yorkers that greenery can exist in a concrete city. The park and the building serve as a buffer from the very active 36th street and the 495 which funnels into the area. This barrier of green blocks some of the city from the
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traffic entering it. The building offers dynamic views of the East River and New York’s sky-
line, as well as providing every resident with an exterior view and when using the elevator, stairs, hallways, or garden pockets.
Metropolis magazine hosted a call for entries on new residential solutions for new york city, given that NYC’s population is going faster than the rental prices in manhattan.
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metropolis rooftop garden rendering
The entire building fits together like a puzzle, with each unit being a block,
The tower sits near, but south of Central Park, where the density of tall
and the various passive and active communal spaces breaking up the structure of the
buildings allows for it to blend in scale-wise with the rest of its environment. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also
overall building.
located in an area where development is encouraged/underdeveloped (radical cartog-
raphy), has various discretionary tax incentives via FRESH program, and is near the
Additional considerations include energy consumption, and waste disposal.
Ideally, this building would connect to underground waste disposal like the Hudson Yards, whereby garbage is disposed through vacuum seal to the disposal plant, thus limiting street trash on high density residential buildings, and bettering the health of its occupants. Along with reflective interior glazing on the windows, the inner walkways give a one way mirror effect to allow natural light to reach the garden pockets. The exterior is a simple rectangular (nearly square shape) in order to fit the site, and resist wind force.
Various gyms and private space in the tower and give the possibility for an
active lifestyle to take place right where the tenants/owners live.
business improvement districts (maps.nyc.gov). To the right, certain maps were used and modified from radicalcartography.
When accounting for the content in all of the maps to the left, we can tell our addition to the skyline would fit in with regards to height, need for development, and be highly desireable as far as land value is concerned. New york city not only needs to address housing costs and availability, but they need to allow permanent resident to purchase and rent over those who are casual visitors. With nearly a quarter of the housing going to non-permanent residents, this must be a serious concern for developers.
site location
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To the left is a map of New York City. The Density of New York City is growing
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tremendously, yet rental prices still remain out of reach for most residents of low or medium income. The current mayor, Bill De Blasio, campaigned on the promise of 200,000 additional units for low and medium income residents in an attempt make the city livable for more than the super rich. The tax loopholes and stimulus for developers have been met with both acclaim and criticism.
For many, New York City is a luxury to build in, and the council approving
a building has the power to demand low and medium income units without providing any incentives. For others, this is the first major push towards bringing families and working people back into the city.
Recently, architect David Adjaye built the Sugar Hill Development in up-
per Manhattan. The building has 124 apartments available, and received over 48,000 applicants. This overwhelming need for low and middle income housing has hit its breaking point, and requires a collaboration of architects and developers to make great buildings for all income classes.
Earlier this year, Mayor de Blasio called for 200,000 new units be built dur-
ing his term in office. Many or at least part of these units are to be earmarked for low and moderate income levels, making the city more affordable for families. The results have yet to be seen, but the impetus to make the city a more livable place for not just the super rich is certainly a worthy cause.
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VIVA VANCOUVER TEMPORARY PAVILION Vancouver is establishing itself as a cultural center. Annually, for the past several years, Viva Vancouver has commissioned a temporary pavilion space directly in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. The gallery hosts over 10,000 works of art and represents the largest resource of visual art in British Columbia. This rise in notoriety has spurred Vancouver to celebrate its city and people, so every year, on Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independence day, Viva Vancouver commissions a call for entries, and ultimately builds the winning entry. The entry is then stationed at 800 Robson Square for two weeks during the independence celebrations.
The 800 Block of Robson St. in Vancouver restricts all of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicular traf-
fic for a week in the summer every year, during which time an installation is positioned cad file, budgeting sheets, timeline constraints, and various other materials to aid in the
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The competition has been active for the past three years, and all past win-
ners have been aimed at keeping the public static on the site. My goal was to change the installation in order to create something so that the public would be active and engaged in the installation.
The suggested installation uses recycled aluminum as a sturdy, but light-
weight structure to hold up a series of frosted and distressed plastic squares with LED lights behind them. The primary screen is expected to work with a small programmable computer (Raspberry Pi) with an LED connection board. With minor programming, the screen can prompt active games, trivia, and other entertainment events for the public. Games could include everything from tic-tac-toe, minesweeper, pictionary, and other fun trivia and banner like games. It can also serve as a countdown to Canada Day, which is the ultimate purpose for the installation in the first place.
The Canopies throughout the street give cover to the public and allow for
comfortable daytime celebrations. Also, the weatherlite fabric can provide respite if there is any rain during the independence celebrations.
The Proposal required materials used, budgeted, CAD designs and rendered
images showing the expected space with the installation.
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Vancouver pavilion renderings
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Vancouver pavilion renderings
To the right, the typeface that is designed specifically for the pixelated
screen. Each component or letter only gets nine squares to define itself from the others. The screen is simply an acrylic or plexiglas sheet, sanded on the front, attached to each other, and then to the easel-like metal structure.
The materials are shown below, with only the primary materials shown, any
connectors, bolt, nuts, washers, et cetera were all left off the sheet. The composition is simple, and shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long to erect on the site. Most of the pieces will snap together and then get screwed together upon arrival. The Screen is the primary structural component, and will require testing once configured.
The Typeface is designed for the 13 by 13 screen. Each letter can occupy 9 squares, 3 by 3, a piece, and therefore, must be economical with space.
