P O RT F O L I O | J A N A Y E B O A H Fall 2014 - Spring 2017
Academic & Professional Work
Table of Contents
Academic & Professional Work Filet Maison | p.03
Single Family Home
Filet Maison | p.15
Design Development
Shotgun 102 | p.23
Single Family Homes
Cinderella Homes | p.35
Research Seminar
Miesian Shaker Village | p.39 Agricultural Village
Social Incubator | p.47
Health Care Facility
Museum of Ruined Hopes | p.55
Museum & Office
... where in the world is Carmen? | p.59
Aboveground Swimming Pool
Table Top Pavillions | p.65 Food Vessels
Fairfield Inn & Suites | p.71 Interior Design
Cultural Sampler | p.73
Exhibition Model
Shaw Town | p.75
Temporary Stage
Doll Face | p.77 Dollhouse
Talent Pool | p.79
Booth
Porch Parade | p.81
Temporary Installation
Arch 553 | Architectural Design III
Filet Maison Filet Maison Instructors: Penelope Dean & Grant Gibson | Fall 2015
As furniture becomes architecture, a new way of living is being explored in this single-family home located in the Indiana Dunes. The client’s house explores the possibilities of what it means to live in a clutter-free, showroom-like environment. Perfectly curated showrooms form a stepping landscape in the center of the house surrounded by a thick storage zone, made entirely of stacked, white carpet tiles. The storage zone is a giant piece of built-in furniture that provides each showroom with adjacent storage space. Walkable surface within and on top of the storage zone are tiled with colorful 18-inch carpet squares that inform the layout of the closets below as well as the larger divisions of the showroom floorplates. The showrooms are accessible via the top of the storage zone where one always walks within the tree canopy, as trees are planted in groups to provide selective views and privacy as needed.
Filet Maison | Project Rundown | 03
North Elevation
1/32” = 1’-0”
04 | North and West Elevations & Exterior Model Photographs | Filet Maison
West Elevation 1/32” = 1’-0”
South Elevation
1/32” = 1’-0”
East Elevation 1/32” = 1’-0”
Filet Maison | South and East Elevations & Exterior Model Photographs | 05
Floor Plans
Upper Plan - Showrooms
1/16” = 1’-0”
06 | Upper Plan: Showrooms & Lower Plan: Thick Storage Zone | Filet Maison
Lower Plan - Storage Zone 1/16” = 1’-0”
Showrooms Reading Area
Kitchen
Living Room
Guest Room
Informal Dining
Formal Dining
Play Room
Bathroom
Furniture Catalog The furnitures reflect the tastes of both homeowners. One prefers custum, plush seating while the other favors furniture with clean lines reminiscent to IKEA or Design within Reach.
Arrival
- Pom- Pom rug MYK Pom- Pom Furniture
Reading
- Anana Poof Chairs Ayala Serfaty
Playing
- Furlicious Beanbag PBteen
Working
- Kidassia Chair, 2013 Fernando & Humberto Campana - Micke, Desk IKEA
Informal Dining
- Nelson Swag Leg Table G. Nelson for Herman Miller
Cooking
- Bar stools upholstered with Sheepskin
Sleeping (ADA)
- Ragrund Chair IKEA - Custom Bed inspired by MYK Pom- Pom Furniture
Sleeping (Adults) - Custom Round Bed - ECO Floor Lamps Chameledeon
Entry
- Jaque Console Table Crate & Barrel - Game of Trust, Coathanger Yiannis Ghikas
Lounging
- Cipria Sofa Fernando & Humberto Campana (Edna) - Side Table Bel- Air Crate & Barrel
Sleeping (Child) - Marshmallow Bed Kei Harada
Formal Dining
- Snobar Chairs N. Gornjak & N. Vukosavljevic - Everywhere Rectangular Table Design within Reach
Filet Maison | Furniture Catalog & Model Photographs: Showrooms | 07
Axonometric Diagram An interior stepping landscape of perfectly curated showrooms is contained by a giant piece of built- in furniture that provides adjacent storage for each showroom. The showrooms form a light and airy center, while the thick storage zone provides a dense and soft underworld.
