Academic Portfolio
Katherine J. Wood Varela
Katherine J. Wood Varela 809 North 6th Street Boise, Idaho 83702 208.284.7291 ktjay114@yahoo.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Heyburn State Park Master Plan
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Asbury Courtyard Apartments
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London Studio - Serpentine Pavilion Charrette
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Boise Performing Arts Center
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Moscow Legacy Crossing Redevelopment Plan
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Heyburn State Park Master Plan Heyburn State Park has been a popular destination in Northern Idaho since its establishment in 1908. To service the increasing number of visitors to the park, there is need to expand and offer a wider range of services. This includes a new master plan for the Chatcolet Marina to accommodate relocated float homes from Hidden Bay, additional boat moorage for visitors, and a concessions and rental building. Residents and visitors alike can access rental gear for boating, fishing, or biking at the camp store which sits along the longest stretch of bike trail in North Idaho. This project embraces the original vernacular and traditions of the park while encouraging community.
CAMP STORE
CURRENT MARINA
PROPOSED MARINA
MASTER PLAN
CURRENT HIDDEN BAY
PROPOSED HIDDEN BAY
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ENLARGED SITE PLAN
CAMP STORE FLOOR PLAN
WALL SECTION
SOUTH ELEVATION
PASSIVE COOLING SECTION
ASSEMBLY
MATERIALS
EAST ELEVATION
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Asbury Courtyard Apartments The integrated living community is aimed at providing solutions for winter depression through the influence of arts and crafts traditions, the implementation of sunlight, and the notion of beyond. Sited in Moscow, Idaho, the complex is traditional in design, its bungalow style identifying with the existing neighborhood vernacular. Each of the six living units have parlor-style floor plans leading the users to look beyond, to discover spaces inside and out. From each unit, residents have access to semi-private sun decks for summer use with adjoining sun rooms for the winter months. Low planters and benches within the courtyard encourage lingering while a great central tree spreads towards the deep porches grounding and connecting residents. A main hall gathers residents within the complex, offering vaulted ceilings, a great fire place, meeting room and exercise room. This space is meant to provide warmth, light and inspiration to residents.
MAIN HALL COMPONENTS
COURTYARD
MAIN HALL LOWER LEVEL PLAN
ASBURY STREET ELEVATION
SECTION THROUGH COMPLEX
UPPER LEVEL PLAN
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London Studio - Serpentine Pavilion Charrette The Serpentine Gallery is a historic art gallery in Hyde Park, London. Each year, the Gallery selects an architect to design a pavilion for the green space in front of the building. The pavilion is designed, constructed and used to host charity events over the summer months before being auctioned off at the end of the year. As part of the London Studio, students in teams of four worked side by side with professionals on a one-day charrette to design their own Serpentine Pavilion. The Pavilion is designed to have minimal impact on the site while taking advantage of simple sustainable systems such as film photovoltaics, rammed earth floors and reclaimed hardwood. PFTE roof membrane over light-weight PVC construction directs and catch rainwater, while providing a flexible and adaptable space that is light-weight and easily transported. The Pavilion acts as a gateway to the Gallery, retaining views with the park and pedestrians.
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PAVILION
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SITE PLAN
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COMPACTED EARTH FLOOR
SERPENTINE PAVILION
PAVILION CASTO VIEWSERPENTINE FROM RAISED SEATINGJARED AREA
BUILDING SECTION
KELLY HALLSTROM
JARED CASTO
RECLAIMED HARDWOOD
KELLY HALLSTROM
SUSTAINABLE CONCEPTS
KATHERINE WOOD VARELA EDGAR REYES
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Boise Performing Arts Center The 32,350 square-foot complex houses a 750-seat proscenium theater, a 180-seat black-box theater, a recording studio, several rehearsal rooms, and an amphitheater. To enter the complex, one transverses up the corridor to the entrance from either end of the block. From the corridor, patrons can access each program element separate from the rest of the complex. In accordance with Capitol City Development Corporation, streets along the site are lined with trees, use street scape dimensions and materials as recommended, and provide a pedestrian-friendly zone with storefronts and access along the busy arterial streets of Capitol and Front. To the south, current pedestrian corridors along Broad and 6th Streets extend the BoDo and the Basque Block to a corner development slated for future shopping, food and night life.The site is comprised of one large city block located at the intersection of Capitol Boulevard and Front Street. Currently a surface parking lot, it is in the midst of several downtown Boise landmarks: The Center on the Grove, BoDo, Regal Cinemas, Dunkely’s Music, Boise Weekly, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise Art Glass, Office Depot, Hampton Suites, the old Boise Mission, the Bank of America and the Front Five are all within a block to the Performing Arts Center.
