K Ke l l y We c k m a n Graduate Design Portfolio
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Ke l l y We c k m a n Graduate Design Portfolio 214.684.8918 keweckman@gmail.com
Learning never exhausts the mind. -Leonardo da Vinci
CONTENTS Urban Ecology Research Lab
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Martin Puryear Sculpture Museum
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Small Town Business Incubator
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Blue Earth Park Farmers Market
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Professional Work
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Art and Photography
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5th year project 2015-2016 Brooklyn, NY
3rd year project Spring 2014 New York City, NY
4th year project Summer 2014 Eureka, KS
3rd year project Spring 2014 Manhattan, KS
Lake Flato Architects Spring-Summer 2015
Urban Ecology Research Lab 5th year project
2015-2016
Brooklyn, NY
Designing a resilient future for Gowanus Canal is the task of this capstone studio. Gowanus, one of the most polluted waterways in the country, once was filled with boat activity. The neighborhood has since fallen into abandonment, but with gentrification beginning to take place, the task becomes breathing life and a sustainable future into the neighborhood without pushing out its valuable creative and industrial community. This year-long project investigates possibilities for an industrial waterfront district through the design of a master plan and a focused project. The fall semester focused entirely on the master plan and determining the program of the project, while the spring semester is devoted to the design of the building.
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THE SUPER FUN SUPERFUND: ISSUES FACING GOWANUS CANAL
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
COBBLE HILL
CARROLL GARDENS
RED HOOK
Hurricane Sandy flood zone Gowanus Canal neighborhood - focus area Arts Gowanus Location
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GOWANUS
BOERUM HILL
Flooding
Disconnected neighborhoods
Displacement of art and industry
New York City Manufacturing Jobs
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1,200,000
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PARK SLOPE
Number of jobs
1,000,000
% Workers in art and culture industry
800,000
$8.40
600,000
$3.43
400,000
Arts and culture funding
200,000
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Gowanus (2000) Gowanus (2008) Brooklyn (2008)
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BROOKLYN GREENWAY
CANAL CONNECTION
GOWANUS 2035: A RESILIENT FUTURE The master plan restores pockets of greenscape along the canal and links the surrounding neighborhoods while it preserves the industrial and creative culture of Gowanus. A pedestrian and cycle path encircles the canal, connecting it with the soon-to-be constructed Brooklyn Greenway. Within this framework, varied green spaces occur along the canal, such as a terraced amphitheater space. The path is pulled back from the edge at moments to make the reunification with the water more special. Green corridors extend out into the neighborhoods and connect with green spaces farther away from the canal.
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Denser light industrial, manufacturing, and commercial spaces populate the canal’s emptier areas, anticipating a more actively programmed Gowanus.
Make room for green
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Minimize run-off
Enhance mobility
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1 Wetland field research site 2 Research lab 3 Pedestrian bridge
Establish nodes of activity
4 Conservancy plaza 5 Activity node 6 Waterfront amphitheater
Preserve art and industry
7 Green corridor Walk + cycle path New manufacturing & retail
Vary canal setbacks
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STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NEW YORK HARBOR SCHOOL
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
NYU POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING PRATT INSTITUTE 2-MILE DIAMETER
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
SALT MARSH NATURE CENTER
NEW YORK AQUARIUM
Academic Institution Public Institution Gowanus canal neighborhood
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inspires ART
SCIENCE questions
Typical Urban Laboratory
The Alternative
Inward focus
Outward focus
PROGRAM SELECTION: RESEARCH LAB
JAMAICA BAY WILDLIFE REFUGE
Determining the program for the chosen site grew out of the desire to balance the current creative and industrial culture while also inspiring public involvement in the canal ecology. Field research along the canal would both activate the neighborhood and create a scientific hub that would complement the artistic neighborhood. The lab would create an intersection of art and science that will educate and involve the public. Few research institutions within Brooklyn are open to the public; most are removed from the urban core. However, the many nearby academic institutions create the possibility of a partnership between a new laboratory in Gowanus and academic research.
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DESIGN EVOLUTION Situated on a unique beak-shaped site, the design responds to its peninsula condition by both projecting volumes out and by carving out space that creates a linear progression down to the water’s edge. The building integrates with the pedestrian and cycle path from the master plan, and various research pools mimic the composition of the lab volumes, unifying building and site.