08 | Axonometric Diagram | Filet Maison
Filet Maison | Model Photograph | 09
East Section
1/16” = 1’-0”
10 | Model Photographs: Storage Zone & East Section | Filet Maison
South Section
1/16” = 1’-0”
Filet Maison | South Section & Model Photographs: Storage Zone | 11
12 | Model Photographs | Filet Maison
Filet Maison | Model Photographs | 13
Arch 555 | Design Development
Design Development: Filet Design Development: Filet Maison Maison Instructors: Chris Frye & Ryan Palider | Spring 2016
During Design Development, the studio project Filet Maison was further enhanced by developing an appropriate structural approach for the design. In addition, a landscaping strategy was developed through a variety of solar and wind studies across the site as well as researching growth conditions of native plants. Plants and trees were selected according to their average growth to provide solar protection and privacy.
Design Development: Filet Maison | Project Rundown | 15
Detail Section
Metal deck Poured concrete
Cantilever
Detail Section Slab on Grade
Roof supported by truss system
Spray insulation Roof cover w/ flashing
Floor to ceiling glass wall supported by 1” structural mullions spaced 36” O.C.
18” Carpet Tiles
Metal deck Poured concrete Air space
Dry wall Vapor barrier and plywood 5” rigid insulation Interior cladding: carpet tiles
L-bracket to suppert cladding
Exterior cladding: rubber bricks Steel rod to support cladding
L-bracket to support cladding
Steel joists supporting floor Steel truss system
18” carpet tiles Concrete
4” rigid insulation Truss supporting cantilevered floor
16 | Detail Sections | Design Development: Filet Maison
Water runoff
Gravel below slab on grade Foundation wall 4’-0” below ground
Detail Plan: Cantilever
Structural Steel Frame
Closet/ Storage Space made from stacked 18” Carpet Tiles.
digital model
Vertical Members of Truss System Diagonal Members of Truss System
Steel Rods to support Rubber Bricks
Glass Wall supported by 1” structural mullions spaced at 18” O.C.
Rubber Bricks
Column L-brackets to support Interior Cladding
Glass Wall supported by 1” structural mullions spaced at 18” O.C.
Steel Rods to support Stacket Carpet Tiles
Stacked Carpet Tiles
L-brackets to support Exterior Cladding
Sun Exposure Summer Solstice: Sun Exposure
July 15th 6:30 am
Winter Solstice: Sun Exposure
July 15th noon
July 15th 7:45 pm
December 15th 8:15 am
December 15th noon
December 15th 3:05 pm
Design Development: Filet Maison | Detail Plan: Storage Zone & Structure Diagram & Solar Study across Site | 17
Roof Plan
3/32” = 1’-0”
18 | Landscape Plan | Design Development: Filet Maison
Marram Dune Grass
Wild Lupine
Black Oak
(Quercus Velutine)
(Robinia Pseudoacacia)
Umbrella Locust
Littleleaf Boxwood
Hardscape
Habitat: Grows on dunes and dry sand. Resistant to high winds. Grows 20-40 in. tall. Grows in dense patches. Color: Gray-green Matted roots bind to sand to prevent erosion.
Habitat: Grows on dry, sandy slopes. Grows 8-24 in. tall. Full Sun. Grows in dense patches. Erosion control. Rapid growth. Color: Purple to light-blue flowers. Pioneer species.
Habitat: Grows in full sun or partial shade. Max. Height: 80 feet. Trunk diameter: 2-1/2 ft diameter. Grows in wet or dry sand/ soil. Grows on slopes. Color: Leaves turn red in fall. Roots need adaquate draining. The taproot (main root) grows vertically for several feet before branching out.
