JEREMY SPURGIN
414-202-7445
Selected Works
6605 N. Concord Ave. Portland, OR 97217
jjspurgin@hotmail.com
BOOTH STREET STAIRS - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 2005
This is a simple, elegant, and budget-conscious solution for a difficult site which creates a functional piece of civic art – a project typology often outside the role of the architecture profession. It links together two distinct neighborhoods that previously had little connection because of a landscape barrier and acknowledges Milwaukee’s industrial past through the reuse of existing site elements and cleanly expressed structure. The design promotes pedestrian and bicycle travel within the city and provides a dynamic viewing platform overlooking the downtown skyline.
Role: Project Team - Urban Landscape Stair
PARK TERRACE ROW HOUSES & BLUFF HOMES Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 2006
Park Terrace is an extremely creative solution to both a challenging site and a void in Milwaukee’s condominium market. The site was an undeveloped hillside in an emerging residential neighborhood just outside of downtown Milwaukee. The approach was to create two housing types, non-existent in the city, and thoughtfully knit them together across the steep slope. Twenty-one modern row houses line the main street at the base of the hill, while 17 single-family-home-style condominiums sit atop the hill. A common central auto-alley conceals private garages below each Bluff Home and above each Row House. Given this design approach, both streetscapes are free of garages and, subsequently, very pedestrian friendly and aesthetically appealing. Prefabricated construction techniques used in both housing types positively affected the budget, schedule, quality control and environmental impact of the project.
Role: Designer, C.A. - Residential Development
SITE AXON
UPPER CITY STREET
BLUFF HOMES AUTO ALLEY ROW HOUSES
LOWER CITY STREET SITE PLAN
BLUFF HOMES
UPPER CITY STREET
AUTO ALLEY
ROW HOUSES
ORIGINAL GRADE LOWER CITY STREET
SITE SECTION
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
LOWER LEVEL
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
PREFAB CONSTRUCTION - Panelized, Shop-Built Components
PREFAB CONSTRUCTION - Tilt-up Precast Concrete
161 S. FIRST - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 2007
161 First is the home of Vetter Denk, developer and architect of the mixed-use office building. Located in an emerging warehouse district of downtown Milwaukee, the building draws cues from the gritty industrial context. The material palette includes hand-troweled cementitious stucco, natural wood veneered phenolic panels and an anodized aluminum glazing system. With budgetary constraints in mind, the architects sought to develop depth and interest within the thin exterior skin layer. A multi-plane glazing system paired with silicone glazed operating windows and wood accent panels deliver depth and shadow within the wall thickness. The elevation’s rhythm of controlled randomness recalls industrial building fenestration patterns as they are adapted over time. Operating windows, large balconies for each floor and a building common roof terrace promote a strong connection to the outdoors.
Role: Project Team - Urban Office Building
office floor plan
siteplan
true masonry, hand-trowled stucco
fenestration depth fixed rear-glazed & front-glazed operators
wood veneer, phenolic panels
RIVERFRONT LOFTS - Green Bay, Wisconsin - 2006
Vetter Denk was the developer and architect on this urban revitalization project, so I worked dually on the project‘s financial and design success. I was responsible for design, documentation, construction supervision and worked with each buyer. It was the first modern living option in the city and sparked a downtown waterfront revitalization effort. Our concept was well-detailed homes for like-minded people with significantly diverse price points. Units ranged from 1 to 3 levels, 900 to 3500 square feet and priced between $150,000 to $950,000. The design has a unique/efficient section featuring interlocking units and floors with a skip stop elevator. Common corridors only occur on the second and fourth floors of this five-story building.
Role: Project Lead - Multi-Family Condominium
graphic elevation - unit diversity
neighborhood site model
fifth level
building model second level
parking level / lobby building rendering
Two stacked 2-level units
3-level unit over 1-level unit
2-level unit , 1-level unit, 1-level unit
RIVERCOURT - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 2004
Rivercourt was the final piece of a three-phase residential development along the Milwaukee River, known as the Beerline River Homes. The development is a result of winning a city-issued competition. The courtyard design allows all 24 units access to great views, natural light and ventilation. Large, covered balconies are subtractions from the masonry form, revealing natural wood accents where human interaction occurs. The outdoor spaces are direct extensions of the indoor living space and provide a strong connection to nature, river activity, the riverwalk and cityscape beyond. This project will always be near and dear to me as it was not only my first built work, but also where I purchased my first home. I persuaded the developer, my employer, Vetter Denk, to leave much of the condo unfinished, so I could both afford it and make it my own. With the help of some friends and family, I did a number of customizations to the bath, kitchen and bar as well as installing bamboo floors and concrete countertops.
Role: Project Lead - Multi-Family Condominium
RIVER HOMES AT C REISS - Sheboygan, Wisconsin - 2007
The River Homes at C Reiss, an 18-unit condominium, is an adaptive reuse of a former office headquarters for the major coal shipping outfit of the region. When the city of Sheboygan began redeveloping the former coal yards that sat along the shore of Lake Michigan, the vacant C Reiss Coal Company’s headquarters remained as both a landmark and vacant office building. Constructed in two phases, the 1912 portion is a classic brick and stone building of the era that received a quintessential 1960s curtain-wall office addition. The competitionwinning proposal transformed the office building to residential condominiums, while respectfully restoring the original structure and re-cladding the addition. New standing seam metal siding and wood-veneer phenolic panels complement the original iron spot brick. Edgy two-story lofts with exposed structure occupy the metal portion, with more traditionally detailed flats within the brick portion.
Role: Project Lead - Adaptive Reuse Multi-Family Condominium
BEFORE
THE WICKED HOP - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 2004
The Wicked Hop transformed the abandoned ground floor of a 19th century warehouse into a landmark establishment at the threshold of Milwaukee’s chic Third Ward District. The incredibly successful restaurant/ bar is entered through a pair of 11-foot tall mahogany doors, beneath a corten steel canopy. Stained MDF board wraps the kitchen and bathrooms, while translucent glazing connects these enclosed spaces with the large open area. A steel mezzanine doubles the dining capacity while delicately hanging from the heavy timber structure above. The concrete bar-top wraps down to become the foot-ledge, and brass is accents cast within form the eased edge and decorative logo.
Role: Project Lead - Restaurant / Bar
ralph rapson center for 20th century design and architecture 03.09.2010
DESIGN COMPETITION - Minneapolis, Minnesota - 2010
section perspective
section perspective
native landscape/ prarie grass eco-paved visitor parking
existing pedestrian “mule trail” to ELA exterior stair “no -mow” lawns
JEREMY SPURGIN
Selected Works
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projects shown were created at vetter denk architects
414-202-7445
6605 N. Concord Ave. Portland, OR 97217
jjspurgin@hotmail.com