HALLEY NOVAK
Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio 2011-2015
CONTENTS Non-Place, Dream State / 5 • Interior Architecture Project: Non-Place Studio Froebel Studies / 13 • Design Exercise: Westcott Studio Westcott Weaving / 17 • Architecture and Landscape Project: Westcott Studio Tea House / 23 • Design Exercise: Materials and Construction Methods 1400 Republic St. / 27 • Design-Build Project: Miami University Center for Community Engagement Graphic Media / 35 • Hand-drawn Documentation: Semester Abroad 2015
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NON-PLACE, DREAM-STATE Location Munich, Germany Program The interior architecture of a metro station. Focus Embrace the “non-place� nature of the metro station and design an engaging, dream-like user experience.
Spring 2015 Non-place Studio, Linn Song Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany
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WHAT IS A NON-PLACE? A metro station is not a destination or a place to spend time; instead, it is a transitory place contextually disconnected from the surrounding city. To the right, a map describes the experience of entering and exiting the metro station. Below that, a series of sketches begins to connect this idea of the nonplace to the idea of the dreamstate.
LIGHTING STUDIES Lighting in this station serves as a way finding device in the transition spaces and creates an episodic, dream-like atmosphere at the platform level. Design decisions were based on a series of light study models.
Experience mapping (above); Dream sketches (below)
Lighting studies
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Mid-level perspectives
EFFICIENT WAY FINDING Entering the station, ticket machines are conveniently located adjacent to a large scale metro map. On the platform, stations centralize way finding information. Lit up arrows embedded in walls direct users to station exits.
Longitudinal section; Mid-level plan; Platform plan
INTEGRATED ADVERTISING Decal advertisements applied to accent walls draw the attention of metro users. Lighting these walls and maximizing the scale of advertisements makes them integrated features of the station.
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Platform dream windows
DREAM WINDOWS Art installations cut into the platform walls encourage users to briefly forget reality and let their minds wander. Each window features unique imagery, lighting, and occasionally sounds. To experience them all individuals must engage in their environment.
Dream window model (top left); Section perspective (top right); Dream window detail (below)
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FROEBEL STUDIES Task Build Froebel Gift Set 6 to utilize blocks in design exercises. Focus Achieve the highest level of craftsmanship and learn through the act of play.
Fall 2014 Westcott Studio, John Reynolds with Kathleen Klein, Sam Moorkamp, Mike Norris
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FROEBEL GIFT SET 6 After much trial and error, students crafted a simple oak box to contain rectangular prisms cut to the Froebel Gift Set 6 proportions. Students were then asked to respond to prompts and arrange blocks according to a descriptive term, organizing principle, or natural ordering system. Construction process
Completed Gift Set 6
“Immateriality” construction
“Decay” construction (above); “Compression” construction (below)
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WESTCOTT WEAVING Location Springfield, Ohio Program A visitor center for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House and the surrounding landscape scheme. Focus Weaving new architecture and landscape into the existing site and designing the patron experience.
Fall 2014 Westcott Studio, John Reynolds with Kathleen Klein, Sam Moorkamp, Mike Norris
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Westcott House and site; Paper weaving studies; Site model
WEAVING INTO THE SITE Paper weaving studies illustrate how rhythm and patterns inspired by the Westcott house can be woven into the existing site. Principles learned in these studies carried over into the design of the landscape and visitor center.
1/8”=1’0” Model
Longitudinal section looking west
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EXPERIENCING THE SITE Strategic tree plantings and a lively skim pool extend the rhythm of the Westcott House’s pergola into the site. Terraced lawns provide space for outdoor education programs. Nature paths behind the visitor center offer views back to the Westcott House.
VIEWS IN AND OUT The museum store and adjacent cafe are highly visible through the glazed front facade, drawing visitors in. Meanwhile, a rhythmic ceiling element draws the eye down the length of the space towards a view out to the Westcott House.
Exterior perspective (above); Transverse section looking south (below)
Interior perspectives (above); Plan (below)
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TEA HOUSE Program A compact one-room tea house for relaxation. Focus Refine hand-drafting skills and understanding of wood frame construction.
Fall 2014 ARC 417 Construction Methods, John Becker
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GROUND TO SKY A small tea house serves as a case study for wood frame construction. Constructing a cutaway section model from foundation to roof reveals the structural framing connections, rain-screen assembly, and various finish materials.
1”=1’0” Wall Mock Up
DETAILING While detailing this wall section close attention was paid to the movement of water and energy. Features like washes, overhangs, and drip edges keep water moving down and away from the structure. Proper insulating eliminates thermal bridges to prevent the conduction of heat through the building assembly.
South elevation (above); Plan (below)
East wall section
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1400 REPUBLIC ST. Location Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio Program A small historic storefront for a commercial tenant. Focus Renovating a historic storefront to meet client needs while engaging in the community of Over-the-Rhine.
Fall 2014 Design-Build Studio, John Blake The Center for Community Engagement in OTR
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1400 REPUBLIC STREET 1400 Republic Street required extensive structural and finish work on both the interior and exterior. The goal was to get the space “white-box ready” for a new tenant. Our first task was to prepare documents to present to the Over-the-Rhine Historic Board. Our proposed orthogonal entrance was approved and is now enjoyed by the current tenant.
THE CLIENT Over-the-Rhine Community Housing is a non-profit organization that works to provide affordable housing for OTR’s lower income residents. As of Spring 2015, the1400 Republic Street storefront has been rented out to Picnic and Pantry, a specialty grocery shop. Income generated from renting out this small space will be used to further the organization’s mission.
The OTR Peoples Movement supports the work of Over-the-Rhine Community Housing.
Existing conditions as of Aug. 2013 (top and bottom left); Progress as of Sept. 2014 (bottom right)
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SUMMARY OF WORK I worked on a team of six students and gained firsthand experience in detailing, construction, and project management. Students worked to correct critical structural issues, frame in a new floor plan, and to create a unique installation to attract tenants.
Model diagram
Plan diagram
Students finalized the installation of a new structural floor joist system in the commercial space. Students installed a UL rated assembly to create a fire separation between the residential and commercial spaces. Structural wing-walls, built to the engineer’s specifications, help brace the leaning exterior walls and form a new orthogonal entrance. Students framed an ADA accessible restroom in a location that maximizes the future tenant’s usable space. An arched ceiling installation, created with recycled joists from the space, adds character and helped attract the current tenant.
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Sawing joists
BOVEDA MAKING Students re-purposed 100 year old joists to create a unique ceiling installation in the space’s small vestibule. The form is inspired by boveda arched brick ceilings. Our version of the boveda helped attract a commercial tenant for the space.
Processing bricks
Constructing the frame/Laying bricks
Finishing ends
Vestibule with the boveda in place
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GRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION Location Western/Central/Eastern Europe Focus Documenting my travels through Europe while developing my abilities in hand-drawing.
Spring/Summer 2015
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SKETCHES My sketchbook was my constant travel companion in Europe. “Every artist has thousands of bad drawings in them and the only way to get rid of them is to draw them out.� -Chuck Jones
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THANK YOU halley.m.novak@gmail.com 440.915.9945 www.halleynovak.com