Ultimately, the design hopes to engage both the youths and adults. During
the day, banners with information and kid-friendly games are available on the screen, while at night, DJs and trivia games use the screen for a more adult audience at night. The whole installation is created to slow people down, and give them a place to rest during the day, and provide activities at night.
The main screen has 13 x 13 squares of frosted/distressed plastic in front of led lights, ultimately forming one large programmable screen.
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regeneration / multigenerational Regeneration is aimed at attracting older and younger residents, and combining them in the multi-generational building of the future. The competition expected the building to be near a college campus, and this building is designed for learning to be gained through connectivity of the residents. The goal is to develop a culture of shared ideas and an exchange of experience. Multi-generational housing is a large part of the American Housing market, but it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taking advantage of rental spaces. The objective of the building is to offer lots of common space, places for interaction, common kitchens, and food storage, and minimal sized independent resting places. Taking a page out of CitizenM, the New York Hotel that discovered that people want better shared areas, and in the current market, care more about quality than quantity. The regeneration projects expects to offer a similar experience to its residents.
The site location boarders Goodale park and the i670 highway The site is two narrow, but large stretches of unused land in the most coveted part of the city. The site is less than a mile away from the arena district, park street, the short north, itailian village, victorian village, and downtown COlumbus.
extrusion of the site If the proposed building was just an extrusion from the site it would serve as a soundbarrier, but it would block the view of the skyline to the park goers.
I670 traffic prevents the site from being developed and used The Site was chosen because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s among some of the most expensive real estate in the city and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently dead space between highway and park. The Constant traffic from the highway is diagrammed above with the exit of the i670 highway cutting through the two building sites.
The Noise created from the highway prevents development I670 is one of the most active roads in columbus. It connects to both i70, the East-west interstate, and 315 north near this site. The connections it offers, along with those provided to downtown columbus make this one of the most heavily trafficked areas. The noise from this perpetual traffic makes the southern side of Goodale park less appealing
Extrusion cut-out the cut-out allows for 2 large slanted volumes to protect the park from the highway noise, while avoiding any obstruction of the downtown view. Each volume is programmed similarly, with more communal space than individual living quarters.
Goodale park neighbors residents on all sides except the southern edge Victorian village, the short north, and the arena district the parks closest neighbors, all of which use the park constantly. This urban park is amongst the most densely populated areas of the city, and is perfectly located for high usage.
a view from the park Goodale park, at several locations, has a great view of columbusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; growing skyline. The site sits between the park and the view and must be careful to not obstruct the downtown from the parks users.
THe building style from the water catchment on the roof, to the solar gain from paneling on the slants, everything in the building is designed to require a minimum carbon footprint. The mix of uses allows commercial and shared cooler temperatures on lower levels, natural ventilation through indoor and outdoor patios, and incoming co-working space for a burgeoning entrepreneurial class.
The Basic site location became defined by the parameters of the competition THe site location sits between a highly dense area of columbus, Ohio that is currently unused. The Site is placed between a number of different universities as per the request to be near or on a campus. It is also close to grocery stores, markets, eateries, galleries, park space, and some of the most active areas of the city.
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THE final construction The slight inset of the entry level floors allow for a covered walkway as guests enter the site. The balconies give a view of the downtown, and the areas between the structures offer a privately owned public garden space that protects the park from traffic noise and gives occupants and park goers another vantage point to see columbus.
The design competition called for a building, near a university, that would
allow multiple generations (especially those young and old) to share space, ideas, and
experience. Through varied shared activity space, co-working areas, cafes, and much
building itself to OSU, but would also grab up other students living in Victorian Village
The suggested campus bus route would not only taxi residents from the
more, the exchange of ideas, conversation, and connections would serve to direct
or the Short North, too. And, because Ohio residents over 60 are able to take classes at
young students towards their future goals.
Ohio State free of charge, the buildings access to the university should invite more of the baby boomer generation to live there.
Many students have difficulty forging the connections required to gain
placement in the workplace of their choosing. Although the building cannot guarantee
to couple students with adults in, or previously in their desired field, it can serve as a
grounds, et cetera. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a melting pot of experience and ambition, and the design is
The Regeneration Project is designed for collaboration of all ages, back-
laboratory to weld experience with youthful passion.
focused on harnessing the differing commonplaces within the structure to excite and encourage all pursuits. From the computer lab, to the cafe, to the private/public park-
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a surprise that students learn the best when the subject matter is one
space, the building shares its best assets with all the residents and with part of the com-
that they enjoy. The common spaces will allow residents to mix as well as read or study
munity, too. It is created to mend the gap between old and young generations so that
independently if desired. The proximity of the site location allows a walkable distance
both can benefit from each other.
to parks, food markets and restaurants, all of the central Ohio universities, event centers, and more.
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Program water catchment The water catchment will allow some water to be retained on the roofs on the two buildings, while the rest will filter down into the park space to feed the trees, plants, and other greenery. The two main catchments atop the building will serve to help retain water for waste plumbing.
Program entry way The entry level is twice as tall as the residential floors and offers cafe space and seating, an awning to protect pedestrians from the rain or sun, and protection for the noise pollution caused by the neighboring highway 670.
