KINDALL STEPHENS T e x a s
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-Kindall
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CONTENT
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W h it e & B lac k: 2 D S pac ial S t ud y C u be : 3D S pac ial S t ud y C u be R end ering Su s tainable Housing Pe r s pec t iv e Graysc ale Plan Proj ec t ion T e x a s
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S h ad o w B o x A b st rac t ion: Farnswort h House R e s id enc e Gallery D igit al M od eling Sk e t c hing Exerc ises T e x a s
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T h ie r r y Mu gler Fashion Pav ilion
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A IA S / S AG E F o u n d at ion R enewing Home Compet it ion
B a r c e l o n a
A r c h i t e c t u r e
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C hanging M arket P h o t o g r a p h y
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The project, a study of 2D space, was explored through the use of positive and negative space in a black ink project. The goal of the project was not only to learn the functioning of space but to be able to portray an adjective that was set for the semester’s work. This project was based around passion. The mixture of shapes and color portray the different emotions that are associated with passion, both bold and smooth.
WHITE & BLACK
CUBE Continuing the semester’s theme of passion, the study of space moved to the 3 dimensional with the cube project. Pure white forms were placed in the cube in a way to play with positive and negative space with the movement of light. The requirements for the cube included making the cube feel larger than the actual size. The space could not have a focal point and had to move the eye and light through all three dimensions of the space.
The objective of the rendering was to portray passion through an interpretive drawing of the cube project. It was an opportunity to enhance and expand the design of the cube as the design was altered in the process of the rendering. Aspects within the cube were changed to better fit the passion that was intended in the cube.
CUBE RENDERING
SUSTAINABLE
The Bryan Site project had budget limitations that were not monetary but special to the client’s needs and desires as the client did not want a house more than 8,000 cubic feet on her 80 by 100 foot plot in downtown Bryan. She also required an open layout that had an energy efficient design. She also wanted the use of a functional and visually pleasing cistern incorporated into the design and to keep the cacti and furniture she already owned.
HOUSING
P E R S P E C T I V E
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Farnsworth Shadow
The shadow box project was used to encourage the analysis of famous architecture so that themes and key elements of design could be used by themselves to portray an abstraction of the building. The Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe was the inspiration for this analysis. The building’s elevated design revealed a floating theme that was carried throughout the elevation of the house. This theme was utilized in the design by floating the pieces within the shadow box, allowing light and shadows to travel into the space just as the structure of the house allows natural light into the home. The colors implemented in the design were chosen to portray the different materials and colors of the structure itself as well as the colors the structure absorbs and reflects from the surrounding area.
Box Abstraction
RESIDENCE
GALLERY The residence gallery was part of a studio wide project that created a block in downtown Bryan, Texas devoted to buildings that served as both residences and galleries. Each of the buildings on the block needed to work in relation to each other as they stood apart as different structures. The building program included gallery space for multi-media folk art and the residence of the owner. Because the resident was a foundation and inspiration for the building, the design focused on the foundation of human life in DNA. The pattern of interlaced strands inspired the overlapping floor plans of the building and interlocking spaces. The residence is located on the lowest level to establish a base for the growing gallery above. In the gallery’s first level, the walls move along the grid system of exposed beams allowing the gallery to move and change along with its changing exhibitions. The second story of gallery space is kept open to allow unrestricted flow throughout the space and to give the visitor a feeling of unrestricted movement.
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FASHION PAVILION The fashion pavilion was a semester long digital project that used the techniques and ideas behind fashion designers as inspiration for a pavilion for the designer Thierry Mugler. The virtual site was located in New York City between Renwick and Hudson streets near Canal Street. The location embodies the ideas of the importance of fashion and the pavilion was designed to emphasize the importance of both fashion and architecture as cultural forces in society. The cantilevered form of the structure encompasses the pedestrian as they move through the space, inviting them into the building to experience the sensation of high fashion and architectural design. During the process of the project, fashion techniques and concepts were analyzed for inspiration. The project began with analog models using different techniques found in the works by Mugler and then were articulated digitally as the project progressed. The final outcome was a space that incorporated fashion, art and design to showcase the unique design aesthetic of Thierry Mugler.
INSPIRATION &
STUDY MODELS Dressing rooms
Women’s couture
Men’s Couture
Gallery
Dressing rooms Restrooms
Women’s
Men’s
Cafe/Bar
Gallery Accessories
Public Space
During the project, inspiration was drawn from many forms of design. Fashion and prosthetics were analyzed alongside architecture to see design on a multitude of scales. Coco Chanel once said that fashion and architecture are similar in function but differ in scale. The pavilion was designed to emphasize this by taking formal inspiration from fashion. The surface sensibility which was found by midterm in the above models drew inspiration from the Martha Graham photo. The functioning of the building in relation to the adjacent skyscraper acts as a prosthetic as it wishes to exist in combination with the existing structure but inherently has an element of addition and separation. The model directly to the right was used to work with the program requirements of the project.
