INTEGRATED RESEARCH LABORATORY

from JOSEF GORDON ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO

by Josef Gordon

Process:

COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2022

Prof. Liz McCormick

The ambition of this work, Gradients, is to design a facility that will serve the research needs of the UNC Charlotte Arts and Architecture community and the city of Charlotte more broadly. The building will maintain as its core objective to ensure the minimum carbon footprint possible, that is, net-zero, and shall aim to produce its own energy for consumption. It shall be constructed of reused and recycled materials – materials which themselves can eventually be disassembled and re-used – while sustainable practices in all phases will ensure a product that respects the natural, ecological and agrarian legacy of the site.

The project will endeavor to tackle key Environmental and HumanCentered goals in effort to interrogate the notion of gradients in time, material, form and thoughtful deployment of programmatic conceits with an eye to the future and with a respectful nod to the past. A modular approach to construction and space making will allow future occupants to define and redefine their own uses.

WRESTLING GYM | WAREHOUSE UP-FIT

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 2022 - 2023

Architect of Record: BSB DESIGN

.An adaptive reuse of a large storage warehouse was the focus of a local nonprofit. The space was to include a wrestling ring, semi-fixed seating, a weight training space, and other ancillary spaces.

Responsibilities included site visits, developing drawings via 3D modeling Revit software and ensuring life safety requirements were met.

Multifamily Residential

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 2022

Architect of Record: BSB DESIGN

A large multi family project with apartment buildings, clubhouse, and garages.

Responsibilities included assisting with developing drawings via 3D Revit Modeling, detailing wall sections, creating storefront elevations and ensuring life safety requirements were met.