Habitat: Grows well on sandy grounds. High drought tolerance. Height: 20 ft max. Rapid growth. Partial shade, partial sun, full sun. Color: Dark green. Round crown.
Low-growing, evergreen shrub. Round shape. Height: 4 ft. Diameter: 4 ft. Color: Medium to light green. Tolerant to cold weather. Heat tolerant. Grows in full shade and full sun. Well-drained soil/ sand.
Recycled rubber pavers. 18-inch pavers are placed over a base of poured-in-place concrete molds with drains installed. A raised edge around the perimeter of the concrete holds the pavers in place. Durable: Suitable for driveways. Color: Light gray.
(Ammophila Breviligulata)
(Lupinus Perennis)
(Buxus Microphylla)
(18-inch pavers)
Design Development: Filet Maison | Landscape Reference Key | 19
20 | Model Photograph: Structure Model | Design Development: Filet Maison
Arch 567 | Research Studio
Shotgun 102 Shotgun 102 Instructor: Paul Andersen | Spring 2017
The shotgun houses are single family homes that represent a re-configured syntex of typical ranch homes, challenging the topology of conventional single family homes. There are no new building parts or materials, instead the relationship from one element to another is different. Volumes spiral around a central chimney instead of the chimney being attached to the volume of the house. Stairs are on top of “roofs� rather than inside the house. Interior spaces are void of walls and partitions, letting the floor and roof do everything. The typical yard is absorbed into the mass of the house, causing it to have unusual proportions in terms of its verticality.
Shotgun 102 | Project Rundown | 23
24 | Elevations | Shotgun 102
Shotgun 102 | Elevations | 25
Shotgun 102.A Two central chimneys form the core of the small single family home. The verticality of the building allows for a radical proliferation of terraces and roofs where the forms represent a repetition in difference.
26 | Section Perspective: Shotgun 102.A | Shotgun 102
Shotgun 102 | Model Photographs: Shotgun 102.A | 27
Shotgun 102.B The large single family home represents the least amount of repetition. An interior courtyard is formed around the central chimney, resulting in the entire home to be organized around a void core.
28 | Section Perspective: Shotgun 102.B | Shotgun 102
Shotgun 102 | Model Photographs: Shotgun 102.B | 29
Shotgun 102.C Two identical units spiral upwards like a double-helix. In this instance, the core is reduced to a plane. The chimney is absent, and the linearity of the chimney is shifted to the massing of the house.
30 | Section Perspective: Shotgun 102.C | Shotgun 102
Shotgun 102 | Model Photographs: Shotgun 102.C | 31
32 | Model Photograph | Shotgun 102
Arch 566 | Research Seminar
Cinderella Homes Cinderella Homes Instructor: Paul Andersen | Fall 2016
The first Cinderella Homes were built in Southern California in the 1950’s by designer and builder Jean Valjean Vandruff. These storybook homes were crafted to appeal to nuclear families during the Atomic Age that moved to the area en masse in the hopes of finding work in the regions’ booming nuclear research facilities. Cinderella ranch houses are easily recognizable by the low-lying shake-shingle roofs, high gables, and decorative trim. Although the existence of Cinderella Homes is in decline, one can still find many examples in the regions of Anaheim, CA and Alberquerque, NM. At first glance these might seem like ordinary houses, but upon closer examination certain quirks become more evident, such as a gable that extends too far above the roofline, a dormer nearly touching the ground, or an ad hoc composition of materials.
