architecture portfolio
KURT E. GREEN
KURT E. GREEN EDUCATION Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (Expected May 2017) Bachelor of Arts Major: Architecture; Minor: German Grade point average: 3.886/4.000
ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE Trade Design Studio, Indianapolis, Indiana (May 2014–August 2015) Drafting and Contracting Intern • Produced residential construction documents in AutoCAD • Created fixture and material schedules for construction • Instructed builders on work site • Created walk-through renderings in SketchUp Hammes Engineering, Aachen, Germany (June 2011) Arsenal Technical High School pilot project Drafting Intern • Hand-drafted orthographics • Computer-drafted floor plans for multi-unit residences
AWARDS + RECOGNITION Indiana Architecture Foundation Scholarship (2015) IHLA Competition Finalist (2015) Sabados Scholarship (2015) Dean’s List (Fall 2013–present) Ball State Presidential Scholarship (Fall 2013-present) ACE Mentorship Scholarship (2011)
SKILLS Computer aided design: Proficient in Revit, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros Adobe: Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Language: Spanish speaking, German reading + writing
VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT International Justice Mission, Ball State University (September 2013–present) Chapter Vice President • Administer weekly meetings • Cooridate awareness-raising events Love in Action Children’s Home, Chapala, Mexico (Summers 2013–2015) Site Assessor • Produced exisiting utility plans • Researched history of site and surroundings • Created existing site plan
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE Rathskeller Restaurant, Indianapolis, Indiana (May 2011–January 2016) Event Manager, Biergarten Captain • Meet with clients to determine their needs • Manage staff and assign specific tasks • Coordinate front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house • Inform general management of events’ results
536 Woodruff Place East Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46201 kegreen@bsu.edu 317 600 7740
DESIGN PROJECTS
URBAN REFUGE
Fall 2015 Institute for the Study + Application of the Patterns of Biophilia
pg. 4-11
WOODLAND WANDER
pg. 12-17
OPPOSITIONS
pg. 18-21
Spring 2015 Indiana Hardwood Lumberman’s Association Exhibition Center
Fall 2014 Additions + Subtractions exploring Heavy + Light Forms
URBAN REFUGE
Institute for the Study + Application of the Patterns of Biophilia 4
VISUAL CONNECTION WITH NATURE terraces of greenery
PRESENCE OF WATER
multi-level canal system
PROSPECT
view across dimond reef
REFUGE
isolated, covered terraces
COMPLEXITY + ORDER
triangulated structural system
This INSTITUTE for the STUDY + APPLICATION of BIOPHILIC DESIGN captures FIVE PATTERNS of BIOPHILIA. Each of these contributes to an EXPERIENCE that UNIFIES the EXTERIOR + INTERIOR SPACES. The 12-WEEK DESIGN PROCESS started with the idea of REFUGE from the hustle and bustle of the URBAN CONTEXT of Brooklyn, New York. The institute’s site, BROOKLYN PIER 5, presents a variety of opportunities. Over the course of the design process, the five principles manifested themselves in the five ways ways. The resulting project’s structure is composed of a TRIANGULATED STEEL TRUSS SYSTEM that forms spaces and creates opportunities for passive mechanical systems. GREEN 5
BUILDING APPROACH
UPPER LEVEL
SITE: BROOKLYN PIER 5 UPPER TERRACE
LOWER TERRACE GROUND LEVEL
CONTEXT: DIMOND REEF
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BUILDING AND SITE CIRCULATION
DEVELOPING BUILDING + SITE LAYOUT
BUILDING + SITE LAYOUT GREEN 7
VIEW FROM UPPER TERRACE TOWARD ELLIS ISLAND
CANVAS OPEN
CANVAS CLOSED
CANVAS COVERING OVER TERRACES 8
4’
CONCRETE SLABS
4’
TRANSPARENT GLASS
4’
TRANSLUCENT SET WITHIN STEEL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
MATERIALITY
VIEW FROM LOWER TERRACE TOWARD BUILDING
GREEN 9
BUILDING SECTION
RAINWATER COLLECTION
PASSIVE SYSTEMS
CAFE + GALLERY 10
LIGHTWELLS
THERMAL CHIMNEYS
VIEW OUTSIDE FROM CAFE
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1 entrance
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2 lobby
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3 reception 7
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4 laboratory 5 studio
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GROUND LEVEL
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6 auditorium 7 storage 8 loading 9 restrooms
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10 living