Program co-working space The end of each building is designed for working office space. Each of these areas have meeting rooms, large cafeteria like desk space, computer labs and learning areas, and all the equipment in a typical office. This area is designed to be free of charge for the student resident, and offered up to the public at a market rate. Co-working spaces are another attempt at interaction, especially between students and entrepreneurs who need micro-business plots to grow their industries. Currently in Columbus, many co-working spaces are extremely successful, especially the Columbus Idea Foundry which offers classes that are required before you join.
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Program market rate The top 5 floors will be used as market rate residences in order to pay for some of the costs of the building. This building is designed to be on Goodale Park, which is one of the most sought after plots of land in Columbus, Ohio. The residences should attract both younger and older buyers or renters because the building sits a block away from the heart of the Short North, a block away from the North Market, on top of the park, and a block away from the Park Street bars or the fine dining and galleries of the Short North.
Program student housing The goal of this project was to combine a living space for several different generations, aiding in the process of learning through interaction. The bottom floors are designed with this in mind, each floor shares large kitchens, eating places, common study areas, and reading nooks. Due to the fact housing authorities arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to discriminate due to age, these floors can only be restricted to students. However, Ohio State University is free to any Ohioan over sixty, and Columbus College of Art and Design, Franklin University, and several other local universities cater to mature students as well. Knowing this, we can assign a variation of student applicant to this building.
Program Pops [privately owned public space] The separating area of both buildings offer an area for landscape architecture. This area is ideal to view the city sky line from, read a book under a tree, or just sun bathe for a bit. These are designed to be privately owned parks (by the building), but open to the public during common hours like 8am - 9pm. Privately owned public parks or POPPs are becoming more and more common in urban areas. They allow building owners to share something with the everyday user, and while retaining their ownership of the plot. These parks are perfect to offer up, because the city would be accommodating this building on a prime spot of real estate, without compromising a the view of downtown due to the shape of the structure.
Program bus stop / bus route An added bus stop at the building allows OSU students a convenient way to get to class, and a short commute. This bus line could be made to connect to Columbus State Community College and Columbus College of Art and Design if the student residents are large enough. Although this is one way to get around, the proximity of the building enables cyclists and pedestrians to easily get to their campuses.
Program building design The buildings shape is designed with the skyline in mind and the highway in mind. The curtain walls offer a unique look to the structure, and will absorb and block some of the sound from the highway. Currently, the south side of Goodale Park is compromised because of the excessive vehicular noise from i670, but with this structure in place, the skyline wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be obstructed, while the noise pollution will be reduced. This contemporary look to this building offers something new for Columbus and will serve as the connector between the Arena District of downtown Columbus, the residential neighborhoods of Victorian Village, and the growing and bustling Short North.
Program circulation The Buildings each have a network of ramps, stairs, and elevators to allow circulation throughout them. Each floor has a common indoor/outdoor balcony space that creates some natural ventilation options, and the networks of ramps and stairs try and connect these areas to ensure that residents are meeting one another, and having daily interactions with their fellow residents. This is all part of making a multi-generational building work, because residents must learn and grow from each others teachings and experience. At all parts of the building, there exist multiple pathways of egress and ingress. The movement of people throughout the buidling should never be hendered for lack of direction. In addition, the student housing is on the lower floors, encouraging the younger, more capable residents to use the alternative staircases rather than the elevators. The circulation design is showcased by the red lines indicating vehicular traffic, and the yellow lines indicating pedestrian traffic, both at the ground level. The sites difficult topography shows the neighboring highway that changes dramatically over the sites length (from underground to well above the buildings entry level).
THE MAPS TO THE BELOW, ALONG WITH the programming, all points to turning the deadspace of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most desired location into a solution for curbing the sound pollution and effect of the highway on the urban fabric. The distances graphed below show the site location to be idea for a student without a car, or an older residents looking to simplify their housing duties..
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exterior birds-eye view
Interior Terrace view
The upper left rendering is a view to the Downtown of Columbus, Ohio slightly offset from one of the upper balconies of the building. The render shows the relative placement of the building, as well as the barrier it would provide from the interstate traffic noise.
The second render shows a typical interior balcony that serves as a common place for each floor. Due to the unique structure of the building, each floor uses this common space for natural ventilation and for interaction. Each is designed with differing needs in mind, and all are available to every Level.
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Exterior Low View towards city
Interior Entry at night
The Third rendering shows the building at night. The Ground floor which is over twice the height of any other level, lights up at night for businesses and communal activity space. THe rendering also shows the perspective bus stop, whos loop taxis residents to the Ohio state Campus. finally, the rendering gives a view from goodale park to the downtown skyline.
The fourth rendering gives a users perspective of the first floor. THe entry floor will likely be the most active level with cafes, restaurants, and additional micro business plots to attract more people to the co-working space. THe floor must be easily navigable and allow no residents a path to the privately owned public park that separates residential units from co-working space.
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Marfa multi-housing project Marfa Multi-Housing Project is aimed at a new and existing residents of Marfa, Texas. Marfa has gained an unusual notoriety for its arts scene coupled with its love for guns and all things Texas. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local is in South-Western Texas, at a cross-roads of highways, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. But, its popularity is growing, and Marfa needs to think of clever strategies for how to keep its charm and affordability amidst the newcomers. Most of the housing in Marfa is zoned single family residential with strict limits regarding setbacks, sidelots, and height. In order to remain affordable, Marfa is commissioning design projects to tweak the zoning laws in order to remain affordable, grow the tax base, make the streets more walkable, and avoid encroaching on the Chihuahua Desert. By changing Marfaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdated zoning laws, it can densify without sacrificing its environment.
