JACOB EBLE PORTFOLIO
EXPE R I E N C E
PERKINS + WILL / Intern Architect / Chicago, IL / Summer ‘16
Worked primarily in the construction document phase for several education projects including projects in Chicago, Shanghai, and Montana. Projects were worked on using Revit and Adobe Suites. Other work within the firm included physically modeling the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, as well as working on building specifications for Northwestern University’s new Ryan Field House and Walter Athletics Center. Also involved in a 10 week research project that focused on aging infrastructure and the master planning of the south branch of the Chicago River.
FGM ARCHITECTS / Intern Architect / Oak Brook, IL / Winter ‘16
JACOB PATRICK EBLE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER eblejake1@gmail.com 708 . 408 . 6350 11519 Plattner dr. Mokena, IL 60448 https://issuu.com/jacobeble ABOUT
A second year Architecture graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, looking to enhance my knowledge in the discipline and further my understanding of building systems and occupant relationships. I received my Bachelor of Sciences Architectural studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and continue to work towards a professional license. I have been involved in several leadership roles within both the architectural and professional community in order to improve my comprehension of architectural practice, while also benefiting aspects within the community.
Served as a member of several project teams working in the design development and construction document phases for the K-12 department. Focused on the developing of plans, sections, elevations, and wall details in Revit for the Park Ridge and Niles School districts. Other work included renderings and presentation layouts for client meetings.
ARCHIDEAS / Intern Architect / Chicago, IL / Summer ‘15 , ‘14
Worked on a variety of project teams including the interior renovation of the Reid Murdoch building in Chicago. Worked on construction documents in AutoCAD and developing 3d models in sketch up to present to clients. Also involved in creating schematic site plans and documents for the expansion of the WMS gaming facilities in Chicago. Had the opportunity to accompany project architects to various construction sites to document and oversee project progress and overall construction.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS / Master of Architecture / Champaign, IL Accumulative GPA - 3.8 / 4
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS / Bachelor of Architecture / Champaign, IL The Illinois School of Architecture
A W A R DS / E XH I B I TS
GRADUATE AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE / 1st Place / Fall ‘16 High - Rise and Habitat , Pinnacle
GRADUATE AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE / Nomination / Fall ‘15 Chicago Studio , Near North Master Plan
SOFA CONNECT / Chicago, IL / Fall ‘16
Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design fair at Navy Pier in Chicago. A premier gallery presented art fair dedicated to three-dimensional art and design.
P U B L I C E N GAG E M E N T
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION / Fall ‘16
Member and volunteer for the Chicago Architecture foundation Open House.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS / Fall ‘13
Dedicated to advancing leadership, design, service, and promoting professionalism.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS / Fall ‘12
Advocate for interaction in the practice. Dedicated to advancing leadership, design, and service.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY / Spring ‘12
Volunteer on local construction sites to help aid families in the Champaign community.
PR O F I C I E N CY
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Acrobat), AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, Rhino (3D modeling and Vray Rendering), Grasshopper, 3DS Max Studio, Sketch Up, Maker Bot 3D printing, Laser Cutting, Wood Working, CNC Routing, Vacuum Forming, Hand Sketching, Water Coloring, Painting, Cooking, Golf, Basketball
PROFESSIONAL WORK CHICAGO, IL PERKINS+WILL , FGM , ARCHIDEAS PG. 1 - 4 PINNACLE CHICAGO, IL HIGH-RISE AND HABITAT STUDIO PG. 5 - 16 CATCH AND RELEASE SPIRIT LAKE, WI THE ESSENTIAL DWELLING PG. 17 - 24 NEAR NORTH MASTER PLAN CHICAGO, IL CHICAGO STUDIO PG. 25 - 32
RANDORM BOTIQUE HOTEL CHAMPAIGN, IL CAPSTONE STUDIO PG. 33 - 38 URBAN THREAD CHICAGO, IL PERKINS AND WILL ALP PG. 39 - 44 TESSELLATE CHAMPAIGN, IL VACUUM FORMING PG. 45 - 50
PROFESSIONAL WORK CHICAGO,IL PERKINS+WILL , ARCHIDEAS
Over the past few summers and winter breaks I have been fortunate enough to gain valuable experience working in several architecture offices. This past summer working for Perkins+Will, I spent the majority of my time working with a five person project team on a three story 21,000 sqft. project known as The Little Village Immigrant Resource Center. We worked toward finalizing construction documents to issue for final approval and building permits. Other time in the firm was spent building a scaled 1:40 physical model of the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Previous to working at Perkins+Will, I spent my winter break working at FGM Architects and I also multiple summers at a botique firm called Archideas in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. At Archideas I worked on several project teams, which included an interior buildout for the law firm Miner Barnhill and Galland in the Reid Murdoch Building. Other teams I was involved in focused on projects such as the interior renovation of the WMS Gaming Facilities and an expansion project for the Veolia Water Technologies offices in Plainfield, IL.