VIEW FROM FRONT & 6TH STREETS
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
ENTRY INTERIOR
SUSTAINABILITY: Designed to meet LEED Silver Certification and comply with Capitol City Development Corporation (CCDC Boise) streetscape plans, the complex uses rooftop photovoltaics to collect and store energy for on-site use and Green credits. The site is mostly xeriscaped but the few plantings are irrigated by grey water from the building and stored water from the high water table.
VIEW FROM BROAD STREET
SITE PLAN
solar panels
green roof system
solar panels
green roof system
proscenium theatre
transit plaza
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VOICE theater
voice
dance
music
spoken word instrumental
Theater
MUSIC
music
singing
semi-public
public
Dance
Opera
Music
private
Circus Skill
semi-private
The Five Major Types of Performance
plugging program elements into public corridor 16,000 sf 14,000 sf 12,000 sf 10,000 sf 8000 sf 6000 sf 4000 sf
theater (16,000)
lobby (4840)
BASEMENT LEVEL 1 PLAN
recording/ rehearsal (3830)
connecting pedestrian corridors across site
admin (1240)
2000 sf
blackbox (2340)
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MAIN LEVEL PLAN
BASEMENT LEVEL 2 PLAN
UPPER LEVEL PLAN
ROOF PLAN steel open-web trusses
structural masonry construction
light scoops illuminate acoustic baffles while allowing hot air from theater to escape
fire-protected ducts exhaust heat thru fly space and out above the building
precast concrete columns
ventilation for heat produced by stage equipment
mezzanine
transit plaza with access to secured bike storage
radiant floors distribute fresh cooled air
PASSIVE SECTION THROUGH THEATER
mechanical space
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Legacy Crossing redevelopment plan Legacy Crossing has been in the public eye of Moscow for several years, generating interest through its industrial history and controversial possibilities for development. In the design of this site, we wanted to preserve the existing sack warehouse, provide public transportation spaces, a flexible and protected plaza along Hello Walk, and maintin high living densities. The 6th Street Building shares an atrium space with the sack warehouse and provides public restrooms for the plaza. The Jackson Street Building has commercial programs at the first level, with apartments above and the option of a rooftop garden for resident use. The building along 6th and Jackson Streets terrace down from the historic silos to be greeted by integrated site features such as planters and swales. These site features help mitigate water retention by directing overflow to Paradise Creek. Designed to follow the City of Moscow’s Urban Redevelopment Agency’s guidelines and to create heart between the University of Idaho and downtown Moscow, Legacy Crossing can be a valuable asset to the community of Moscow.
AERIAL VIEW
JACKSON STREET ELEVATION
6TH STREET ELEVATION
6TH & JACKSON STREETS : Historic mixed use edge provide protection to the plaza and interior program from the highway and maintaining the proper view shed
MASTER PLAN
VIEW LOOKING TO ARCADED ENTRY: Multiple levels of use provide mixed densities and active participation into a community space.
SITE PLAN
BUILDING SECTION
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FIRST LEVEL
SECOND THRU FOURTH LEVELS
FIFTH LEVEL
VIEW LOOKING TO SACK WAREHOUSE: Preservation and renovation of the sack warehouse will help retain the site quality and provide new space for functions such as Moscow Farmer’s Market.
PLAZA: Celebrating the preserved silo structure and the industrial nature of the site while creating flexible spaces for public and private use such as art exhibitions and concerts.
SITE SECTION THROUGH PLAZA: The existing silo and the renovated sack warehouse compliment each other while providing plaza edges and adaptable spaces within the plaza. DRAINAGE DETAIL
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