Marfa is on a similar longitudinal plane as cities in India, Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Mexico, Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Israel, Pakistan, and China. The cities are generally very hot, arid, but few lack water features like Marfa, Texas. Within hot, arid zones, there are generally several building solutions: 1.Terrain construction - Using altitude to allow for more frequent and cooler winds to flow through the dwellings. [Due to Marfaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location, this technique isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an option.]or 2. Designing an oasis settlement - Using plants and shaded areas to cool the winds. Winds that navigate through shaded or humid areas of plants can cooled by water, vegetation, and heat from the sun. These micro-climates serve as independent oasis settlements (Climate Responsive Building, 3.2, Design for Hot-Arid Zones)
the design for the multi-housing units was created to allow for winter heat gain, natural ventilation, and summer shading.
Through researching the site, there became a list of design objectives to aim
at: 1. Minimize reflection (indirect solar radiation) in streets and open spaces. 2. Avoid large open spaces within the city where hot air can collect during the day and which
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are conducive to dust storms. 3. Plan narrow winding alleys and streets, which are shaded and relatively cool and break stormy winds, but allow through-ventilation and adequate natural lighting. 4. Provide ample shaded public spaces. 5. Select light colors for every open space. 6. Use native plant life and building materials to avoid need for constant attention 7. Include green areas of plants around and within the settlement to provide shade and cool air and to stabilize the soil. 8. Plant and cultivate xerophytes that require little or no water. 9. Integrate water bodies, which evaporate and therefore reduce temperature. (if possible)
This list became condensed down to 1. Use natural lighting 2. Use natu-
ral ventilation 3. Buildings inward facing 4. Avoidance of deep rooms 5.Shade roofs 6. Short, internal circulation 7. Avoiding unnecessary stairs 8. Include courtyards, arcades, cantilevers, colonnades, etc. 9. Reduce glare and reflective heat radiation 10. A series of courtyard micro-climates 11. Openings on the west side of the buildings should be minimal or shaded for indirect natural light to illuminate the building without summer heat gain.
Each housing unit uses a gallery style structure, partition walls and open ductwork, minimal finishing, glazed Low-e windows, outdoor and indoor space, natural ventilation through skylights, and shallow rooms.
Marfa, tx is on a similar longitudinal line as many ancient cities, many of which differ dramatically in urban form from Marfa. Their designs are distinctly more urban, more walkable, and more shaded.
urban forms single family housing - suburban independent housing the current condition of Marfa texas The current condition of Marfa isn’t a sustainable one because of the growing interest in the housing market there, and vulnerable desert ecosystem if they expand the edges. Most of the city is zoned for single family housing, and is restrictive for growth, densifying, and movement. The urban form to the left exemplifies the current state of most of the city of Marfa.
zig-zag urban form - ancient city design and form
blocked/gridded streets - large urban form Large blocked streets are used in most cities to facilitate navigation, traffic, and more. The grid is the most simplified way to design a city, but it lacks some surprise, and independence and it won’t deter wind and dust in a climate like Marfa. It also has zero setbacks to provide shade, but funnels wind into the city making it more susceptible to storm wind.
off-set east/west grid - altered urban form The east and west off-set grid helps to deter the storm winds, but reduces traffic in that direction. Tilted grids can achieve similar results but will also reduce the primary function of the streets. The smaller urban blocks allow for less populated thoroughfares and arteries, and are geared for residential communities.
green barrier - coupled with additional urban form The green barrier isn’t necessarily a sharp edge, but more of a gradual growth of plant life around the perimeter of the city. The plant life would continue within the city, ultimately creating a micro-climate in the area. The designed barrier protects the outer ecosystem (in this case the Chihuahua Desert) from city expansion, and filters the air for the city and it’s people. The Barrier would use native plant life that requires minimal maintenance, and could filter as well as shade the city.
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Most of the similar cities in the same area longitudinally are designed in the zig-zag fashion. This form reduces dusty winds, and shades the streets for pedestrians. This is also a dense form with zero setbacks and irregular shapes. The fault in this from is derived from its lack of easy navigation.
marfa, Texas Single family housing is the least environmentally friendly, most costly to heat and cool, generally redundant in design, and offers a landscape that is unlikely to garner any other form of travel than vehicular.
site location The site location for Design Marfa is a large, vacant lot on the north edge of Marfa. The site previously had trailer hitches, but wants to keep Marfa affordable through expansion of 4 to 18 units on the site.
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Population density The population density is growing more and more dense, however most of Marfa is still zoned for large, independent, single-family housing units. This growing density will need to be absorbed in the housing market through densification.
vegetation Vegetation increases around the city of Marfa, but is still woefully lacking if residents wish to create a micro-climate and reduce the chance of dust and storm pollution along with the potential for drought and fire.
median age The median age of Marfa Texas is fairly old, however the incoming residents are a wide range from young arts experimenters to recent retirees. The demographics of the area are getting more youthful, and with the arriving residents Marfa needs to become more dense and urban to avoid expanding outwards.
fire potential The fire potential is particularly high because of the area, the topography, lack of a natural water source, reduced vegetation, aridness, and building materials and construction. Most of the fire potential can be greatly reduced with some preventative steps.
When looking at public space, a dense layout can aid in creating outdoor
for Hot-Arid Zones).
public spaces for the residents. Urban streets in warmer cities use street canopies to shade and define the most used pedestrian thoroughfares (See images of Madrid and
landscape architecture design in the Harvard Design Magazine).
tion, wind channels, and ideally water features or plant life.
