Daniel C Allen 620.664.2035 dcoeallen@gmail.com
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
I believe an architect should serve a much greater purpose than simply designing buildings. A great architect captures the essence of a place and reveals it through design. A project should be designed around those who use and are affected by the building, especially the earth. By incorporating sustainable design techniques and focusing on the user, we can create meaningful experiences that will better both the individual and the greater community.
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Washington Square Park (in progress) Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
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Better Block KC Fall 2013
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New Orleans Culinary Incubator Lab Spring 2013
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817 Missouri Street Studio Fall 2011
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Sketches
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Resume
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Washington Square Park Kansas City, MO
in progress
The Washington Square Park project is a collaboration between the Kansas City Design Center (KCDC), which consists of architecture and urban planning students from the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, and the Department of Parks and Recreation of Kansas City, Missouri. The project is located between two key Kansas City areas: Crown Center and downtown. Washington Square Park is currently underused and the students at KCDC have spent the last semester researching and analyzing the park, its surroundings, and the greater downtown Kansas City area. Through our studies we have found many key issues with the park, and through schematic design we are beginning to help resolve these issues. Our goal at KCDC is not only to bring people to Washington Square Park, but to use this project as a catalyst for change in order to better the Kansas City community.
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Washington Square Park has many great existing qualities. One of the most significant attributes of the park is its view to downtown. By preserving the view we hope to help establish a connection from the park to downtown. However, many of our studies show there is a major disconnection between the park and its surroundings due mainly to street width and the existing skywalk that surrounds our site on three sides. The skywalk not only discourages pedestrians from using the park, but it also blocks views in to and out from Washington Square Park. Viewshed Study
Path Frequencies
Park Paths Skywalk
PARK PATHS THE “LINK”
PEDESTRIAN PATH FREQUENCY Scale: 1” = 100’
View From NE
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Vehicular Approach Studies
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BETTER BLOCK KC The Better Block KC project was our first project at KCDC. Our goal for this project was to take an existing parking lot and create a vibrant marketplace for a downtown Kansas City event known as First Friday. We wanted to show what so many of KC’s empty parking lots could be. 19th St.
Confluence Parklet
Streetcar Stop Mockup Streetcar Exhibit
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KCDC Interactive Facade
MARKET SEATING & MOVIE VEIWING
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KCDC was in charge of the master plan for the project as well as creating a facade structure for the market. After weeks of collaborating, we decided a vendor wall would be the most beneficial for the event. By using recycled pallets and utilizing donated fluorescent lights and plants we not only created a wall for various vendors to sell their items, we created a social gathering space and the idea that downtown Kansas City can be a vibrant urban space. The Better Block event was incredibly fun and successful and we were able to help show the importance of urbanism, even at a smaller scale.
MATERIAL LANGUAGE: stacked/ horizontal pallets MDF countertops layered/ vertical pallets existing iron fence
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Culinary Incubator Lab New Orleans, LA
The New Orleans Culinary Incubator Lab (NOCI-lab) is imagined as a foundation-supported organization associated with the New Orleans Mid-City community, drawing upon neighborhood participants and institutional partners. The mission is to cultivate entrepreneurs while they formalize and grow food businesses, providing space at low cost in a commercial kitchen, specific technical assistance to industry, and access to opportunities to sell their food products. Its vision is that participants will become economically selfsufficient and contribute to the economy by doing what they love to do. The lab will strive to meet basic food needs and foster opportunities for community members to connect to resources and find their voices on the underlying causes of hunger and poverty.
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Percentage of Adults Who Are Obese
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No Car and No Supermarket Within a Mile
> 10.0 5.1 - 10.0 2.5 - 5.0 < 2.5 No Data Available
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Led by local teams of emerging talents in the areas of urban agriculture, urbanism, art, community events, technology, education, and sustainability, the NOCI-lab addresses issues of contemporary urban life through programs and public discourse. Its goal is the exploration of new ideas, experimentation and ultimately the creation of forward-thinking solutions for food production and city life. By providing public gardens and gathering spaces on the site, this center cultivates progressive change by amplifying voices, advancing human dignity, engendering respect among individuals, breaking down barriers to understanding and illuminating social justices. Within the existing building on this site, this program builds upon the Detroitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ponyride program and sees part of its mission as providing high quality, cheap-rent space for emerging, socially-conscious entrepreneurs to work and share knowledge, resources and networks.
