“The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building” -Louis Kahn
Professional
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The Spa at New Castle Richard Henry Behr Architect P.C.
Two Weaver Street Richard Henry Behr Architect P.C.
Soma - Woodbury Lakes Chicos fas
Academic
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Ludlow Literary Center Architecture Studio l
Fort Ancient Valley Pool Architecture Studio ll
The Oasis Capstone Project
Drawings and Paintings
Models
01 The Spa
at
New Castle
Location: Armonk, New York Firm: Richard Henry Behr Architect P.C. Media: AutoCAD, Photoshop
The Spa at NewCastle is a project that I worked on while at Richard Henry Behr Architect P.C. The site is located in Armonk, NY on a 96 acre property, which houses an existing building. The idea behind the project is to use the existing building to house a spa and restaraunt with two new wings housing 50 condominium units. While working on this project I assisted with the schematic design work. Most of the schematic design was done in AutoCAD
thougth the creation of Elevations and Site Plan working in conjuction with each other. Additionally, I created multiple renderings and photo simulations in Photoshop. These renderings were crucial in the Town Board meetings which helped board members and neighbors understand exactly what the design is and what impact it would have on the properties surrounding the site.
Section
Rear Elevation
Front Elevation
Restaraunt Level
Site Plan
Spa Plan
02 Two Weaver Street Location: Scarsdale, New York Firm: Richard Henry Behr Architect P.C. Media: AutoCAD, Photoshop
Two Weaver Street is an 11-unit luxury condominium complex. Currently the site holds a large parking lot and office building. The proposal is to keep the current building as is while placing the new complex on top of the current parking lot. While most of the design work was completed when I arrived, I gained valuable experience working on construction documents. Building and wall sections is what I mainly concentrated on, although I was able to work
on elevations, floor plans, and site plans as well. Additionally, I created several renderings, diagrams, and photo simulations for Town Board meetings. Many of the renderings I completed were essential in gaining board members approval as well as town residence. I also gained experience researching building codes ensuring that the proposed building was up to code on everything from building height to emergency egresses.
Site Plan
Wall Section
Buildingl Section
Third Level Plan
Second Level Plan
03 Soma-Woodbury Lakes Location: Woodbury, Minnesota Firm: Chicos FAS Media: AutoCAD, Photoshop, Sketchup, Shaderlight
During my time at Chicos, I worked closely with the Soma brand. While I was with Soma I was able to design several stores which included Woodbury Lakes featured on this page. Store designing was a valuable experience in which I learned to work with keeping the brands image while juggling landlord requirments and building code issues. This gave me real world experience in problem solving and meeting the needs of all parties involved. In addition to store
designs I also performed several renderings that were used in a presentation to the brand with the intention of reducing costs of each store. Along with the presentation I assisted in tracking inventory through the creation of excel spreadsheets. I also worked closely with the Sr. Project Manager in creating a construction booklet for each of Chicos brands. The construciton booklets intentions were to create a more efficient construction site while minimzing mistakes.
Floor Plan and Fixture Layout
Interior Elevation
Fiitting Room
Building Section
Fiitting Room
Front Elevation
04 Ludlow Literary Center Location: Clifton, Ohio Class: Architecture Studio I Professor: Edson Calibon Media: AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop
Ludlow Literary Center is located in a small community near the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Throughout the project my intentions were to create a place where the community can come together and learn or share their ideas at all times of the day. I was able to accomplish this by breaking up the building into three parts which include a gallery, lecture hall/classrooms, and the main library. Each part is connected by a common area that is accessible when
the library closes. Throughout the design I used several different programs to get to the final product. I began working in AutoCAD laying out floor plans and elevations. I then linked the plans into Revit for 3-dimensional modeling. Final renderings were completed in Revit and then transferred to Photoshop where entourage and landscape were added.
Rendering of Third Level
Street Elevation
Ground Level Plan
Second Level Plan
Longitudinal Section
Third Level Plan
Green Roof Plan
Upper Level Reading Room
Common Area
Exterior Front Entry
Main Library Entrance
05 Fort Ancient Valley Pool Location: Fort Ancient, Ohio Class: Architecture Studio II Professor: Renee Martin Media: AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max, Photoshop
Fort Ancient Valley Pool is a project I worked on during my second architecture studio. At the begining of the project we were given a site and criteria that had to be met. The site is located on a sloping terrain with mountains surrouding the property and a river running through it. The criteria that had to be met was an enclosure for changing rooms and restrooms, 3 pools one large, one small, one plunge pool, and a sauna. After looking at all the criteria and site I came
up with the idea of building into the ground. The reason behind this is that I wanted to reduce the impact on the land as much as possible. By building into the ground I was able to place the sauna and plunge pools underground reducing the amount of visible mass on the land. The small pool and large pool were then added where they flow into each other mimicking the flowing river on the site.
View From Upper Deck
Site Plan
West Elevation Upper Deck
Transverse Section
Main Deck
Lower Level
Longitudinal Section
06 The Oasis Location: Fort Myers Beach, Florida Class: Capstone Project Professor: Michael Coonen Media: Revit, Photoshop
The Oasis is a Capstone Project that I worked on while gaining my degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design. The main purpose behind the project was to show what my abilities are in using Revit. I did all the design work in this project and enjoyed doing it as the project progressed. It originally began as two towers extruded up. I eventually used the center tower as a connector in which the stairs and elevators are located. Finally the pool and outdoor deck
were added to complete the design. The design however was a secondary focus of the project. The main purpose of the project was to show off my abilities in Revit. Everything in this project with the exception of the walls were created using custom families which I created. All of the railings, columns, windows, doors, and tennis courts are all families that were created to give the project a more customized feel without using the generic families offered by Revit.
Second Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Site Plan
Tennis Courts
View From Driveway
Entry Water Fountain
Kitchen Layout
View From Ocean
07 Drawings and Paintings
During my time in school I have had the opportunity to work on many drawings and paintings. Exploring different types of media has expanded my knowledge and abilities to graphically represent my ideas. Gouache Paint, Watercolor Paint, Charcoal, Micron Pen, and Color Pencil are among some of media types that I have worked with. In addition to using diffent media types I have also been able to explore different drawing types. Creating
straight line elevation drawings, axonometrics, posterization, and free hand sketches are among some of the areas I have become familiar with. The image on this page is a representation of Over the Rhine neighborhood which is located near the campus of the University of Cincinnati. For this image I used Gouache Paint in a monochromatic color scheme.
Micron Pen on Stonehenge Paper
Graphite Pencil on Stonehenge Paper
Micron Pen on Stonehenge Paper
Watercolor
Charcoal on Bristol Paper
Micron Pen and Color Pencil
08 Models
Creating models is a skill that I have developed throughout my academic career. I have had many opportunities to work on many models of different types and scale. Working with museum board, chip board, basswood strips, and wood are some of the materials that I have worked with. One of my favorite models was taking a solid piece of basswood and milling it down into a representation of House VI by Peter Eisenman. Also, I have used non-conventional
materials to create a series of models. Using binder clips which is shown on the following page is an example. On this page is a model that I made using soft maple wood. It is eight individual cubes which come together to form on large cube.
Basswood
Museum Board and Basswood
Wood Sticks and Wire
Soft Maple
100 Binder Clips
Chris Flottemesch University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science in Architecture