Trees, vegetation, stones, grasses, and other hedges can actually transform
The public spaces require ventilation, natural lighting, shade, user circula-
Urban forms result from the physical functionality, and the social and cul-
dusty arid wind into clear airflow. Green belts and the use of buildings aide in air filter.
tural factors that define the city or space. Winding and narrow alleys receive minimum
Traditionally, buildings are elongated in the east-west direction, allowing for shady
radiation on its streets, along with pockets of shade, respite from the sun and the dusty
passages in summer, and maximum heat gain in the winter. The volumetric effect by
winds. Generally, this urban from results in warmer nights for the cool arid desert, too.
adjoining houses in an east-west direction are the most preferable, along with high
See Ancient city forms like Tangiers, Fez, Rabat, Jerusalem, and more along the same
massive buildings (3.2.3.2 Shape and Volume, Climate Responsive Building). Due to
rough longitudinal line.
the fact high massive buildings are an impractical scale for Marfa, the adjoining eastwest construction is the remaining solution.
Straight, parallel, and narrow gridded streets open the city to wind ventila-
tion, but must be used carefully because they are also susceptible to storm effects which
Compactness or carpet-planning is an effective tool in designing settle-
can be reduced by blocking streets. Two story structures with closed patios open to the
ments in hot, arid areas. This planning technique allows for private, or semi-private
sky will maximize shade, minimize radiation, retain the desired ventilation, and reduce
courtyards, while housing wraps around the block with minimum setbacks.
storm effects. Buildings should be clustered to reduce exposed surfaces.
1. More plants and water = Less sand and air. 2. The open space pattern
summer temperatures, the design should include shaded areas of compact and nar-
/ network of streets and squares should be irregular to break strong winds across the
row streets, arcades, colonnades, cantilevered buildings or building components, mem-
desert. 3. Minimal sun exposure in summer through compactness and shading are the
branes, and small and enclosed courtyards (Climate Responsive Building, 3.2, Design
primary principles for building construction.
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South-west elevation
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Plan View | Marfa, TX
1. Building 1 | 2 units | 4 bedrooms - 5 baths | Gallery style |
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3. Building 3 | 3 units | 1 bedroom - 2 baths | Shotgun style | Partition walls | Canopy roof | 3,600 sq. ft. (indoors) + 1,200 sq. ft. (patio)
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Parking lot | Permeable pavement Courtyard greenery, landscaping, pathways, reflective and
semi-reflective surfacing.
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24 hour arctic design The Open Hand was a submission into the Ideas Forward 24 hour competition. This years prompt focused on Antarctica and the need for scientists to study the vulnerable environment and changing patterns there. The housing needed to supply a list of programs to the scientists (2) and needed to with stand some of the harshest weather conditions on the planet. The extreme cold valued compact housing while the program require space. All in all, the unit could be no larger than 40 meters squared, and needed to take the environment in mind first and foremost. The Open Hand succeeded in creating not only a usable and transformative space, but also one that symbolizes the unity of nations required to solve this complex problem of global warming.
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Normal (at rest)
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The normal shape and height of the Open Hand resembles an igloo or a tent. It’s low to the ground and is made to bunker down and resist the high winds. This is the most effective state during harsh winter winds, storms, or any other unforeseen circumstances that could arise. This state is designed for uniform terrain and is the most stable from the Open Hand can take.
The legs are able to hydraulically extend to accommodate the many areas in Antarctica that have uneven terrain. This isn’t the most stable state of the Open Hand, but can be used in extreme conditions, or perhaps to give the scientists a viewpoint that they otherwise couldn’t achieve.
The levitated form of the Open Hand is used to give the scientists occupying it a great view of the terrain, animals, and environment. Whatever they’re studying, they will be able to get a good vantage point to see. During the winter months, this position can be used during observation hours, then can return to a more normalized position for all other daily functions.
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The extension of the compartments enables new programs, including food storage, resting quarters, scientific research, washrooms, waste + hybrid space, and mud-room + hybrid space. The extension and retraction of these compartments are designed to use hydraulics for operation.
The full extension of all six programs represents the open hand, a welcoming engagement to the rest of the world. All other six continents are welcome to pursue scientific pursuits on Antarctica and are encouraged to solve the global warming crisis of our environment.
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closed and compact The concept for the Open Hand has many states. Each section extends to allow another program to be in full use. The compacted form retains the most heat, and is the most efficient. The compact form also allows the unit to travel to new scientific sites.
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the shell [core] The shell is the most effective insulation against the arctic weather. The shell wall is just over 6ft in width, and the inner radius of living space is nearly 40ft. The design and use is for the most extreme weather conditions, and must remain operational to ensure the safety of the scientists.
the stationary shell [core] The part of the shell that is permanent and stationary. This is the area where the legs are connected and is unable to extend and retract. Some of the extending insulation is compacted into these zones, making the closed shell the best insulator possible.
resting partition washroom partition obsevation & research exit/entry + mudroom waste + hybrid zone food storage core area function -
When retracted / stacked shell This zone is used when each partition is retracted. All parts whether theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re showers, toilets, desks, food storage, beds, et cetera, all fit into this temporary space. The design still allows for a usable, albeit compact main living space.