Cinderella Homes | Project Rundown | 35
Gable height extends beyond the roofline
Horizontal siding Connected gabled roofs
Vertical siding
Matching fascia
Local symmetry Cornerless window
A building having a building attached to its facade Elongated window
Exterior window sill Dormer resembling shape of a house
Brick base Brick planter
Vent Green window shutters, inoperable
Decorative brackets to support gable roof
36 | Elevations & Axonometric Drawings | Cinderella Homes
Additional support for eave
Eave extends past dormer
Partially hidden entrance Bracket anchored in brick planter
Diamond-patterned window screen
Gable extends beyond roofline
Gable extends beyond roofline Assymetrical eaves Gutter
Birdhouse
House number on fascia
Bracket anchored in brick planter Brick planter
Flower-patterned window screen
Decorative fascia extends beyond edge of house
Angled house number
Patterned door screen
Magenta fascia
Magenta door and window trim
Ornamented fascia extends beyond edge of dormer, magenta
Green paint Magenta gable
Roofing material
Diamond patterned window screen Concrete steps
Exterior window sill, painted green
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Arch 565 | Topic Studio: Through the Looking Glass
Miesian Shaker Village Village Miesian Shaker Instructor: Sam Jacob | Fall 2016
European settlers came to the “New World” in search for a better life. They formed small communities based on their social, religious, and economic ideals which manifested itself in the architecture, organization, and lifestyle of these newly found settlements. The studio’s aim was to explore the possibilities of what a 21st Century planned settlement could be. This is a proposal for an agricultural community in which residents partake in small-scale farming and furniture production to allow for a self-sufficient lifestyle. The architecture is a fusion of a Miesian sensibility of marble, glass, and steel with Shaker-type elements such as wood paneling and chair rails. At first, this might seem as a juxtaposition of two seperate ideas, but they are actually quite similar. “God is in the details”, as Mies famously stated, a belief also held true by Shaker communities and their attention to detail.
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a. Church Family Dwelling - The leading family of each Shaker community lived in a large dwelling in the center of the village. - Separate entrance for men and women. b. Meeting House - Located in close proximity to the church family dwelling, it is a large barn-like structure with high ceilings and open floor plan. - Meetings and religious dances took place in the meeting house. - Separate entrance for men and women. c. Round Barn - The round barn provided efficient storage of grains and manure. d. Satellite Family Dwellings - The church family lived surrounded by other families of the Shaker community, called satellite families. - Satellite families were named after points on the compass rose. - Separate entrance for men and women. e. Laundry and Machine Shop - Sewing and laundry related activities f. Barnhouse g. Workshop - Woodworking and furniture production. h. Horse Stable i. Schoolhouse j. Poultry House k. Shop and Office l. Storage Shed m. Gardens - Small garden plots were located in close proximity to the family dwellings to make a self-supporting lifestyle possible. n. Animals - The Shakers raised horses and cattle for labor and food. o. Orchard - Shakers collectively tended to the orchard. p. Farmland - To be self-sufficient, each family tended small areas of farmland.
40 | Research: Typical Shaker Village | Miesian Shaker Village
a. Event Space - The center of the village holds a flexible, open-air event space to be used for horse jumping events, farmers markets, and other largescale activities. b. Administrative Office and Horse Stable c. Spa and Chicken Coop d. Collective Dining Room and Kitchen e. Storage f. Cow Barn with milking area underneath the travertine walkway. g. Woodshop h. Utility House and Flex Space - Laundry related activities and undefined spaces to be used for interior activities. i. Library - An elevated space overlooking the community. j. Sleeping Quarters and Sheep Barn - Residents sleep next to sheep. k. Round Barn - Open-air structure containg a dancefloor encased in glass and steel. l. Schoolhouse - The schoolhouse is a split structure with a greenhouse in its center. m. Herbal Pharmacy n. Orchard o. Small Agricultural Fields p. Small Gardens - used for growing vegetables and herbs. q. Intimiate Rooms - since inhabitants perform all tasks collectively, these small structures equipped with comfortable seating areas give residents the opportunity for some quiet time. r. Grassland and Honey Production
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Miesian Shaker Village | Ground Plan: Miesian Shaker Village | 41
42 | View from Sheep Barn into Shared Living and Sleeping Areas | Miesian Shaker Village
Miesian Shaker Village | View from Courtyard into Cow Housing and Milking Area | 43
44 | Residents are Tending to the Orchard and Crops with a View of the Open Air Event Space in the distance | Miesian Shaker Village
Miesian Shaker Village | View of Herbal Pharmacy in the front with Orchard & School in the background | 45
Arch 554 | Architectural Design IV
Social Incubator Social Incubator Instructors: Sarah Dunn & Sean Lally | Spring 2016
The Social Incubator is a proposal for a new health care facility on an empty parkland next to Lake Michigan on the Southside of Chicago, aiming to be an instigator for social interaction. Social interaction is vital to human health, both mentally and physically. Engaging in social interactions can increase ones ability to express feelings and share their problems with other people. In addition, social interactions can lead to reduced levels of stress while causing people to think more positively. In contrast, social interaction can also have negative effects on human health, especially if the pressure of certain groups leads to making poor decisions. The act of partaking in social interactions can hence be interpreted as a transfer of knowledge. During a handshake, we learn about a small fraction of the other persons day. When engaging in a chess match, strategizing techniques can be observed. While participating in group exercise activities, we might learn about different ways to stay healthy.