CITY PARK
BAYOU ST.JOHN TREME MID-CITY
TULANEGRAVIER The NOCI-lab site rests in the crossroads of four distinct New Orleans districts with the Lafitte Corridor immediately to the northeast. This unique location is a melting pot of cultures. However, the site lies in the center of a food desert. The neighboring communities are in great need of food access, and the NOCI-lab will provide them with fresh, local food. The radii represent a ten minute walking distance to the nearest fresh food store.
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Exhibition Space Cafe Mechanical Room Storage Libertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen Kitchen Office Freezer Refrigerator Dry Storage Bar The Dinner Table Restaurant Think Tank
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Watershed
Passive / Active
Tertiary Structure
Secondary Structure
Primary Structure
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3/4” Gypsum Board
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5/8” OSB Sheating
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Steel Stud
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Batt Insulation
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Continuous Vapor Barrier
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4” Rigid Insulation
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Metal Flashing
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Drainage Plane
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1” Air Space
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1” x 3” Steel Furring Strip
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Cladding Mounting Bracket
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Concrete Cladding Panel
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Window Sill
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Double Pane Window
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Primary Structure
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Secondary Structure
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Concrete Slab
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3” Metal Decking
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Fillet
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Roof Membrane
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Foundation Pile
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Green Screen
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817 Missouri Street Lawrence, Kansas
This Design-Build Project was completely designed and constructed by a team of students under the supervision of local architect Scott Trettel. The program was a woodworking shop for a local Lawrence resident. The project stands at just under 200 square feet in the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backyard. Preliminary design began in August and construction commenced in October. The project was completed in a total of five months. The wood shop was fabricated and pre-constructed in a warehouse just east of city limits. The students did all of the steel and wood work, including cutting, grinding, welding, sanding and finishing. The shop was assembled in the warehouse then deconstructed in order to move it to the site. A total of thirteen students collaborated on the project.
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Initial Team Design
At the beginning of the semester, students were placed into groups of three or four to create an initial schematic design. The initial three-person team design featured a rainscreen-wall system, operable windows for ventilation, a butterfly roof with an internal drain leading to a rainwater collection tank, covered firewood storage and additional outdoor working space to the north of the structure. After conducting several tests, we determined the correct angle of the butterfly roof to allow for plentiful sunshine in the cooler months, but limited sun exposure in the summer. The initial design also featured two large hinged doors on rollers that could open onto the additional outdoor space. The doors incorporated a work bench and tool and hardware storage. This design was a favorite of the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and numerous elements of this project can be seen in the final studio design.
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Final Studio Design
After presenting the four different options to the client, the entire studio collaborated and drew up a final design, as well as a detailed budget. The final studio design was approved by the client and work began promptly. The final design features operable windows for ventilation, a large sliding door that opens to outdoor working space, indoor shelving units, a rainwater collection tank, protected outdoor firewood storage, and indoor surfboard and timber storage. Originally, the woodshop was designed to feature a butterfly roof with an internal gutter and an exterior cistern, but those were later cut due to budget restrictions.
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SKETCHES
Villa Savoye
Parc de la Villette
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Tour Eiffel
Carré d’Art / Maison Carrée
European Union Parliament
La Tourette
Saint-Pierre
Centre Pompidou
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Daniel C Allen
801 E Armour Blvd #501 Kansas City, MO 64019 | dcoeallen@gmail.com | 620.664.2035
Education
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For my full portfolio, please visit http://issuu.com/dcoeallen/docs/daniel_c_allen
University of Kansas
Hutchinson High School
Masters of Architecture Graduated May 2014 Graduate G.P.A. 4.00 Undergraduate G.P.A. 3.42
Hutchinson, Kansas Graduated 2008 with high honors
High Proficiency Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Google Sketchup
Moderate Proficiency
Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word
Adobe After Effects Autodesk 3DS Max Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
Sergeant-at-Arms 2011-2012 Chapter Secretary 2010-2011 New Member Educator 2009-2010 Community Service Chairman 2009-2010 Better Block KC KU Center for Civic and Social Responsibility Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Public Interest Design PUSH America Taglit-Birthright Israel Participant Study Abroad in France
Kansas City Design Center | Kansas City, MO Graduate Student
June 2013 - present
Ten Restaurant | Eldridge Hotel | Lawrence, KS Server, Bartender August 2013 - present
References available upon request
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