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PERKINS+WILL
LITTLE VILLAGE IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER
ARCHIDEAS MINER BARNHILL & GALLAND OFFICES
ARCHIDEAS VEOLIA WATER SOLUTIONS OFFICE EXPANSION
ARCHIDEAS WMS GAMING FACILITIES
PERKINS+WILL RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
PINNACLE
CHICAGO,IL HIGH-RISE AND HABITAT STUDIO GRADUATE AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE - 1ST PLACE Pinnacle Is A Product Of Structural Expressionism Which Has Been The Premier Characteristic Of Chicago’s Architecture And Urban Fabric. The Form Was Derived From The Characteristics Of Chicago’s Revolutionary Park-Planning Strategy Known As The Emerald Necklace. The Amenity Spaces Are Defined Through The Process Of Linking Grandiose Public Spaces With Smaller Connecting Elements. The False Spiraling Tower Ascends Into The Sky Among The Chicago Skyline, Rising To A Maximum Height Of 1,400 Feet. Pinnacle Tower Consists Of Three Major Program Elements, Retail/Amenities: 25%, A Business-Class Hotel: 35%, And Residential Dwelling: 40%. The Podium Contains A Multitude Of Various Programs That Cascade From Water Street And Columbus Drive Down To The Developing Northern Chicago Riverwalk, Connecting To The Magnificent Mile. Walking Through A Sliver Of Crystal Glass That Cuts Through The North And South Facade Is Energized By A Variety Of Program Elements. From A Restaurant Brewery To Various Levels Of Art/Sculpture Lounging Areas. And The Hotel Lobby, That Overlooks The Cascading Stairs, Provoking Curiosity.
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OBELISK
TWISTING
TRIANGULATION
WRAPPING STRUCTURE
DIAGRID
DEFINE AMENITY SPACES
Due to its’ famed architectural past, Chicago architects must constantly be considerate of the future. It was structural innovation and a push to build taller that set Chicago apart from the rest of the world. Pinnacle attemps to put Chicago back on the map of cutting edge and avant garde architecture. It strays the box like form that has defined much of the Chicago vernacular. Located on one of the last prominent riverfront sites in Chicago, the tower started as a simple obelisk. The form progressed through a series of twists and the introduction of a diagrid structural system. The final form consisted of a series of facets that undulated and created a sense of spiraling. The planes of the top and base portions begin to peel away from the rest of tower.
Building at such a large scale required a lot of thought into the functionality and overall circulation of the tower. We decided in this case that we wanted to focus on aspects of city planning and urban design and how they could be implemented into a 1.5 million square foot tower. In particular we focused on the Chicago figure ground and some of the major strategies that Daniel Burnham used when planning the city. One of his major moves is known as the “Emerald Neckalace�, which is a series of major parks that wrap the city and connect to the lakefront with a series of green boulevards. By taking this concept and flipping it vertical, we were able to define major amenity spaces within our tower and create a visual connection between them with a series of private terraces that wrapped the exterior. In order to define these amenity spaces on the building facade we used two types of curtain wall systems. One being a typical glazing and mullion system and the other being a spider clamp system with clear glazing that would make these spaces very visible from the exterior. This would make the wrapping of the amentity spaces very evident and drive the eye of the pedestrian around the tower and to the pinnacle.
SOUTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
The base of tower was a critical point for its’ overall success. The south side of the Chicago River has experienced great success in terms of pedestrian activity since the new additions of the riverwalk that stretch from Lake Michigan all the way to Lake St. The north side of the river however, has been left forgotten and remains relatively unactivated. Our tower which would replace a surface parking lot would significantly help to rejuvinate this underutilized portion. Access up and down from the river was a crucial part of our design. We wanted to force the pedestrian through our building in a dramatic fashion that would help activate the base of the tower as well as public space surrounding it. In order to create some breathabilty between the river and the street level above we cut a void in the base of the tower that would serve as a main atrium and grand circulation between the two. Some of our major programming would open up onto this space including our hotel lobby, ballroom, and restaurant spaces.
CURTAIN WALL SECTION
CURTAIN WALL SECTION
GRADUATE AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE: 1ST PLACE
CATCH AND RELEASE SPIRIT LAKE, WI THE ESSENTIAL DWELLING
The ice shanty has been the center of warmth and comfort for the ice fishing community for over a hundred years. However, it is only used two and a half months each year during the ice fishing season. Catch and Release re-imagines the relationship between the home and the ice hut by developing a deployable system that allows the ice shanty to “dock� with the home. During the summer months the home consists of a singular structure, comprised of the fixed central structure and the docked huts. Once the lakes and rivers freeze, three modules detach from the home and deploy out onto the ice. Each deployed hut serves its own unique purpose, but most importablty, each provides a place of warmth and safety that can contrast the cold and vastness of the ice.