Social Incubator | Project Rundown | 47
48 | Research & Diagram | Social Incubator
Social Incubator | Siteplan | 49
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
50 | Sections & Site Section | Social Incubator
Axonometric Drawing
Social Incubator | Axonometric Drawing | 51
Social Interaction: Volleyball, Information Center/ Lobby, Aquarium, View to Drop-off Area below, Nature
Social Interaction: Cafe, Nature, Tennis
Social Interaction: Doctors Office, Skateboarding, Petanque, Sauna, Cold Bath, Climbing Wall
Social Interaction: Volleyball, Underwater Hotel, Pool, Running Track
52 | Core Axons illustrating Programmatic Relationships | Social Incubator
Arch 499 | Special Topics
Museum of Ruined Ruined Hopes Hopes Museum of Instructor: Francesco Marullo | Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
The Institute’s primary function is to develop housing for low-income families and individuals, but “sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.” After all, in order to help others, one needs to first enhance themselves and project power. The Ministry of Ruined Hopes is under constant construction, expanding and vertically assembling itself. Up high, a new plan is always underway. A congregation of construction cranes is a constant sight on the roof of the Institute. More office space is needed to deny the numerous requests for affordable housing and instead to unofficially redirect the funds towards more profitable projects, such as luxury condominiums on the waterfront. In other words, the Ministry of Ruined Hopes is the construction of a vertical ruin, representing a certain cruel mechanism under an apparently innocent facade; it conceals multiple personalities under one skin, always on the verge of cracking, revealing its true color underneath. The visually temporary status of the ministry unconsciously makes reference to the uncertainty and struggles faced by minorities in the city in the search for a place to safely raise a family.
Museum of Ruined Hopes | Project Rundown | 55
56 | Axonometric Drawing | Museum of Ruined Hopes
Museum of Ruined Hopes | Composite Plan | 57
MOS Workshop | Aboveground Pool
... where in in the the world world is is Carmen? Carmen? ... where Instructor: Michael Meredith | Spring 2016
... where in the world is Carmen ? is a proposal for an aboveground swimming pool designed during a one-week workshop at the UIC School of Architecture with Michael Meredith (MOS Architects). In a team of four, we speculated how a pool could be more than just a pool. What if the pool was capable of going places? The spherical shape of the design works similar to that of a hamster wheel, as energy for the rotational movement of the sphere is generated by a person swimming inside the pool. Group project in collaboration with Nadia Lohse, Sarah Rozman and Madison Schneider.
... where in the world is Carmen ? | Project Rundown | 59
60 | Technical Drawing | ... where in the world is Carmen ?
... where in the world is Carmen ? | Photomontage | 61
62 | Final Presentation, Photo credit: Andrew Mateja | ... where in the world is Carmen ?