The sleeping quarters allow room for 2 scientests, both with pull-out beds, insulated sleeping packs, and a dense window to monitor incoming weather concerns. Washroom allows for the shower, toilet, and sink to occupy one partition of the open hand. The piping is center to the shell, with rubber tubing that extends when the partition is in use. Washroom allows for the shower, toilet, and sink to occupy one partition of the open hand. The piping is center to the shell, with rubber tubing that extends when the partition is in use. The exit and entry can be used at anytime (extended or retracted), but when extended, the area is a hybrid zone that can be used as a mudroom for equipment and such. Waste area is used for trash and other waste products that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t biodegradable. The unit desires to remain ecologically friendly, and must not use the barren landscape for disposal. The food storage is primarily used for additional food prep and/or when the shell receives large food orders for especially long stays without refill. The core can be used at all times, but remains smaller when partitions are retracted. The center of the core has food prep (stove/oven/etc.), primary heat, electric generator, and all central piping.
The Antarctic Treaty signed on Dec. 1, 1959 suspended all claims on the
area indefinitely, and opened the continent to scientific exploration. This example of international cooperation is Illustrated in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Open Handâ&#x20AC;? design which welcomes all countries and scientists to the region. The Open Hand has six extending fingers each representing an extension of peace and openness to all six continents.
Each finger is designed to host different programs and activities. When
extended, the program is fully usable, but when retracted, the heat and energy is conserved in the core (palm) of the hand. The extension and retraction of the fingers allows the structure to remain compact and can better heat the rooms being used because of the reduced volume.
The Open Hand represents both the wonderful former cooperation of nations and continents, as well as the future cooperation required to solve the global warming crisis affecting the world.
All piping, generators, and food prep remains in the core at all times, thus
the pipes wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t freeze, and the core will remain the most used, and best heated part of the structure. In addition, all maintenance can be performed under the structure with
Finally, the design resembles an igloo, a tent, and a spacecraft (lunar LEM
(Lunar Excursion Module)), all of which are either designed for outdoors, heat conservation, or airtight connections. The Open Hand uses all that it can from previous projects and designs and incorporates them into a new form.
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the Open Hand is in the Up Periscope position.
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AESOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S QUILTS The website design, creation, navigation, and programming completed for a personal L.L.C. business. Using new tools made available by adobe, the dividers, and most of the coding is no longer necessary. Instead, design, size of site, elasticity, and operation must be determined to create the website. Using adobe muse, edge, photoshop, and illustrator, the creation of business cards, a business logo, and working website for the private business was done all through design.
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Aesop’s Quilts
Aesop’s Quilts
Aesopsquilts.com Deborah R. Yontz Long arm quilter dry.two.5@gmail.com (614) 230.2186 2919 Pickwick Dr. Columbus Oh. 43221
Home page - Rotating images of the quilts and Gammill machine. - 5 navigation buttons, address, & story. - Easy access ordering and pricing. - Connection to twitter and facebook feeds.
Aesop’s Tale
Ordering + Pricing
Patterns + Design.
- Images and writting created to give the credo of Aesop’s Quilts L.L.C. - A short summary and expectations for the business.
- Sizing charts - Custom modifications - Writting and Fequently Asked Questions. - Pricing determination
- Previously mastered designs - 2 dimensional examples - Customizations - Suggestions
Past
Present
Future
Sizing Chart
Customizations
Existing Patterns
- A simple story of the Brown Elementary teacher that retired and created a second business
- More of a hobby than a career. - Practice still makes imperfect - The quilting guilds - Continuing Education
- Where the business expects to be - Small, personal business, set to create great customer service, fine quality quilts, and a personal touch
- Sizing chart that ranges quilts to be priced accordingly. - Bedding prices - Fabric choices
- Unique quilt sizes and shapes. - Specialized writting - Specialized patterning - et cetera
- Existing quilt patterns from a cut block - Existing free-hand patterns - Existing personally cut pattern blocks.
Pattern Maker + instructions - The pattern maker allows clients to create their own designs and suggestions. - Allows for various drawing examples of how the quilt top is designed + allows restrictions and suggestions.
Projects + Portfolio.
Contact + Uploads - Opportunities to write and contact the business - Uploading images, design ideas, and inspiration to the business.
- Designs, growth, examples and images. - The portfolio provides ample images and varying patterns and sizes of quilts.
Full Size Quilts
Runners + Table sets
Pillow Cases
Miscellaneous
Contact
Uploads
- Images of full size quilts upon completion - James Cancer donation quilts - For client quilts - Baby quilts
- Runners, table sets, and decorative coverings. - Images
- Bedding accessiories and additional components.
- A range of various additional quilting projects and creations made by Aesop’s quilts.
- A contact page allowing users to write, advise, and discuss a future, pending, or past project completed by Aesop’s Quilts - Allows for email and phone contact information
- Uploads page lets customers pick and even upload images of patterns, writting, and quilts in order to get quotes and advisement.
Aesop’s Quilts was a burgeoning business in need of an online presence.
The new limited liability corporation was designed as a home business and required a more professional existence, both online and to new customers.
Word of mouth remains one of the best and most effective ways of grow-
ing a business blueprint, however, without an online blog, website, or otherwise, word of mouth can only take a new company so far. Most of the quilting business begun National Quilting Association. The steady acknowledgement, and consistent expan-
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through long arm quilting guilds, charity quilts for the James Cancer Hospital, and the
online.