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“AIAS and SAGE are proud to announce the winners of the Renewing Home Student Design Competition. There were 30 different schools represented with over 100 participants total. The judges were extremely impressed with the level of sophistication in the designs and the amount of research the designers have done. The partners and sponsors of this competition challenged students to learn about skilled nursing home design, specifically the urgent need to break from the model of acute-care design, to one that supports long term residency. Participants' designs were evaluated on compliance with all competition objectives, the accommodation for 60 residents within the built space of no more than 45,000 sq ft, clear and comprehensive design, response to the explicit healthcare use of the building within a residential typology, and originality of design.� - http://www.aias.org/website/article.asp?id=2217
AIAS & SAGE FOUND
DATION COMPETION
Building a Community The emphasis on community helps the residents during their time living at the home in so many ways. The central areas, which connect all of the living quarters within the neighborhoods, encompass the different functions that are generally shared between family members such as cooking, dining and communal living. It allows for the residents to form family-like relationships with the people they are living with because the “gated communities� are kept small. Such as dorm living, the residents share community spaces which are designed to promote these relationships that can be comforting when living in a new place. As a byproduct of these relationships, people’s memories could be better retained as they share memories with the people they forming new relationships with. The open areas for communal activities are easily accessible for all residents in the housing communities and have functional uses that increase the social behavior of the residents.
A CLOSER
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PROJECT RECOGNITI
My partner Kevin Marek and I were blessed to be awarded the Top Design Award by the AIAS and SAGE Foundation review board. We were ecstatic to hear people were interested in our project and the ideas we have for long term care. The competition was an amazing experience for us both and has opened many doors. I would like to thank the AIAS and SAGE Foundation honoring us with this award and thinking so highly of the work we did on the project. It is my pleasure to be able to help judge the 2013 Reinventing Home competition that is being put on by the AIAS and SAGE Foundation as they continue to search for new innovative solutions to long-term living. Thank you again for allowing for these amazing opportunities.
ION & PUBLICATIONS
http://www.ltlmagazine.com/article/competition-yields-fresh-ideas-senior-housing-design
B A R C E L O N A
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BARCELONA
CHANGING MARKET A Test on the Convertibility of an Existing Space
WHERE
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D i s t r i c t
B a r c e l o n a
B u s n e a r
R o u t e s t h e s i t e
M e t r o L i n e s n e a r t h e s i t e
FOR WHOM
P e o p l e
f r o m
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P r o g r a m A n a l y s i s o f p o s s i b l e u s e r s
neighborhood
world
area
P e d e s t r i a n A n a l y s i s o f s u r r o u n d i n g b l o c k
The program of the building reacts directly to the community that surrounds the site. With the international and local communities closely tied to the site, the area is able to open up to a multitude of programs. This produces the opportunity to insert new structure into the space. The intervention will be capable of housing multiple programs simultaneously and capable of changing throughout the year.
intervention
function
C o n c e r t
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M a r k e t
R o o f t o p
Market Space Storage Concert Space Stage
Concert Space
HOW G a r d e n
Permanent Garden Hanging Garden
E x h i b i t i o n
H a l l
T h e a t e r
Public Spaces
Exhibition Space
Seating Stage
Exhibition Space
Theater Events
SINGLE SPACE
CONVERTIBILITY
The main attraction of markets is the social aspect. Art, food, clothing and antiques can all be found at markets but are also available elsewhere. The difference between these places is the social energy that comes with markets. Locals are able to build relationships with vendors and tourists are able to feel a part of the culture as they interact with everyone in the market. Due to the nature of a market, being purely an area for the exchanging of goods and ideas, the site is able to house a variety of programs with a simple intervention. The proposal consists of a market that respects the existing car park program while utilizing the space and structure that already exists by adding an intermediate for to the garage. The space will not hinder the existing program but will be able to coexist in the space. The market level intervention will be able to house the program of: a market for art, food, antiques, clothing, etc; a theater; a concert hall; an exhibition hall and a greenhouse on top of the roof. Public space is built into the program as people are invited into the space with activities taking place throughout the year. The multipurpose interior space will house program with more regularized schedules, while the rooftop will have a more open use during the year. It is the hope of the project that people from around the world will be drawn to the space to gather and exchange. The new program will hopefully be the correct tool to facilitate this goal.