Arch 522 | Topics in Architectural Technology
Table Top Pavillion Table T op Pavillion Instructor: Ania Jaworska | Spring 2017
The Table Top Pavillions are a series of objects designed to operate on multiple scales. Primarily, the objects are to be used as vessels for food. Exploring the possibilities of scale through a series of photographs, the table-sized objects are imagined as architectural objects engaging at human scale.
Table Top Pavillion | Project Rundown | 65
66 | Model Photograph: Coaster | Table Top Pavillion
Table Top Pavillion | Model Photograph: Coasters | 67
68 | Model Photograph: Fence | Table Top Pavillion
Fairfield Inn & & Suites Suites Fairfield Inn KOO LLC | 2014
KOO LLC renovated 185 guestrooms and suites of the boutique hotel Fairfield Inn & Suites located in the Streeterville neighborhood of downtown Chicago. My contribution included the design of laser-cut drapery valences and custom wallpaper for the guestrooms and suites. In addition to designing these custom pieces, I fabricated shopdrawings and ordered samples of the work created during my internship at KOO. Image Source: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chifd-fairfield-inn-and-suites-chicago-downtown-magnificentmile/
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Cultural Sampler Cultural Sampler Design with Company | 2015
The Cultural Sampler was constructed by Design with Company for the exhibit Treatise: Why Write Alone ? at the Graham Foundation curated by Jimenez Lai. My involvement in the project included the research of different landscapes and land-uses within the Midwestern United States followed by generating the design of the model based on the research findings. In addition, I was actively involved in all planning and fabrication phases of the physical model including the installation within the gallery space. The Cultural Sampler portrays a statistically average square-mile of the Midwestern United States, representing landscape and settlement patterns of the American Midwest in their representative proportions. Photo credit: Stewart Hicks | Design with Company
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Shaw Town Shaw T own Design with Company | 2015
Shaw Town was the winning competition entry for the 2015 Ragdale Ring, a temporary outdoor theater in Lake Forest, IL. Large-scale pillows, scattered across the lawn, invite guests to playfully interact with fragments of Howard Van Doren Shaw buildings, the architect of Ragdale and many other buildings in the Chicagoland area. The stage double-functions as a wooden toy box to store the pillows when there is no performance. Just like the pillows, the form borrows design motifs from Shaw’s buildings, including a nestling of silhouettes and repetition of groupings in three. Design Team: Design with Company, Jana Yeboah Build Team: Design with Company, Jana Yeboah, Jimmy Luu, Katharine Bayer, Robert Becker, Danny Travis, Alex Culler, Andrew Jennings, Juan Suarez, Sarah Rozman
Shaw Town | Project Rundown | 75
Doll Face Doll Face Design with Company | 2016
For the 2016 NeoCon show, Metropolis Magazine commissioned Design with Company to design a booth to feature works of emerging artists. In addition to designing the booth, Design with Company fabricated a product design to be showcased. The Doll Face is the design for a dollhouse with no interior. The exterior envelope is folded in and out, decorated with exterior patterns, to engage the possible spacial qualities of a facade. Design and Fabrication: Design with Company, Andrew Jennings, Jana Yeboah Photo credit: Stewart Hicks | Design with Company
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Talent Pool Talent Pool Design with Company | 2016
The Talent Pool is a booth commissioned by Metropolis Magazine to display “New Talent” at the 2016 NeoCon show at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. My main involvement in the project included the orthographic drawing to be used for lectures and documenting the project on Design with Company’s website.
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Porch Parade Porch Parade Design with Company | 2015
Porch Parade was the winning competition entry for 2015 Viva Vancouver: Robson Redux, a temporary installation of pitches and porches on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. The given theme of the annual competition was “connection�, and the porches straddeling the two sides of the party wall are the architectural element that connects people and buildings with the city. Photo credit: Stewart Hicks | Design with Company
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