DESIGN GOALS: Program massing on the site
Isolation + Visual Connection for the Labs
Interdisciplinary Cross-Pollination
Exhibition Intertwines with Circulation
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Carve out to connect to sky and earth
Shift to basin for boathouse access
Social core intertwines with circulation
Labs slip out from a hollow core
Research pools enhance pedestrian experience
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collaborative zone
exhibition walls
exhibition space
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laboratory bench space
roof garden
laboratory support
lecture stair
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write-up office space
boat house
workshop
material processing lab
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kids lab
exhibition space
collaborative zone
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INTERWEAVING BUILDING AND SITE The site design is comprised of research pools and gardens that frame exterior space alongside the building. The pools educate the canal visitor and activate the canal with field research. The building’s overhanging lab volumes extend out to define exterior space. Each volume relates to a different part of the site: for instance, the processing lab extends over the canal basin, and offers a view along that axis to the wetland park. Visitors can freely walk underneath these masses as part of the canal bicycle and pedestrian path and observe occuring research. The exterior spaces also come alive with events that unite art, a big part of Gowanus’ identity, and science. The ability for the building and site to function as a chameleon, with a day-to-day life as well as an event life, is integral to the project’s goals of connecting the neighborhoods and inspiring the community to care about this waterfront.
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Aluminum skylight system with insulated glass Finished metal panel Extensive green roof Pedestal paving system Filter fabric Drainage layer 6� min. insulation sloped to drain Composite deck Finished gyp ceiling on metal stud frame
Exposed steel truss
Raised floor system Concrete paver
Composite deck Steel beam 4� insulation Finished metal soffit Finished metal panel
LABORATORY WALL SECTION
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Finished metal panel on steel frame support
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Carpet tile 14” raised flooring system Canvas shading fin with tension cable system 4” insulation Finished metal panel Steel beam CL
Interior light shelf Operable clerestory window Composite deck Gyp ceiling on metal stud frame Finished metal soffit with integrated lighting CL
4” Insulation Steel girder
Aluminum facade system Thermally-broken steel column
Concrete slab
OFFICE SPACE WALL SECTION
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Process sketches
Final model (front) and process models
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View into the atrium
View of the top floor and immediate site
Building and research park
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Martin Puryear Sculpture Museum
3rd year project Spring 2014 New York City, NY CHARLES BURTON AWARD FINALIST A leading African-American sculptor, Martin Puryear creates historically-mindful and evocative pieces. Working primarily with wood, stone, wire, and tar, he emphasizes process as much as the finished piece, and his conceptual ideas often emerge from the craft itself. While many of his pieces are roughly human height, there is no particular boundary of scale in his work. The challenge became designing a museum to subtly enhance the art, rather than overpower it, creating a design driven by light and spatial sequence.
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Rear courtyard allows north light in galleries
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Extend facade to maintain street wall
Upper floors focus inward
Permanent galleries. library, administra-
Lift building to open up ground floor
Lower Floors connect outward Entry, cafe, lecture, temporary
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EXPERIENCING THE ART Puryear’s work includes many pieces just above eye level, making one feel among the work rather than an observer. Other pieces dwarf the human. Designing the experience of the pieces in the permanent collection became an important aspect of the scheme. Approach and spatial sequence were explored in order to achieve piece-specific atmospheres.
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LIGHT IN THE GALLERY The light strategies of Alvar Aalto, Renzo Piano, Louis Kahn and Steven Holl were studied for this aspect of the design. Two light scoops are featured in the Skylight Gallery, due to their ability to reflect and filter low-angle light, creating different light experiences at throughout the day. Creating a weightless quality to the ceiling, the skylights align with the sculptures.
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Permanent Gallery
Sculpture Garden
Featured Gallery
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6th floor 5th floor 4th floor
4th floor
Gallery circulation and spatial sequence
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4th floor - Permanent Gallery Level
1st floor - Entry Level
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Skylit gallery
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View from street
Ladder sculpture space
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Small Town Business Incubator
4th year project Summer 2014 Eureka, KS
A proposal to revitalize growth in Eureka, KS, this facility houses offices, two light wood manufacturing spaces, and shared resources such as a library and work room. Skylit circulation space creates transition zones between office and workshop program. These spaces allow for both contemplation and interaction, a necessary break space from the productive program. The site, located along the corner of a highway and Main Street, terminates the downtown district. The proposal responds to the contextual pattern of east-west oriented infill buildings using concrete walls as strong linear elements to separate program.