The design, organization, material, writing, et cetera was created through
the clients selections, interpreted by me. Some of the initial clients designs, such as business cards, were redesigned for the new, more professional image.
With the national/international visibility that a .com name provides a busi-
ness, Aesop’s quilts is sure to grow in the near future. The website allows customers to learn about the company, view a portfolio of work, see various pricing options and navigate customer service and ordering details.
The web presence was designed to hit several key areas: Securing a simple
The website was designed with 920 pixel width and an elastic height so that the owner may add and subtract images and writing as they choose without disrupting the function of the website. It’s not exactly a responsive website, but it’s designed to refit itself to phones, tablets, and desktops accordinglly. domain name, launching a custom business website, selling online through ecommerce, paypal, and accepting credit cards, and attracting new customers via selective advertising.
The 920 pixels wide website is designed to have a structured width, but an
elastic height. Each page is able to stretch and scroll downwards enabling images, designs, and writing to continue as long as necessary. This feature also allows a uniform writing font and size, and gives the owner of the company and website the ability to change and alter any images or script at their own will.
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PORTFOLIOS The portfolio project is an ever ongoing project aimed at increasing my breadth of study and understanding of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design. My personal website serves as my own study in web design and will likely change periodically throughout the future. As my depth grows, so should the projects displayed on the website. Along with interactive web design, this project gives me an ongoing understanding in print design as well. Each differ significantly and require separate standards. These constraints give me a bettter idea of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible.
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Portfolio website and book were designed to be united through their simi-
lar, but slightly differing styles. Both use the same icons created for each individual work, and are made to look similar to a post card, with the icon being the stamp. The printed book currently has 15 projects in it, while the website is updated with greater frequency, and has more to offer. In addition, the book must be slightly careful with image quality, observing constraints of using any images below the 300 dpi level. The images to the left show the portfolio in book form, while the web user can navigate the website www.danielyontz.com to see each work (obviously, because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on this page).
The website was created using the adobe product muse, and some personal
coding using coda2. The webpages are simple and hopefully easy to read and scroll through. Each navigation button was created eventually in photoshop using rgb for the web platforms.
The Printed versions of the portfolio have been periodically updated, and
printed. First editions of the print portfolio were more playful, offering a style much like the labeling in a museum, and then colorful icons mimicking that of the famous firm Bjarke Ingles Group. Each printed version grew in content and altered its style to its respective audiences.
The most recent editions of the portfolio is available at www.DanielYontz.
com, or through issue.com (search Daniel Yontz), and through Behance.
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Dr. Pilar Mckay | washington, d.c. | 2014
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DR. Pilar The web-based design has offered the Lecturing Professor at American University a unique chance to grow her personal consultations and advertising expertise. Dr. Pilar Mckay is certified in a series of advertising, marketing, and communicational realms and required a platform to send her potential clients. The website, although active, is still undergoing transitions and additions. The completed version will offer more usability, and less directive to third party sites like Linkedin.
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Dr. Pilar is a lecturing professor at American University on the communica-
tions of advertising. She wanted an updated web portfolio that would send her prospective advertising clients to her linked in C.V., as well as allow them to cycle through more of her personal work with more control than her existing page.
Dr. Pilar McKay lectures and works in Washington D.C., and wants to grow
patronage in the area. She has moved multiple times in her professional career, primarily due to schooling, starting in New York at Cornell, then moving to Syracuse, and then moving to Los Angeles for her Doctoral education at U.C.L.A. After completing her Phd, she moved into the academic realm, but continues to retain her certifications and her inspiration for advertising.
The built website is ongoing, and should ultimately take over the domain
PilarMckay.com. Currently the website registers under pilarmckay.businesscatalyst. com, but isn’t publicly updated regularly.
The current website is going through another redesign for usability, fewer
pages and links, and more scroll effects, ultimately allowing the viewer to feel as if they’re manipulating the content. This website is designed to serve Dr. McKay’s consultant services which include, but aren’t limited to advertising expertise, branding, communication, and direction. Dr. Mckay also is a Professor of Communication at American University, as well as an expert in mixed methods education for graduate studies.
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shake on the lake | wyoming county, ny | 2014
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SHakeonthelake.org The Shakespeare festival has been going on for four years running and gathers many actors from the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre up to New York for a three day outdoor festival. The festival is the only outdoor Shakespeare event in Wyoming County, NY and has now expanded to additional summer performances led by actors in the Shakespeare troop. The group needed a web presence, lots of graphic design, and a way to connect to the public that could link to their facebook, twitter, email, and donation pages throughout the web.
Shakeonthelake.org was created to give the festival a permanent base on the web that would connect to all of their various pages, including their funding sites. The site has a relatively simple function: Grow the festival through visibility. The festival has already been growing in the past years, but with the introduction of additional theatrical plays, the multiple day event is seeking to become well known outside of the several towns it currently draws patrons from. This year, the acting group will ascend up to New York for multiple weeks, first to perform The Ugly Duckling, a shadow puppet performance, and later to build the sets and perform Shake on the Lake. Although many of the same cast of characters are performing in both events, the two productions seek differing audiences. The Ugly Duckling directed more for children, while Shake on the Lake has an adult audience in mind. The Website was created using Adobe CC products, muse, edge animate, photoshop, and illustrator. The collection of these products allowed for the design to be animated while still having the usability that provides the necessary navigations.
