portfolio alex buettner
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CONTENTS
DESIGN WORK
Work
Detail
Kern Park School
Tectonic Campus
Inner Harbor
Farmer Retrofit
Intelligent Incubator
Kinetic Skin
Resume
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alex buettner W61 N931 Glenwood Drive
Cedarburg, WI
53012
414-719-4175 Email: halbuettner@gmail.com OBJECTIVES
Complete Master’s Degree in Architecture at Arizona State University Find an internship in order to gain real world architectural experience/ IDP hours Become a Licensed Architect
EDUCATION
Arizona State University
Expected Graduation May 2015
Masters of Architecture GPA- 3.76/4.0 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Graduation May 2013
Bachelor of Science-Architectural Studies GPA- 3.7/4.0 Major GPA- 3.75/4.0 Cum Laude/ Deans List Notable Achievement: Presented at the Das Haus in Chicago on preliminary design of intelligent facades
TECHNICAL SKILLS 4
Cedarburg High School
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Graduation June 2009 Adobe Illustrator
Revit
AutoCAD Sketchup Ecotect Analysis Microsoft Office
EXPERIENCES
Travel Experience Backpacked across Europe Visited 8 countries including: Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway, France, Italy, and Spain Bogota, Colombia, South America Boston, Massachusetts Seattle, Washington Work Experience Project Assistant-University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Assisted in managing two small commercial projects in Student Union food court renovation Work consisted of scheduling, creating construction documents, ordering materials, delivery management Worked with contractors, electricians and restaurant operations throughout project Camp Counselor- YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee worked with kids 5-12, organized events, provided leadership
Summer 2012
Spring 2009 Spring 2010 Spring 2013 Spring/Summer 2013
Summer 2011
Construction Experience Assisted with a kitchen remodel Assisted in rebuilding a barn Assisted in roofing a house Music Experience Jazz Guitarist Singer/Songwriter Music Recording
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Conceptual Movement
Kinetic Skin Semester: Fall 2012 Course: Arch 615 Professor: Greg Thomson Site: UW-Milwaukee campus
Project Description When designing movable objects, it is very important to consider the process. This project focused on kinetic objects and what makes things move. The idea was to create a skin or facade that would be applied to an intelligent building. This skin structure is made up of several components that move and allow for different variations. The structure is simple and consists of a square that is the focus of the movement.
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Rotational Aspects
Expansion/ Contraction
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Multiple components are connected through a space frame type structure
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Component Construction
Component Movement
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Intelligent Incubator Semester: Fall 2012
Summer Shadow
Course: Arch 615 Professor: Greg Thomson Site: UW-Milwaukee campus
Project Description The intelligent incubator makes use of the kinetic skin in order to adapt to and leverage the environment. In this case, the kinetic skin was created as a roof structure that sits over the building itself. The movement of the roof structure allows for variances of light given the specific program space. The skin is also adjustable based on the time of the year to allow for a consistent amount of light year round.
Winter Shadow
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Second Floor Plan
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Program
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1- office 2- classroom 3- lab 4- gallery 5- workshop 6- cafe
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Conceptual Development
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Summer- North
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Roof Plan This set of images shows the amount of lux in a given space per given component. The concept is to show that there is a consistent amount of daylight throughout the year.
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Farmer Retrofit Semester: Fall 2013 Course: ADE 521 Professor: Wendell Burnette Site: Arizona State University campus
Project Description This retrofit design focuses on the Farmer Education Building located on the south east end of Arizona State University. The goal of this project was to make an introverted building more extroverted and allow it to relate to its surroundings. A solar canopy is integrated into the building and extends over Forest and Orange mall. This highlights a gateway to the walkable part of campus. The new shade provides the opportunity to remove the existing concrete wall panels and use glass instead. This then allows the building to become more transparent exposing the existing bones of the structure.
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CAMPUS Gateway
TEMPE
precast panels
gateways
cut-through
highlighted cores
glazing
canopy
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These perspectives show the existing Farmer Education building, and the proposed canopy and glazing system. Providing necessary shade and an indoor/ outdoor experience, allows the urban space of Forest Mall to extend and compliment the Farmer Education building. At night the structural brick cores are highlighted, and can be seen from the exterior.