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MAIN ST. SITE HWY. 54
EUREKA, KS The small town’s main street features consistent east-to-west oriented shop fronts. As it is a large site, breaking down the scale of the business incubator in a similar manner would reinforce the rhythm of the blocks around it.
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Contextual response
Split program into east-west “infill buildings�
Interactive & Introspective Spaces Light-filled circulation & break space
Noise gradient
Shared space buffers noise for office environment
Carved out Greenspace
Internal views and private outdoor spaces for tenants
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Skylit circulation space
Section
open to below
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1st floor
2nd floor
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wood blocking metal coping flashing, extend min. 8 in. vert. above cant roof membrane
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waterproofing 2” cant strip gypsum coverboard 6” rigid insulation 1” thermal barrier 4” composite decking vapor barrier suspended ceiling hanger Woodworks Linear Ceiling
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metal coping flashing roof membrane
waterproofing 2” cant strip
root barrier drainage layer gypsum coverboard 6” min. rigid insulation 1” thermal barrier 4” composite decking
Green roof detail
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View into the woodshop
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Blue Earth Park Farmers Market
3rd year project Spring 2014 Manhattan, KS C L I E N T- C H O S E N F I N A L I S T 2-person design team
Surrounded by hotels, a mixed use building, and the iconic Flint Hills Discovery Center, Blue Earth Park is an urban park with a unique opportunity to become a place of identity for Manhattan, KS. While the northern half contains sitting areas, the southern part of the site is a green lawn with nowhere to sit and enjoy the park. A picnic pavilion anchors the site while also becoming a shady spot for farmers market patrons and an event space. The project’s main challenges were connecting to all of the surroundings, designing for not only the ground level experience, but also the elevated hotel and loft views, and preserving as much of the park lawn as possible.
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Anchor south end with permeable shade structure
Create shaded walk around park
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Preserve green space & views
Align with mixed use building
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THE ATMOSPHERE OF A MARKETPLACE What makes a great market place? William Whyte’s Social Life of Small Urban Spaces and the San Antonio farmer’s market both depict successful urban public spaces and served as precedents to study. It was important that the pavilion not be too large and alienating; the smaller scale suits the equally small park. The height of the central platform, at about 2.5 feet, allows for integrated seating and does not isolate patrons from the rest of the park. Incorporating a circular path around the park for the market creates opportunities to enter the site from any direction and become absorbed into the market. Creating many shady places to sit became a priority, in order for people to stay and enjoy their food and the bustling atmosphere. Similar to a statue in a plaza, the pavilion is a landmark in its urban park setting.
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Typical Saturday Market - 80 stalls
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FARMER’S MARKET - EXPERIENCING THE PARK
Loading and Unloading
Expanded Market - 116 additional stalls
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Professional Work
Lake Flato Architects Spring-Summer 2015
Interning for seven months with Lake Flato, a notable design firm in San Antonio, Texas, allowed me to work with excellent designers on residential projects. I worked on one project in particular, a house in Wyoming, for the duration of my internship, from the schematic phase through the 25% construction document checkpoint. Working on small scale projects allowed me to become very involved in the design and discover the many nuances of designing a residence. Alongside my team members, I participated in the iterative design process through physical model-making, editing projects and preparing drawings in Revit, and exploring different material options in rendered views and elevations. I also completed solar analyses of projects and prepared presentation drawings. Working in an office gave me valuable insight into how a building is actually constructed, and how one carries the seed of an idea to fruition. Schematic rendering - sketch layer by David Ericsson
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Schematic renderings - sketch layer by David Ericsson
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Design development renderings
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Shed concept design
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Physical Model - 1/8” = 1’
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Art and Photography Side projects 2012-2015
“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.” -Pablo Picasso Writing, music, and art are essential passions of mine. All three allow me to create purely intuitively. Writing is the way I make sense of my thoughts. Music is how I capture and express emotion. Art is my way to express what cannot be put into words. In photography, I enjoy capturing moments of light and shadow and texture that are interesting to me. Similar to design, the process of editing and stripping away at the work until one arrives at the simplest means of expression is both the challenge and the reward.
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Metal Bird Capturing the first moment of flight
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Watercolor & coffee
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Watercolor & colored pencil
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Big Bend National Park & San Antonio, TX
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THANK YOU Kelly Weckman 214.684.8918 keweckman@gmail.com