KATHERINE KNUTSON
KATHERINE KNUTSON Academic Works Portfolio
Contents RESUME | 01 WSU CAMPUS GALLERY & EXHIBIT | 03 Educational facility | Pullman, WA MIXED-USE COMMUNITY CENTER | 09 Urban hub | Pullman, WA SOUTH LAKE UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 15 Educational facility | No site DIAGRAMMATIC STUDY | 19 Educational facility | Newport Beach, CA
Resume KATHERINE KNUTSON
(253)651.3226 | katherine.knutson@email.wsu.edu 1560 NE Brandi Way | Apartment B444A | Pullman, WA 99163
EDUCATION
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Pullman, WA August 2011-Present Bachelor of Science in Architecture (In progress)
WORK EXPERIENCE
WSU SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION | May 2014-August 2014 Contact Info: PO Box 642220, Pullman, WA | (509)335.5539 Position: Service Worker; Desk Assistant WSU DEPARTMENT OF RESIDENCE LIFE | August 2012-May 2013 Contact Info: PO Box 641726, Pullman, WA | (509)335.1227 Position: Paraprofessional/Resident Adviser WSU DEPARTMENT OF RESIDENCE LIFE | August 2012-May 2013 Contact Info: PO Box 641726, Pullman, WA | (509)335.0894 Position: Primary Desk Assistant KUMON MATH & READING | June 2009-August 2013 Contact Info: 7014 27th St. W, University Place, WA | (253)460.0088 Position: Assistant/Desk Manager
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Computer Proficiency in: Rhino | Sketchup | AutoCad | Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Revit | Adobe InDesign | Microsoft Word | Microsoft PowerPoint | Etc.
SKILLS
GREG KESSLER | Professor | 509.335.1229 | gkessler@sdc.wsu.edu PHIL GRUEN | Interim Director, Associate Professor | 509.335.2309 | jpgruen@sdc.wsu.edu
REFERENCES
Graduated high school through the International Baccalaureate program Accepted to University of Washingotn, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Washington State University Received the following Scholarships: Regents Scholarship | Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Scholarship | Access and Opportunity Award Accepted to Washingotn State University’s Honors College Awarded President’s Honor Roll: Fall 2011 | Spring 2012 | Fall 2012 | Spring 2013 | Fall 2013 | Spring 2014 | and Fall 2014 Accepted to Washington state Unviersity’s School of Design and Construction Accelerated Graduate Degree Program 2015 Senior Capstone competition winner | collaborative teamwork compeition with the SDC construction management department
ACHIEVEMENTS
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01 | WSU CAMPUS GALLERY & EXHIBIT Educational facility | Pullman, WAH Group project | Fall 2014
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Concept This educational exhibit design focuses on the sensory experience of water through the manipulation of the floor element. It is intended to create an environment that further connects campus through education as well as containing areas of public research and exhibition space. The building is sunk into the existing topography to emphasize a connection to the natural landscape as well as draw people into the building from all sides.To incorporate the use of the floor element, the auditorium space is underground with a large skylight supporting a pool of water overhead. This allows for natural light to penetrate into the space, and communicates the inherent blending of the floor and ceiling elements as well as the core essence of what it means to truly experience water.
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Courtyard Research Classroom Assembly Circulation core Bathroom Water feature Reading/exhibition Scholar apartments Reception Office Conference room Wall section cut line
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Classrooms
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Research and Exhibition
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Wall section diagram 6
North elevation
North section A-A 7
Structural system | assembly room
Tension cable detail
Assembly room conceptual render 8
02 | MIXED-USE COMMUNITY CENTER Urban hub | Pullman, WA Spring 2014
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Concept Located in the heart of downtown Pullman, this community center features a series of both public and private spaces, including a community learning center, campus study extension, shared gardens, and an extensive plaza. The programs are carefully oriented to encourage community living and also to bridge the connection between nature and the city. The north side of the building features a triangular deck which extends over the river and, in combination with the plaza design, encourages direct interaction with the water. The plaza features angled vegetation strips which reflect the irregular spacial organization of the internal programs and further serves to communicate the fundamental and inherent connection to the natural world.
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North perspective 13
Metal railing Polished concrete wall Metal mullion Window pane Charred cedar flooring Polished concrete floor plate Hydraulic ram Metal mullion Vertical bifold wall Metal mullion Open wall position Arc of movement Mid-movement wall position Closed wall position Concrete wall
Bi-fold wall section detail South elevation 14
03 | SOUTH LAKE UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Educational facility | No site Fall 2013
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Concept This design for an elementary school began with a study on the possible manipulation and aggregation of a single complex classroom unit form. After the form was identified, it was then manipulated to allow for a glulam structural overlay, and transformed to create a series of units. Once the aggregation was created, the structural system was extended to create a total of fourteen classrooms and several common spaces. Finally, the selective usage of the structural overlay was designed to communicate a heirarchy of public, private, and mixed-use spaces and circulations.
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Transitional space Teaching space Shared work Mixed work Private work
Structural connection diagram | several classroom units 17
Structural zoning diagram
Classroom seating adaptability diagram
Structural system | single classroom unit 18
Nautical Reference Roof Type 2
04 | DIAGRAMMATIC STUDY Newport Beach Civic Center | Newport Beach, CA Fall 2014
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20-Acre Public Park Roof Type1
Concept Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Element Diagrammed: Roof i This diagrammatic study attempts to analyze the Newport Beach Civic Center, which focuses on three main concepts through the utilization of two roof conditions: The Nature of Place, The Nature of People, and The Nature of Materials. Designed at the scale of the car and with the fuction of a public park and gathering space, the Civic Center aims to create and strengthen a sense of regionalism and community. It utilizes a series of undulating wood roof panels to communicate both a practical transparency of materials and a social transparency of the staff to user relationship in its aims to relate its surrounding community.
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Roof to Wall Connection System | Interior Condition
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Air Flow
Roof to Roof Connection System | Exterior Condition
Direction of Sight
Natural Light Influencing Direction of Sight 21
Air Flow
Natural Ventilation
Pedestrian Bridge Roof Condition 22
Thank you.
KATHERINE KNUTSON (253)651.3226