Portfolio

Kansas State University

College of Architecture, Planning and Design Manhattan, KS

Konstantin Gregorian portfolio

Architectural Design Studio 3 fall 2005

A Dwelling for Travis Mcgee Florida Swamplands

A residence for Travis McGee, the main character of a series of crime fiction novels by John D. MacDonald who lives on the houseboat the Busted Flush, is located in the swamplands of Florida. The house consists of three parts, the dock, the main house, and the mechanical room, where all three form an L-shape. The private functions allow the public areas to be placed at the top, where the breathtaking views of the site can be enjoyed.

process

Architectural Design Studio 3 fall 2005

Garage, Gallery, and Dwelling

Downtown Manhattan, KS

The client is a car restoration enthusiast who restores vintage Porsches. He requires a full size garage, a gallery with a reception space to display his work, as well as a residence for the family. All three spaces work together to become a unified whole, while retaining degrees of separation and forming an L-shape for the public areas.

process

1. Garage 2. Lift 3. Entry 4. Reception Area 5. Office 6. Gallery Space 7. Conference and office 8. Outdoor Terrace 9. Dining 10. Kitchen 11. Storage 12. Master Suite 13. Bedroom 14. Living Room 15. Library 16. Family Room

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Third Floor

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Architectural Design Studio 4 spring 2006

Kansas City Exhibition Center

Kansas City, MO The Exhibition Center is located at the edge of the Crossroads Arts district in Kansas City, just north of Union Station, Liberty Memorial, and the Crown Center Complex. The building responds to its context, where the high point of the building mirrors the height of existing nearby structures as it gradually diminishes. The program is divided into four parts: the exhibition space, the support space, the mechanical space, and offices along with the ball room and meeting spaces

process

1. Lobby 2. Exhibition Space 3. Ballroom 4. Meeting Rooms 5. Offices 6. Mechanical 7. Loading/Transfer 8. Storage/Maintenance

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Architectural Design Studio 4 spring 2006

Hollywood Film Institute Los Angeles, CA

The Hollywood Film Institute is situated in the Hollywood Hills West district of Los Angeles, where the Entertainment Museum, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Renaissance Hotel, Kodak Theatre, Hollywood Highland Mall, and Jimmy Kimmel Live Studio are all located within walking distance from the site. Responding to the city, the building is expressed in layers articulated by angled, undulating walls, while the fire stairwells unify these layers.

renderings

1. Mechanical 2. Power Shop 3. Lobby 4. Cafe 5. Bookstore 6. Loading/Storage 7. Exhibiotn Space 8. Screening Room 9. Classrooms 10. Library 11. Archives 12. Faculty Offices 13. Conference Room 14. Administration Conference Room 15. Administration Offices

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Architectural Design Studio 5 fall 2006

Topeka Train Station Topeka, KS

A major influence in the design of the transit station was a model example of a traditional railway station, such as the St. Louis Union Station. All program requirements were within a beautiful stone building and the platforms located near the back was a simple iron arch canopy. Th e Topeka Train Station is organized similarly with all the program requirements occurring within a contemporary concrete and steel building, and a metal paneling sytem with steel construction acting as a canopy for the platforms. The purity of the rectangular prism provided for the form of the building, where spaces were carved from the box.

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1. Main Hall 2. Ticket Counter 3. Baggage 4. Freight Storage 5. Freight Office 6. Freight Service 7. Office Breakroom 8. Office Area 9. Station Master’s Office 10. Platform Control Office 11. Cafe/Newsstand 12. Rentable Multipurpose Space 13. Caretaker’s Apartment 14. Station Master’s Apartment 15. Bridge

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Architectural Design Studio 7 fall 2007

Riley County Historical Museum Expansion Manhattan, KS

An expansion to an existing building. The museum contains a collection of artifacts of historical significance to Riley County. A relationship with the old building is emphasized through the central axis, creating a rectangular prism. Preserving the original, historical part of the existing building as an artifact itself created a dialogue between the new and the old. This dialogue is expressed through contrasting materials, stone from the existing building and metal cladding of the expansion. This contrast enhances, as well as reinforces the original building.

1. Lobby 2. Cafe 3. Gift Shop 4. Temporary Exhibit Space 5. Rentable Space/Meeting Room 6. Loading Dock 7. Isolation Room 8. Temporary Storage/Processing 9. Workshop 10. Administration 11. Private Office 12. Archives 13. Stacks 14. Reading Area 15. Permanent Exhibit 16. Green Roof/Terrace 17. Permanent Storage 18. Mechanical Room

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Basment Floor Plan

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Second Floor Plan

Library

Reading Area

Permanent Exhibit

Lobby

Isolation Room

Temporary Storage

Permanent Exhibit

Section AA

Reading Area Archives Outdoor

Permanent Exhibit Rentable Space/Meeting Room

Temporary Storage/Processing

Permanent Storage

Section BB

Section CC

Site Plan

Workshop

Loading Dock

Miscellaneous Works

These are works from my other classes, problems in delineation and computing in architecture. The latter touched on AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, and Autodesk VIZ. Mies Van der Rohe’s Courtyard House is used for all of the 3-D renderings, except the pavilion. These renderings are compsites, where 3-D images are taken into Photoshop, creating a final image with a sky, ground, people, etc.

Problems in Delineation. spring 2005 marker renderings

Problems in Delineation. spring 2005 marker renderings

Sketches. spring 2005 pencil

Sketches. fall 2006

train station details

Computing in Architecture. fall 2005 AutoCAD

Computing in Architecture. fall 2005 AutoDesk VIZ

Computing in Architecture. spring 2005 final composite