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GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
Catch and Release gives back to the environment by ultimately embracing it. Winters in northern Wisconsin can be bitter cold and quite brutal. The sport of ice fishing and the hut associated with it embrace this challenging environment and allow its’ occupants to enjoy their surroundings rather than avoid them. The form is directly influenced by the site. The site is covered by large eastern white pines. It’s important to me that this essential dwelling had as little impact on these trees as possible. Therefore, the fixed structure was point supported using a structural grid of helical piers to ensure minimal intrusion on the tree roots. Next identifying straight paths from the lake, through the forest, and to the fixed structure determined the docking locations for the huts.
DETAIL SECTION
Ice fishing huts have been a part of Wisconsin and northern culture for hundreds of years. These huts are typically built using plywood and 2x4’s. Catch and Release integrates these vernacular techniques, but also introduces a new material: twin wall polycarbonate panels are used as an exterior cladding material, applied to a basic wood frame. The polycarbonate panels provide a new sense of translucency and provide filtered natural light, while still maintaining high levels of insulation.
WEST ELEVATION
NEAR NORTH MASTER PLAN NEAR NORTH SIDE, CHICAGO CHICAGO STUDIO EARL PRIZE: NOMINATION
The Near North Master Plan project focuses around the implementaion of a brown line L track stop at the intersection of Orleans and Division St. and the masterplanning of the area surrounding it. The site is located within minutes of Chicago’s central business district yet much of the area today is undeveloped. This is in large part due to the cities famed public housing development known as Cabrini Green, which has since been almost entirely torn down. While the area is in close proximity to the major downtown areas, it is severly lacking in its’ public transportation. A brown line station at this location would go a long way in helping to reinvigorate this neighborhood which has huge potential. Throughout the design process we were able to work with the Chicago City Planning Department, Alderman Walter Burnett, the Chicago Department of Transportation, the Chicago Housing Authority, as well as members of the community. 25
NORTH - SOUTH STREET GRID
DEFINING EDGES
EAST - WEST STREET GRID
CONNECTION OF PUBLIC SPACE
STATION + ORLEANS AXON
The design focuses around the reconnection of the broken street grid in this area, which ultimately led to its’ isolation from the rest of the city. Other points of emphasis were around defining major intersections and reinforcing them with larger scale developments. The far end of the surrounding site marks the major intersection of Halsted and Division streets as well as the north branch of the Chicago River. We saw this as a major opportunity the create an entry into the neighborhood and doing so in a manner that would embrace the river, which for the most part has been forgotten in this area. We worked around the design of a new public park and boat house, as well as tower on the park that would serve as visual entrance into the area from the west. We identified Orleans St. as an opportunity to drive energy up from the River North neighborhood and a potential to bring more jobs to the area with a series of larger office oriented developments. The station itself would rethink they way that Chicago L stations are designed by introducing new program uses. A public library , retail, and some office space would be included in the station.
BLOCK DIAGRAMS
RIVER AREA AXON
The higher density and larger scale developments occur on the major connecting corridors of clybourne, division, and orleans, while more neighborhood friendly densities occur in the former Cabrini Green sites.
Storm water flooding is an issue for the area so the project also worked to reconfigure street layouts and the mitigation of rainwater run off with a series of bio swales.
RANDORM BOTIQUE HOTEL CHAMPAIGN, IL UNDERGRADUATE CAPSTONE STUDIO
Randorm is a 50 room botique hotel located on a vacant lot in downtown Champaign. The overall concept for the hotel focuses around the diversity of people that can be found in a university driven town. It is designed to accommodate a wide range of people from visiting professors staying for extended periods to college students just visiting for the night. The communal spaces that occur at the base of the hotel are then meant to create interaction between the various groups of people and serve as a way to connect. The overall design reflects this concept with an ecclectic style that brings a freshness and new look from the brick and mortar that defines much of the downtown Champaign.
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LUXURY/ BUSINESS
FAMILY
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
INTERACTION
The hotel room types are divided by floor plate with four distinct room types. Dorm rooms are designed to serve young professionals looking for a cheap and quick stay and bring a unique hostel type feel to the city. Other options include larger more suite type rooms, which are designed to accomadate those with families or those planning to stay for an extended period of time. The first and second level of the hotel contain the hotel lobby, restaurant, and a bar/lounge for hotel guests to interact. The building’s facade is intended to enforce the ecclectic nature of the program with a shifting and visually random expanded metal panel system. The skin sits back from the expanded metal to create recessed balconies and outdoor spaces that look onto downtown champaign. They also serve as a solar shading mechanism that blocks direct sunlight in the summer months and allows it to pentrate and heat during the winter. The ground level restaurant and bar help to activate pedestrian activity on the northern edge of downtown Champaign which is currently lacking.
GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
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ROOFING BALLAST
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ROOF MEMBRANE
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4” RIGID INSULATION
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VAPOR BARRIER
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ROOF MEMBRANE
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FLASHING
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4” SPRAY FOAM INSULATION
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0.5” WOOD FLOORING
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METAL FRAMING
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ATTACHED SUPPORT ANGLE
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DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS PANEL
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0.5” INTERIOR FINISH
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4” RIGID INSULATION
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10” 2 WAY CONCRETE SLAB
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4” SPRAY FOAM INSULATION
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0.5” WOOD FLOORING
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8” CONCRETE SLAB
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EXPANDED
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ALUMINUM FRAMING BRACKET
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WELDED STEEL PIN ANCHORS
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12” CONCRETE COLUMN
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CONCRETE FOOTING
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6” CONCRETE SLAB
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5” RIGID INSULATION
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MOISTURE BARRIER
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URBAN THREAD CHICAGO, IL PERKINS + WILL ALP
Urban Thread is a 10 week research project worked on by a group of four interns from multiple disciplines in the firm. The project looks at undeveloped and desolate chunks of land in the city of Chicago. Perkins and Will is currently working on the masterplanning and development behind the Riverline project, which sits on a large plot of land on the south branch of the Chicago River. Our focus was to develop a larger surrounding area around the Riverline site that includes a 64 acre site to the south. The design acknlowedges the void that exists at this location and rather than simply infilling the site, we focused around creating demand and bringing pedestrian and vehicular traffic through the site. We looked at some of Chicago’s aging infrastructure and the barriers that it creates between neighborhoods. A massive metra line that has led to the demise of some of these neighborhoods could be repurposed to serve as an elevated pedestrian space that would help connect the south and west sides of the city with prominent park spaces like Grant Park and the museum campus. 39
RIVERLINE
NODE AT ROOSEVELT
NODE AT UNIVERSITY CO
NODE AT ST. CHARLES A BRIDGE
THE HINGE
URBAN THREAD MASTER PLAN
RAIL SIDE DEVELOPMENT Platform constructed over rail line creating a public park with local bars and restaurants – a destination and anchor for Urban Thread. – Public and private amenities – Housing – Outdoor communal space – Indoor public space for weather accommodation
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
OMMONS
AIR LINE
THE HINGE A defining anchor and transition point within Urban Thread. A platform constructed over the rail line connects 16th Street with University Village. The park would then stretch beneath Interstate 90 – creating a pleasant transition towards riverside.
BTWN TWO TRACKS
BTWN TRACKS AND BLDG
ABOVE THE TRACKS
BTWN TWO BLDGS
ALONG THE TRACKS AND BESIDE THE STREET
ALONG TRACKS IN A VOID
TESSELLATE CHAMPAIGN, IL VACUUM FORMING
Tessellate is a project that focuses around the use of thin skinned design and in particular vacuum forming technologies. The goal was to use polystyrene plastic and a 4’x4’ vacuum former to create a full scale pavillion that would sit in front of the University’s Krannert Art Museum. The vacuum former works by heating up thin sheets of plastic until they become extremely flexible. Next, the hot plastic is dropped over a premade solid form (typically made from wood or material that can withstand excessive force). The vacuum is then used to remove the air and the plastic is cooled. A hardened plastic mold is left as the final product. The design for the pavilion focuses around the overall use of plastic and the vacuum forming technology. Rather than simply creating a separate structure and using the plastic as more of a decorative skin element, we wanted the plastic to serve as the defining material for the pavilion. We created wooden molds that would allow metal screen channels to be embedded into the plastic during the vacuum forming process and provide a greater structural stability. 45
VACUUM FORMING PROCESS
HEXAGON PANEL - FACE A MITER DETAILS FORMWORK
A1
A2
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ATTACH CHANNELS
FINAL FORM & FREED FOMWORK
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PLYWOOD
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HEAT
CUT & REMOVE
3 CHANNEL
FORM
The form for the pavilion is based on a section of a geodesic dome that when fully completed is a very stable structural system. However with limited budget and space to work with, we were only able to construct a portion of the dome. The wooden form used for the triangulations was created with slots along each side where lightweight metal channels would be situated. Once the form underwent the vacuum forming process the, the wooden form would be removed and the metal channels would remain in the plastic. These channels would help support the overall structure as well as serve as a good connecting material between the triangulations. These facets would then be riveted together.