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11 terrace 12 circulation
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13 cafe 14 dining 15 preparation
UPPER LEVEL
16 open to below 17 gallery
FLOORPLANS
18 lounge
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WOODLAND WANDER Indiana Hardwood Lumberman’s Association exhibition center 12
PROGRAM + CIRCULATION 1 main pathway 2 circulation 3 activity spaces
4 retail + cafe 5 education 6 staff
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STRUCTURE
glulaminated half-arches
BUILDING DEVELOPMENT
One MAIN PATHWAY runs through this EXHIBITION CENTER on a CLOSED CIRCUIT. Hardwood GLULAM HALF-ARCHES fan above the pathway supporting its covering and supporting the pathway itself. This system of glulams creates an UNDULATING OVERHEAD PATTERN that drives visitors through the building and its immediate surroundings, POINTING them to SPACES of interest. These glulams also serve as structural support for the entire exhibition center and the training sawmill. Visitors EXPERIENCE INDIANA HARDWOOD as they walk along the path by the movement of the glulams that leads them to the exhibitions and the sawmill. This CONTINUOUS PATH also leads them through the hardwood forest. GREEN 13
BUILDING APPROACH
1 visitor parking 12
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2 employee parking 3 bus parking 4 main entrance
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5 exhibition center 9
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6 presentation area 5
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7 amphitheater
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8 receiving areas 9 training sawmill
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10 log storage 11 competitions 12 managed forest
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SITE PLAN 14
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SPATIAL CONSTRUCTION
NORTH-FACING SECTION
WEST-FACING SECTION
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CAFE OVERLOOKING MUSEUM
8am
DAYLIGHTING
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noon
6pm
EAST ELEVATION
MAIN LEVEL
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1 lobby 2 cafe
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3 museum 4 circulation 5 exhibition
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6 employee
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7 training sawmill 8 administration 9 gift shop
GROUND LEVEL
10 auditorium 11 preparation space
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12 classroom
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13 receiving areas
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14 lecture space
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15 lumber storage
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FLOOR PLANS
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OPPOSITIONS
additions + subtractions exploring heavy + light forms 18
ORIGINAL FORM
20’ x 50’ x 20’ box
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VOIDS
1 hollowing out box 2 shaving off side to offset center 3 creating depthless skylight 4 moving one side closer to skylight end
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SUBTRACTION FROM FORM
DIFFERENCE
hollowed out, manipulated box form
This wall serves as BARRIER + THRESHOLD. The relationship of two oppositions, HEAVY + LIGHT and ADDITION + SUBTRACTION, construct an experience that moves individuals from one side of the wall to the other. CONCRETE is the only visible material. Its ability to form seamlessly to any shape gave this one structure of one material two experiences: HEAVY FROM THE EXTERIOR, LIGHT FROM THE INTERIOR. The spatial experience is a sequence of FOUR DISTINCT PERSPECTIVES. Individuals move through the structure in response to the DEPTHLESS SKYLIGHT. Movement at every point is MANIPULATED by the carved out form of SUBTRACTIONS from the ground and over-arching mass. GREEN 19
FINAL MOVE partition placed within form
WALL APPROACH 20
PERSPECTIVE 1
individual sees illumination inside form
PERSPECTIVE 2
individual sees glimpse of skylight
PERSPECTIVE 3
individual sees through depthless skylight
PERSPECTIVE 4
individual sees exit ramp
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FLOORPLAN
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SECTION GREEN 21
KURT E. GREEN CONTACT INFORMATION: kegreen@bsu.edu 317-600-7740
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Indianapolis, IN 46201
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