Jeremy Nelson Portfolio

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peRSoNal DeSigN Chicago River Metropolis / Independence Avenue Vision / Kansas Energy Center / London Theatre / Monaco Dealership / Maison Henri at Eze / Studio Stool

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PROFILE StUDeNt eXpeRieNCe MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENT University of Kansas 2008 - 2013 Kansas City Design Center 2012 - 2013 France Study Abroad “Modernity in the context of history” 2011 Design + Build Studio (409) 2011

RELEVANT HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE Notre Dame Career Discovery (Architecture) 2007 AutoCAD Program Shawnee Mission South High School 2004-2008

pRofeSSioNal eXpeRieNCe DESIGNER Hoefer Wysocki Architects 2013 - Present

INTERN Hoefer Wysocki Architects Summer 2012 Hoefer Wysocki Architects Winter 2012 - 2013

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MY CAREER

I always seek to take on challenges and responsibilities at work and school. I am a confident decision-maker, presenter, and mediator.

DESIGN

My experiences range in scale and location - I appreciate complex problems regarding urban issues, engineering, and people.

RENDERING

Using photoshop techniques and various rendering softwares.

COMPUTER MODELING

Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, 3DS Max, ArcGIS.

FABRICATION

Design + Build experience with material finishing, joints, fasteners, welding, and cutting heavy materials.

GRAPHICS

I have learned to use high-quality graphics to quickly illustrate ideas and complement design work.

Architecture always has and always will be a significant interest in my life.

URBAN PLANNING

I have approached architecture projects with social and physical urban planning dynamics in mind.

TECHNOLOGY

Understanding and experimenting with new technology is an important influence in my design work, presentations, and life.

INFRASTRUCTURE / TRANSPORTATION

Travel experience has influenced my passion for transportation, and I continue to be fascinated by the natural and engineered systems in our living environments.

SUSTAINABILITY

I hope to continue my university training by designing good buildings that positively benefit their users and the surrounding communities. I hope to continue community involvement in my city and follow current local events within and outside the architecture community.

Remaining relevant, engaged, and invested in the newest and best architectural work and methods, I will continue my effort to understand the latest building strategies, products, materials, and design software.

My long-term career goal is to gain the experience necessary to manage projects, contracts, and business strategies. In collaborative environments I have found natural opportunities to be a leader, define a group direction, and problem solve with my classmates and colleagues. I am excited for new challenges and opportunities in my future.

I believe we must provide for the current generation without jeopardizing resources for the future. I also believe sustainability is a smart method for longevity and value.

TRAVEL

Traveling has always been an influential and inspiring part of my life.

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DESIGN Chicago River metropoliS

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LOCATION AND SITE : CHICAGO RIVER EAST BANK Navy Pier

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Regional Plan

3rd Floor Plan and Site

TYPICAL APARTMENT UNIT CONFIGURATION

Upper Floor Plan / Unit B Diagram / Interlocking Unit Design

Commercial Studio Apartments

Circulation, Entry / Units A & B

Interlocking Apartments Penthouses

Detail / Interlocking Unit Design

Commercial Studio Units Interlocking Units Penthouse Units

Lower Floor Plan / Unit A

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ChiCago RiveR metRopoliS

River Metropolis is an experimental design to expand housing choice in downtown Chicago. Most units in River Metropolis include outdoor living areas that terrace towards an inner courtyard,. This design has advantages both for the residents and the city. The remaining space below is used as a commercial plaza and a marina.

The mixed-use design separates commercial on the bottom two stories and residential on the remaining stories. A series of second story interior and exterior bridges allow easy navigation between shops, and a twelfth-story bridge includes circulation and a lap-pool.

This design was completed with fellow student Julia Bauer. Drawing inspiration from projects by Le Corbusier, Bjarke Ingels Group, and others, we explored other geometric alternative to the unit arrangements previously used by these architects, arriving at a theoretical building concept for the Chicago River site.

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(Above, left) Comprehensive plan showing design vision for primary sites on Independence Avenue.

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K a ns a s C i t y D e s i g n C e n t e r I N D EPE N D E N C E AVE N U E VI S IO N As a part of the overall vision plan for Independence Avenue, we chose specific sites to demonstrate how the ideas might be put into practice.

One example of these sites is at the currently existing Apple Market, between Askew Road and Monroe Avenue. Here a re-design could better incorporate the bus stop, the color palette of buildings in this area, turn the large parking into a multi-use space for farmers markets and other events.

(Right) Renders of Chestnut, Spruce, and School nodes chosen for their geographic, social, and developmental importance or potential.

(Below) Extension plan of Chestnut node showing a path system reconnecting Independence Avenue with the unique and historic Kessler Park that frames the Northeast.

(Above) One of the benefits of KCDC was the opportunity to present our project to different groups, varying in size, demographics, and professional qualifications.

(Below) As a part of our work for the community, we produced a large model of the avenue and neighboring blocks. At the end of the year, we filled this model with improvements from our vision plan.

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KaNSaS eNeRgy CeNteR DESIGN CONCEPT

Most efficient skin

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Street’s key functions

Admin programming

Completed design

The Kansas Energy Center was designed to house three separate but related organizations, the Kansas Geological Society, Kansas Geological Survey, and the Kansas Corporation Commission. All three organizations are partially limited by dated or unhealthy working environments, and would benefit from a new facility that houses these organizations together.