ROOF CREATION
“Through collaboration with allied charitable organizations the foundation will: mentor young students in design education; find, fund and execute innovative design solutions that solve pressing needs in the communities where we live and work; and provide public outreach by delivering critical knowledge and promoting discourse through community workshops, public speaking, teaching and participatory charrettes.� Design Workshop
Texas A&M Universtiy
Design Workshop came to College Station to work with students from the departments of Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Land Management Development at Texas A&M University. The project was a real life master plan project located in College Station adjacent to the university campus. The site was an opportunity to connect different regions of College Statoin and Bryan, Texas as well as establish a central area for congregation which it privilously lacked. Connection and through site was crucial and street scapes and traffic were looked into for safe and beautiful solutions.
DESIGN WEEK Street design and traffic control challenges were solved by implemetning a contraflow system on university and lowering the number of vehicular traffic lanes to empliment a boulevard street scape that is more efficent and safe for the community.
Live
Implementation Results restaurants
Existing
commercial
shopping
Increased Economic Opportunity Increase in Taxes
Proposed
Decrease in Commute Times
increased wooded area
greenscape street development
open green spaces without program densely wooded areas
mixed use apartments townhomes low dense apartment living duplex urban neighborhood high rise apartment living
restaurants commercial business = local and out of area companies retail = service & shopping farmer’s market
passive recreation =museum district = public art park = amphitheater active recreation = bike and running trails = disc golf = monthly programs =seasonal competition runs
new bus routes
Improved Commuting System Increase in Health
active recreation program
restaurants bars
bus only lane
Decrease in Vacancies
Increased Green Space
Increase in Use of Public Space
bike lanes
wider walkways pedestrian corridor
Increase in Air Quality
Play
apartments high rise apartment living
Decrease in Crime
Increase in Home Sales Increase in Property Value
Work
The three main objectives of the project form a web of resolutions that are desired for the project. The interconnection of the products with the initiatives demonstrates the necessity of each action and gives a heirarchy to the steps that should be taken to accomplish these goal results. For example, the improved commuting system affects each of the solutions and thus should be emphasized during the design process.
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S u s t a i n
a healthy budget & environment
PHOTOGRAPHY
“My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it is because I believe we- architects- can affect the quality of life of the people.� -Richard Rogers
Education
kindall.a.stephens@gmail.com 001.361.425.9352
Fall 2012 Barcelona Architecture Center 2010Environmental Design, Texas A&M University 2006-2010 Salutatorian Flour Bluff High School Corpus Christi, Texas
Recognitions
2013 Design Workshop’s Design Week Best Overall Team 2012 National Winner of AIAS and Sage Foundation Renewing Home Student Design Competition- with partner Kevin Marek National AIAS Memebership Committee-
Programs
Revit Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Maya AutoCAD
Southern Quadrant Representative
AIA Brazos Scholarship Recipient Gunter W. Koetter Memorial Scholarship Honorable Mention Portfolio Design Competition- competed against all
Travels
Ireland- twice- family vacations Bahamas- family vacation Italy- Venice & Rome with day trip to the Vatican City Greece- Athens & Mykonos Puerto Rico- family vacation France- Paris, Marseilles & Aix en Provence England- London & surrounding area Mexico- multiple family vacations Costa Rica- twice- family vacations Holland- week long school trip & People to People
Environmental Design students in the Texas A&M Class of 2014
Explorations Undergraduate Research Journal Design Competition Participant 2011 Chad Crawford Memorial Award Spring Charrette Competition Top 5 winner Fall Charrette Competition participant
American Sports Ambassador with United States volleyball
Guatemala- cultural immersion family vacation Spain- semester abroad in Barcelona with trips to Tossa
Languages English Spanish
Involvement AIAS 2010- member 2011- Career Fair Coordinator for College of Architecture 2012- National Membership Committee Career Fair Coordinator for College of Architecture Aggie Habitat for Humanity 2010- member 2011-2012 Director of Construction Texas A&M Women’s Club Volleyball 2010-2011 National Champions Texas A&M Fish Camp 2011 counselor Tau Sigma Delta 2012 member Phi Beta Sigma 2011 member National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2011 member
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Mar, Valencia, Bilbao & San Sebastian Switzerland- Basel, Bern, Lucerne & Zurich Germany- Berlin, Fussen, Oranienburg & Munich
Just for the Fun of It Horseback Riding Cooking Drawing Classes Travel Conferences- Habitat
for Humanity Youth Leadership Conference 2011, AIAS Forum 2011, Environments for Aging 2012, AIAS Grassroots 2012, AIAS Fourm 2012
Why Architcture? Architecture is the enrichment of people’s lives through subtle & thoughtful design. It involves more than buildings but includes our entire environment. The beauty commonly related to architecture is naturally generated in the effort to design a better life for someone because of the calm found in well functioning space. The built environment influences the lives of a vast & everychanging population & is able to move them in many ways throughout time. My hope as a designer is to enhance the lives of my world & the world of tomorrow through architecture.
THANKS & GIG’EM