PORTFOLIO David Folsom, Architect
PORTFOLIO David Folsom, Architect
CONTENTS Aquatic Center West Virginia University Projects Arkansas State U football Galileo’s Pavilion A Modern Kitchen for KB Kane Family Farm
City of North Charleston Aquatic Center Project Architect
This project is a 54,000 SF competition aquatic center for the municipality of the City of North Charleston and Dorchester District 2. The center has a true 10 lane 50 meter competition pool and a warm-up pool. The facility will host regional and national swimming events with hopes of hosting the United States Olympic trials. The pool uses a state of the art evacuator system that works in concert with the buildings mechanical air handling to dispose of chloromines that typically wreak havoc on the internal structure and walls of most aquatic centers. The center will be able to accommodate up to 1,000 spectators with retractable bleachers. The center will also a fully functioning concession area that will provide hot food for spectators.
South entry to the aquatic center
Top- Lobby of the aquatic center Above- North Entry of the aquatic center Right- 50 meter competition pool
WVU- Projects Project Architect, Designer
At AECOM, we undertook many projects at the University of West Virginia. The projects included; new locker rooms for men’s and women’s basketball teams, new court-side seats at the coliseum, renovation to the coliseum athletics administration offices and concourse, renovation and expansion of indoor track facility, renovation to the Olympic sport training center, new Olympic sport weight-lifting gym and a Evansdale Campus Visitor’s Center concept design. I was the project architect and designer on the Olympic sport gym and indoor track renovation & expansion. My role on the other projects varied from designer to project architect. I was involved in these projects beginning with conceptual design through closeout.
New Olympic sport weight-lifting gym
Interior weight-lifting gym
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WVU Men’s Basketball locker room
Above- Coliseum Concourse Renovation Right- Coliseum new stair towers and ticket oďŹƒce
WVU Visitor’s Center- Three Concepts
ASU- Press-box Expansion Designer, Intern Architect
AECOM renovated the existing press-box at Arkansas State University Centennial Bank football stadium. The renovation included new club space and seating, new suites, new press area and loge seating. I started working on this project at the end of schematic design. At that time, the lead designer left AECOM and I was one of ďŹ ve that got to spearhead the eort. A bulk of my work on this project was in the designing of the interior spaces. The design comcept was modern lodge. We used a warm pallet of materials on this project and achieved a somewhat minimal design aesthetic.
Opening day for new Arkansas State University tower
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Suite corridor
Above- Premier suite Right- New club bar
Galileo’s Pavilion Designer, Intern Architect
The goal for the Galileo Pavilion is to create an environment which is a node of activity and interaction on the campus of Johnson County Community College. The building, situated to the south the campus main quad, incorporates and enhances the existing Galileo sculpture designed in the 1980’s by sculptural artist Dale Eldred. The design amplifies the artist’s concept of working with the sun by showcasing the sun sculpture in the center of the main courtyard. The original intent was to create prototypical modular classrooms that could be dropped anywhere on campus and would adequately meet the needs of the college. Upon further investigation, a specific site was chosen and a more permanent building was designed. While the building retains its modular form, it is being constructed on site. The building is approximately 3,300 square feet, housing two twenty five occupant classrooms, a student lounge/ exhibition space, coffee bar and conference room. The building is designed to be passive haus certified and leed platinum. Southeast perspective
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Classroom
Above- Slate rain screen
Student Lounge with green wall
Kitchen Reno. for KB Designer, Architect, Builder
This kitchen design was for a client that had just purchased a new cape cod style home in Roeland Park, KS a suburb of Kansas City, MO. The 1,500 sq. ft. house needed to be completely updated. Working directly with the goals and ideas from the client, the design concept was to design a kitchen of modern style that would open up the space and function as an eat in kitchen. The traditional cabinets are hinged on the interior to allow for ultra clean lines and the hardware are stainless steel handles. The counter tops are made of concrete and are anchored by a large white porcelain apron sink. There are two sets of shelves: the lowest shelf is pure cantilever anchored with lag screws and acts as the shelf for all manner of cups and glasses, the second shelf is a maple veneered open shelf that houses plates, bowls, etc. It is a modern kitchen with a very inviting appeal.
Kane Family Farm Designer, Project Architect
The Kane Family Farm project is a 122 acre plot of land just south of Tonganoxie, KS. The vision of the project was to create a full service venue and conference center that would serve the western community of the Kansas City metro area and Lawrence, KS. There was an existing farm house and large Dutch style barn along with other outbuildings that will be converted into hotels and guest service spaces. There will also be a new building that will house additional conference rooms and a commercial kitchen. My work on this project included programming, master planning and Schematic design.
New pool and leisure gathering space
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Conference space and venue barn connection
Above- Fire pit at the pool area
Outdoor concert space & Implement barn conversion into 9 hotel suites