The proposed solution to this opportunity is the Kansas Energy Center: One Facility that houses all three organizations, their offices, and a library of data designed to withstand a tornado.

One of the key aspects of my design is to unify the building through the concept of an “indoor street.” This central public gathering area provides circulation and three key functions: an education zone, a café, and a hearing room for meetings and land dispute rulings.

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NON-RATED SMOKE PARTITION 1-HR RATED PARTITION FIRST FLOOR ASSEMBLY (A-3) = 7,817 SQ FT OFFICE (B) = 11,947 SQ FT STORAGE (S-1) = 17,159 SQ FT STORAGE (S-2) = 3,429 SQ FT MECHANICAL = 2,500 SQ FT LOBBY/CORRIDOR = 6,197 SQ FT

KaNSaS eNeRgy CeNteR COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN This studio emphasized technical completeness, including construction details, structure, egress, and mechanical systems. Rather than simply duplicating construction drawings, I used graphic skills for design to better illustrate the key concepts of the systems in a more intuitive format.

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moNaCo aUtomotive Monte Carlo, Monaco This exotic car dealership blends in to the famous Monaco-Ville style in the region. It’s classic exterior conceals a functional floor plan that ensures the cars can be shown and moved through multiple levels.

Building Axonometric reveals interior atrium and car circulation.

South Elevation shows facade variation on traditional neighbor towards main street.

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The blending of the building begins with the roof layout, which extends the roof light of the neighboring building to connect with a central atrium of daylight in the dealership. In elevation, the traditional stacked windows are intersected with larger storefront glass to display PRODUCED the cars. The massing is lowered on the East Elevation BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT towards the lower neighbor, and the created space is used for a roof garden.

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East Elevation shows rear car entry and 4th level roof garden.

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Roof Axonometric emphasizes the completion of the block by the design.

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maiSoN heNRi Eze, France A seasonal home for a grand prix driver, this house on a hillside in southern France meets the client’s desire for adventure and high style. It mimics the speed of his car with sleek materials and minimal design, reflecting the way at high speeds details blur and only the essential calculations of the driver, the road, and other cars remain.

The house is entered from the drive at the second level, and offers full views of the hilltop city of Eze out the two story windows in the living spaces. Each end of the long home, hugging the hillside holds a guesthouse. One large master suite for the owner, and one smaller townhouse for a guest. They are then connected by an external structural frame which creates the sharp angles of the view-facing patio.

thameS theatRe London, UK This theatre was designed in my early years of school. I chose to cut letters from the building’s facade as a gesture to the many influential playwrights in Britain’s past. This was inspired by Jean Nouvels ghosted images on the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, and by a discussion in class about the writing on the walls at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.

Greater knowledge of building materials and strategies today might have inspired a different and more detailed approach, either lowering quotes and engraving them in concrete to be touched and viewed from eye level, or using adhesives on glass that could also protect from glare and excessive solar gain, but I still enjoy the idea that this building would advertise its own purpose through a beautiful and detailed facade ornamentation.

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DeSigN + BUilD Lawrence, KS Fellow student Celeste Clayton and I proposed this stool design for our design / build warehouse at the University of Kansas. We designed these to seat the user at the optimal height for desks built in a previous studio. After a charrette and competition, our design 1 / Material Experimentation / “Play”

simplicity of

FABRICATION shown by

minimal and hidden construction.

was chosen by the class. The school then commissioned us to build 18 stools (150% of our target), and the stools are currently in use by students today. We sourced materials, cut, welded, CNCed and finished/sealed all materials ourselves.

2 / Concept / “Simplicity of Form”

3 / Prototype / “Scale of Touch”

4 / Fabrication / “Process”

5 / Assembly / “Teamwork”

6 / Product / “Completion”

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PERSONAL

S k e t c h e s a nd P h o t o g r a p h s o f P e rs o n a l i ns p i r a t i o n

(THIS PAGE) Eleos Coffee - A promise of things to come in Kansas City’s Northeast, Eleos Coffee provides a wecoming presence and a warm cup of coffee on Independence Avenue.

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S k e t c h e s & Tr a v e l Musée du Quai Branly - Paris, France

Centre Ville - Ivry Sur Seine

Jean Nouvels’ colorful museum floats above the museum’s gardens, separated from the street in a peaceful representation of the natural world that inspired much of the artwork in the collections.

I was impressed by the detail and variety of units in my professor Wojiech Lesnikowski’s public housing project we visited in Paris.

Park Güell - Barcelona, Spain

Pompidou Centre - Paris France

Barcelona’s vibrancy left a lasting impression on me. La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Pavilion, Casa Milo, and Torre Agbar all impressed, but one of my favorites was the subject of this sketch - Park Güell.

I spent several hours enjoying Piano and Roger’s Pompidou Centre, and several more enjoying the bustling plaza outside.

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A R C HITE C T U R E PHOTOG R APHY MusĂŠe du Quai Branly - Paris, France

Casa Mila - Barcelona, Spain

I found myself fascinated with the reveal on the edge of the museum where the (green) wall-section was exposed.

Antoni Gaudi’s sculptures and mosaics give Barcelona a vibrant and lively atmosphere even a century after their creation.

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