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In addition to Shake on the Lake, the Wyoming County Arts Council has commissioned the Arkansas Shakespeare Company for a series of performances over the past couple years. The Company has grown through grant money, independent contributions, and gifts from the Henson Foundation and others. Their aim is to grow arts and arts education. The Ugly Duckling was recently awarded a grant from the Henson Foundation, one of the most prestigious grants offered to performances geared for young audiences. The Grant will allow the show to grow significantly in size and scale, and it will also let the theatre group tour the show.
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passive park, canal winchester Canal Park is a passive park created for a comprehensive plan of Canal Winchester. The comprehensive plan suggested that there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough public parks that accommodated non-active events. Most parks in the area are created with the purpose of specific sporting activities, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer anything to the typical resident. This passive park offers a river outlook deck, a pond, and a reception barn that can rented out for weddings and other gatherings.
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walnut creek and dense foliage surrounding the water. running hill, created to give a more aerial view of the park.
creekside deck available for rental or just public events.
duck and wildlife pond and concrete hard edge. walking and running path created for the passive user.
reception barn typically catering to large events.
existing active public fields and middle school fields.
The Canal Winchester comprehensive plan was a Knowlton planning studio
focused on re-writing the zoning, planning, and future development of the area. The comp plan was led by students in the City and Regional Planning Program with oversight from planners in the field at the private and public level.
I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually a member of the studio, but students participating asked
if I would design a park space near Walnut Creek in the designated area. The passive park design uses the outcomes from the studio, in that it connects to the bike trail and its users, along with the fact that it veers away from the typical active parks in the area. Most parks in Canal Winchester are specifically designed for sports activities, and all other passive elements are considered after-thoughts of the park. With the bike trail, most of the users arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t looking for a resting setting with screaming fans or aggressive activity, instead they crave for a relaxing spot where they can connect to nature.
Canal Park is a passive park designed for a comprehensive plan for Canal Winchester. The comp plan suggested a lack of non-active parks, and with the connection to the bike trail, the park is guaranteed users.
The park design maintains the areas with dense foliage and plants new trees
and plants in areas with less shade. It also offers a 12 ft wide running and walking path throughout the park and an even wider path near the pond. In addition to the pond, and various land forms being created, the park allows lookout points, a reception barn for weddings and the like, and a large deck along Walnut Creek where visitors can observe nature at its finest. The park borders Westchester Golf Course across the creek, and just south of it is Canal Winchesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Middle School. This passive park would total near 90 acres of new park space for the citizens of Canal Winchester and would expect to be funded partially by the reservations at the reception barn space.
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connection to bike trail and rest of canal winchester.
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perry future planning Perry, New York sits between two cities (Buffalo and Rochester). It also hosts Silver Lake (a state park and major seasonal visitors retreat) and Letchworth State Park (an enormous park renowned as the grand canyon of the east). Perry is relatively small, very affordable, and unlike much of the neighboring area, is walkable. Currently, the mayor of Perry, and partner at Insite Architecture is trumpeting the value of living where you work. Through a series of planning movements, facade upgrades, national grants, and incoming outdoor trails, Perry is on the verge of a revival and will hopefully serve as the framework for future small town successes.
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perry artist warehouse rendering
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perry multi-use trail renderings
Perry, NY is a small town, in a series of towns that have seen large parts
Perry’s future plans must take advantage of its low housing costs, its walk-
of their industry leave the area. For decades, Champion Sportswear was stationed in
ability, its lake and scenic hills, its state parks, its infrastructure, and existing buildings.
Perry, and supplied much of the population with income and jobs. Since relocating,
Moving forward, the township must benefit from its seasonal population (i.e. “lakers”)
Perry Township has lost a large part of it’s population along with it’s income. However,
and its permanent one.
the town has a lot of positives, too. It has retained its local schools, it’s Main St., and many of the young people in the area are looking towards the town center as a good
place to live. It’s affordable, walkable, and splits its location between Rochester and
chitecture of Perry and Geneva New York. (although no design or graphics used from
Buffalo.
inSite).
Much of the improvements to the town center have been due to the Mayor,
and Partner of the firm inSite Architecture, located on Main St., Perry, NY. and in
Some future plans taken from existing materials and plans from inSite Ar-
(Partner on project received outstanding undergraduate student of the year,
recognized for the independent project).
Geneva, NY. The improvements utilize the scale of the buildings, facade, and usage. Many of the buildings have been converted to mixed usage with lofts upstairs, and commercial/retail on the ground floor. But, the area is still growing. A new brewery (created by 3 young professionals) has become official and has set plans to host and indoor/outdoor bar just off of Main St., a bike and mixed-use trail is incoming and will connect a network of tourist attractions to the Perry’s downtown, and facade improvements continue on a selection of Main St. buildings. While neighboring towns outsourced schooling, Perry remained steadfast in keeping the High school, ultimately instilling loyalty to its place. However, there are still barriers to Perry’s resurgence. Absentee landowners refuse to sell historic, but decrepit structures in downtown Perry, young people are still flocking to large cities elsewhere, and the restoration is a slow and arduous process.
Perry Township recently received a national grant exceeding 1 million dollars for improvements in their town center. This grant will be delegated to one or more in a series of improvements set to restore the historic town center, while connecting it to Letchworth State Park and Silver Lake, two enormous attractions.
Studio Design, ventures in Architecture, Landscape architecture, urban planning, and web based design. Thanks, more to come soon | Daniel Yontz | COlumbus, oh | 2014 |