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KEY NOTES 1. EXISTING CONCRETE COLUMN
9. SLOTTED JOINT WELD CONNECTION
2. EXISTING WAFFLE SLAB
10. 3/4“ MACHINE STEEL BOLTS
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17. CONCRETE ANCHOR 18. STAINLESS STEEL DRIP
25. INTERIOR LIGHTING 26. BIFACIAL PV SOLAR PANEL
11. 3” RIGID INSULATION
19. ALUMINUM MULLION
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4. W36 X 125 STEEL BEAM
12. WATER PROOF MEMBRANE
20. DOUBLE PANE GLASS
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5. HSS 4 X 6 BEAM
13. STAINLESS STEEL METAL FLASHING
21. OPERABLE AWNING WINDOW
6. HSS 4 X 6 COLUMN
14. GRAVEL ROOF BALLAST
22. CERAMIC FRITTED GLASS
7. 6 “ STEEL PIPE
15. CAULK JOINT
23. COLUMN BEYOND
8. CONCRETE ANCHOR W/ EPOXY JOINT
16. BACKER ROD
24. ELEVATION BEYOND
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9. SLOTTED JOINT WELD CONNECTION
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2. EXISTING WAFFLE SLAB
10. 3/4“ MACHINE STEEL BOLTS
18. STAINLESS STEEL DRIP
26. BIFACIAL PV SOLAR PANEL
3. TAPERED WIDE FLANGE STEEL T
11. 3” RIGID INSULATION
4. W36 X 125 STEEL BEAM
12. WATER PROOF MEMBRANE
5. HSS 4 X 6 BEAM
13. STAINLESS STEEL METAL FLASHING
6. HSS 4 X 6 COLUMN
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FARMER SECTION DETAIL ALEX BUETTNER BURNETTTE
27. ALUMINUM STRUCTURE 28. CONDUIT
21. OPERABLE AWNING WINDOW
14. GRAVEL ROOF BALLAST
22. CERAMIC FRITTED GLASS
7. 6 “ STEEL PIPE
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23. COLUMN BEYOND
8. CONCRETE ANCHOR W/ EPOXY JOINT
16. BACKER ROD
24. ELEVATION BEYOND
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CANOPY DETAIL This detail shows how the system uses steel structural supports to allow the canopy to fold over the existing building. The canopy consists of structural steel tubes and wide flanges. The canopy structure is meant to appear as if it is floating above the concrete cornice. This connection is created by using a steel pipe installed at an angle from the cornice to the main roof girder along with a tapered wide flange section which frames from the cornice back to the existing structure. Photovoltaic panels are applied to the steel frame in order to provide necessary shade and to utilize solar energy.
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GLAZING DETAIL This shading device allows for infill glass panels to be installed, revealing the interior space and structure. The bottom glass panel uses a ceramic frit. This encourages focus on the upper glass panel, revealing the waffle slab.
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Inner Harbor Redevelopment Semester: Spring 2013 Course: Arch 645 Professor: Brian Peterson Site: Milwaukee Inner Harbor
Project Description This redevelopment plan was located at historic Grand Trunk Railroad in the south of Milwaukee’s Inner Harbor. This site is home to the last six acres of surviving wetland. The goal of this project was to highlight the wetland and incorporate it with a series of parks that cut through the new development. These parks help act as a guideline towards the Kinnickinnic River.
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street concept
wetland concept
framework concept
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INNER HARBOR RESEARCH COMPLEX The Inner Harbor Research Complex is located at the front of the Kinnickinnic river. Comprised of a series of small buildings that focus on Milwaukee’s waterfront and existing wetland, this complex pays homage to the historic Grand Trunk Railroad and historic fishing villages in the area. The extension of the wetland works into the landscape, to enforce its inhabitance.
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1- research center/ restaurant 2- Grand Trunk museum 3- research incubator 4- sailing center
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Tectonic Campus Semester: Fall 2011 Course: Arch 410 Professor: Tom Hofman Site: Abstract
Project Description The tectonic campus explores the idea of taking a two-dimensional drawing and applying 3 dimensional concepts to create space. The idea of this campus was to keep it abstract. The focus was on the tectonics of the structures and how pieces are joined together to create space. The campus plan revolves around a centralized parti. An inner courtyard space was created as a void with the buildings surrounding it. The circulation of the campus is designed to flow towards the outdoor central space. In addition, as you move through the interior of the building, the occupants are encouraged to move back and forth through the structure.
