ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

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Course Semester Instructor

chees man cream er y

Cheesman Park, Denver, CO

Grad Studio III

Fall 2019

Helen Jones

Cheesman creamery is a cheese and wine production facility located in Cheesman Park. The overall design of the building is inspired by breweries. Breweries have become overwhelming popular in Colorado, and Cheesman Creamery aims to apply some of the same concepts of the brewery experience to cheese and wine. Located on a reatively steep hill, the long shape of the building allows for three entrancestwo pubic and one private loading area. The building is composed of a series of three large, corrugated metal boxes intersecting one another. The metal structures are screened with a vertical louver system composed of natural hardwood. This represents the idea of industry being surrounded by nature. The building contains a market, a wine bar / tasting room, and a cheese production area that can be observed by the public from a catwalk above. The large windows, operable louvers, and exposed production room aim to make the food production process more transparent to consumers.

TOURS / CATWALK

TASTING ROOM / WINE BAR

shaft house

Highlands, Denver, CO

Shaft house is an urban infillproject that lies on a narrow site that was previously an unused parking drive . It measures only 15 feet wide and is sandwhiched between an older row of traditional row houses and a new apartment complex. Being sandwiched so tightly between two existing structures, this project focuses on maximizing the minimal sunlight exposure it receives for daylighting and passive solar. The project is organized around a vertical circulation corridor and light shaft that cuts through the entire structure leading up to a glass box that accesses the graden roof. Split levels are staggered to allow for maximum sunlight penetration throughout. A six foot drop from the front of the lot to the back allows for a lower garden level with access to the backyard. Bifolding louvers allow for seasonal shading strategies and passive heating/cooling.

Course Semester Instructor

Grad Studio V

Fall 2020 Julee Herdt

OUTDOOR ACCESS POINTS

SUMMER

BUILDING EXTRUSION + DIVISION

WINTER

STACKING TO OPEN GREEN SPACE

PULL MASS TO OPEN CENTRAL VOID

VERTICAL CIRCULATION + LIGHT WELL

WIND

SUNLIGHT

Course Semester Instructor

west wood li bra ry

Westwood, Denver, CO

Grad Studio IV

Spring 2020

Christopher Koziol

The Westwood Library is a branch library in South Denver that focuses on serving community members of all ages. Westwood Library helps supply the underserved population of the area with resources that the neighborhood currently lacks. With a focus on learning, community, and personal growth, the project incorporates a variety of spaces for different age groups. The library is divided into two main wings connected by an open, central axis The wings are separated into an adult / general use wing and a youth wing focused on children and teen spaces. The central spine focuses on bridging the two wings and contains vertical circulation, open gathering spaces, help and information desks and a resource center. While the wings and various areas are separated, visual connections are maintained by centralizing primary and vertical circulation in the open spine connecting the areas.

box mar ket

RiNo District, Denver, CO

Box Market is a collective eatery and artisinal food market located in the RiNo District of Denver. The site was formerly an industrial warehouse and studio space on 31st and Blake. Rather than demolishing the existing structure, an adaptive reuse approach is taken in its design. The new elements are stacked on top of the existing brick structure which was reinforced to support the added loads. The former building was very rectangular and boxlike. The new design seeks to embrace this boxlike form by adding new “boxes” on top of the existing building. To carry the concept of boxlike form and adaptive reuse throughout the building, all of the kiosks are constructed from upcycled shipping containers. These shipping containers also mirror and embrace the industrial history of the RiNo district. Large curtain walls and a glass “box” usher in natural light and embrace the industrial surroundings of the market.

Course Semester Instructor

Arch Studio III

Fall 2018

Jade Polizzi

PERSPECTIVE SECTION A

PERSPECTIVE SECTION C

PERSPECTIVE SECTION B

Spring 2019

Azhar Khan

vert i cal vil lage

Grand Junction, CO

This project aims to create a sustainable vertical village that houses retail spaces, residential units, offices,and large amounts of green spaces and terraces. Parametric design was utilized to create a tetris-like structure composed of rotated and shuffledmodular units. The distribution and angles of the modular units are optimized to create maximum daylight exposure on building faces and maximum outdoor area. The outdoor areas that receive adequate sunlight are then designated as green terraces creating a biophilic design that seamlessly blends built and natural environments.

Course Semester Instructor

ARCH Studio IV

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

A core vertical circulation corridor was added to the interior of the sloped structure.

A series of four modules per level were created. The modules varied in heights of one to three stories.

MODULE OPTIMIZATION

The heights and angles of rotation of the modules were optimized to create the maximum sunlight exposure along the faces of the modules and the maximum area of terraces.

LEVEL DISTRIBUTION

The structure was divided into levels of equal height all revolving around the vertical circulation corridor.

MODULE DISTRIBUTION

The modules heights and angles of rotation around the structural bounding box were randomized.

VINEYARD DISTRIBUTION

The faces that received an average of five or more hours of direct sunlight per day were designated to become green terraces.

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

All of the interior spaces are organized around a vertical circulation corridor, as pictured below. The optimization of the placement, size, and rotation of modules forms unique spaces on each level. These spaces are coded as public spaces, exterior terraces, or housing units.

The overlapping housing unit modules form unique shapes that fittogether in a tetris-like fashion. This allows for the opportunity to create interesting and unique spaces in each individual unit. Units range from one to three levels and can take many different shapes and sizes based on the overlap of the modules in that instance. Some units have access to unique private terraces.

Course

Semester Instructor

cab in A

Aspen, CO

BIM II

Spring 2018

Gage Duran

Cabin A is a mountain home that seeks to blend the boundaries of indoor and outdoor spaces. The cabin is nestled in a dense forested area of the Rocky Mountains. The design seeks to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces and create a harmonious juxtaposition of nature and architecture. The a-frame structure that supports the roof is continued and inverted to create an outdoor space that cantilevers off the ledge of the property. The surrounding views and landscape are ushered in through the large, striking curtain walls and bifolding doors. The building placement seeks to frame views while also taking the sun path into consideration to reduce heating and cooling costs. The juxtaposition of nature and architecture is mirrored in the rustic and industrial material palette.

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