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The fragment is the basis of the tectonic language. The structure consists of planes, mass, and frames all interlocking with one another. This creates different abstract spaces.
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The auditorium was a detailed focus of the campus. The structure consists of similar tectonics used in the campus. The auditorium has a repetitive bay system. This project focused on applying the tectonics to the facade. The facade consists of a two-part system of adjustable louvers and a screen. The intent of the design is to diffuse light entering the auditorium space. The screen diffuses direct light, while the adjustable louvers can potentially darken the space.
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Kern Park School Semester: Spring 2012 Course: Arch 420 Professor: Ken Dahlin Site: Kern Park, Milwaukee
Project Description This elementary school was designed in a park setting. The idea was to capture the exploratory feel of the park and make an improvised feel through out the space of the school. The parti of the design revolves around the spacial play of the tartan grid to create a rich environment indoor and outdoor.
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public vs private
entrance elevation
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cut-through
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Detail Semester: Spring 2013 Course: Arch 516 Professor: James Shield
Project Description The focus of this course was to create a set of detail drawings with a high level of craft. This featured project is a sectional bay of a modern chapel. The details consist of steel and precast concrete connections. A raised exterior precast panel allows for daylight to wash the floor of an aisle. A system of precast and steel louvers allows for diffused daylight into the interior space.
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SECTION
3/8”=1 ‘
ENGINEERED SOIL SHEET METAL PROTECTION MOISTURE RENTION LAYER AERATION LAYER FILTER FABRIC 5” RIGID INSULATION METAL DECKING WOOD PANELING
3” RIGID INSULATION PRESSURE EQUALIZATION CHAMBER LIGHT GUAGE STEEL STUD
WINDOW FRAME
AIR/ WATER/ VAPOR BARRIER
DOUBLE PANE INSULATED GLASS
DRY WALL SHEATHING WOOD PANELING STEEL C - CHANNEL BEAM
STEEL PIPE - LATERALLY STABELIZING
LIGHT GUAGE STEEL BOTTOM CHORD STEEL TUBE PRECAST CONCRETE -WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT METAL BRACKET TIE
MULLION
3/8” EXPANSION JOINT
DRIP METAL FLASHING DOUBLE PANE INSULATED GLASS
CLEVIS STEEL COLUMN
TENSION ROD
WINDOW FRAME
WALL TO ROOF SECTION DETAIL
6” FLOOR SLAB
3” FLOOR SLAB INSULATION
FOOTING
STEEL COLUMN
3” EXTERIOR INSULATION
WOOD PANELING
KEY FOR FOOTING DRYWALL SHEATHING METAL BRACKET TIE
LIGHT GUAGE STEEL STUD
AIR/ WATER/ VAPOR BARRIER 3” RIGID INSULATION PRESSURE EQUALIZATION CHAMBER SPLIT SLATE PRECAST CONCRETE -WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT
WALL TO FOUNDATION SECTION DETAIL
WALL TO STRUCTURAL COLUMN DETAIL
ALEX BUETTNER/ MATT RASSMUSEN/ DEREK VOSTERS
EXERCISE 3
PG. 2
4/18/2013
UWM SARUP
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UWM Union Renovation Semester: Summer 2013 UWM Mechanical Services- Project/ Design Assistant Restaurant Operations Food Court Site: UWM student union
Project Description Role:Project Assistant This small commercial project was a renovation to the existing University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student union food court. Responsibilities included working with contractors, electricians, restaurant operations, and material distributors. Tasks included creating demolitions plans, and construction documents used by contractors. Scheduling, sizing, pricing and delivery management were also a fundamental part of the job. The time frame of this project was approximately three months with an estimated budget of $150,000.
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Before
After
Construction progress of Taco Bell
Construction progress of City Subs
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STUDENT UNION
NEW TACO BELL ELEVATION
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2200 E Kenwood Blvd Milwaukee, WI 53211
UWM Union Maintenance Project Assistant: Rachel Toler
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STUDENT UNION
CITY SUBS
NEW CITY SUBS ELEVATION
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2200 E Kenwood Blvd Milwaukee, WI 53211
UWM Union Maintenance Project Assistant: Alex Buettner
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Finished Taco Bell
Finished City Subs
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