ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO LAUREN FORDYCE 2020
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L AU R EN F O R DY C E // B A C H E L OR OF ARCHITECTURE
CONTACT lfordyce@iastate.edu
13500 McGinty Rd E Minnetonka, MN 55305
lauren.fordyce5781@gmail.com 612-741-5781
EDUCATION 08/16 - Present
Iowa State University Ames, IA Dean’s List 2017-2018 3.7 GPA
09/12 - 06/16
Minnetonka High School Minnetonka, MN Dean’s List 2012-2016 3.8 GPA
ABOUT ME
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
I am an enthusiastic and resourceful aspiring professional and student eager to utilize my skills to grow in the professional field of architecture. I am passionate about collaborating as a team, developing creative solutions, and being a friendly presence in the workplace. My strengths include leadership, communication, adaptability, dependability, and being energetic about the work I do.
Set Design Committee Member of ISU Fashion Show (2019) Iowa State University College of Design Peer Mentor (2018) Member of Design Build Iowa (2018-current) Delta Gamma Director of E-communication (2018) Member of the Delta Gamma (2016-2018) Member of Rotaract Volunteer Club (2016-current) Member of Junior Board at Lake Minnetonka Figure Skating Club (2015-2016) Mentor in Backpack Tutoring (2014-2016) Member of Lake Minnetonka Figure Skating Club (2005-2016)
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SOFTWARE Revit AutoCAD
Proficient
Photoshop Illustrator
InDesign Sketchup
Rhinoceros Lumion
Capable
Twinmotion 3DS Max
Grasshopper Dremel Print Studio
DIVA Sefaira
WORK EXPERIENCE
05/19 - 08/19
ID8 ARCHITECTS, LLC Student Intern Assisted in architectural design and documentation for various projects utilizing standard architecture design programs, applied code requirements to design, participated in client/site meetings, researched for business planning and marketing, and ran all social media platforms.
08/18 - 05/19
COLLEGE OF DESIGN Peer Mentor Assisted as a peer mentor for freshmen in the College of Design at Iowa State for the 2018-2019 school year. Provided guidance in choosing majors, career paths, and general counselling. Graded assignments and assisted in programming.
04/18 - 08/18
OASIS SENIOR ADVISORS Administrative Assistant Provided both clerical services and public relations as a means of advertising. Tasks included billing companies, research, data entry, and running all social media platforms for the business.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE 12/19 - Present
SHIPT Shopper, Deliverer
05/17 - 08/17
NINETWENTYFIVE AT HOTEL LANDING Hostess, Food Runner, Room Service Server
05/18 - 08/18
CRISP & GREEN Service Member, Food Preparer
05/15 - 08/16
NOTHING BUNDT CAKES Cake Decorator
REFERENCES Russell Bitterman Managing Partner - ID8 Architects bitterman@id8-architects.com
Bryan Huggins Partner - ID8 Architects huggins@id8-architects.com
Andrew Gleeson Architecture Professor - ISU agleeson@iastate.edu
Ayodele Iyanalu Architecture Professor - ISU aiyanalu@iastate.edu 3
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CONTENTS
THE BACKSTREET
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MOMAI
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MOD
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PRISMA
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THE FRESH DISTRICT
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THE BACKSTREET
SPRING 2019 -- ARCH302
PROFESSOR -- ANDREW GLEESON PARTNER -- JAYA TOLEFREE
As Hell’s Kitchen becomes disrupted by the rapid uprising of Hudson Yards, culture and sociability is being driven out and replaced by deteriorating industry and unwelcoming conditions. The Backstreet is a solution to bring back the importance of the pedestrian and the neighborhood. Targeted toward youth and vibrancy, it resists the unsettling, corporate culture that Hudson Yards has coerced into the community. Small pop-up shops and food trucks sprinkle the plaza, street, and indoor market to allow for a laid-back shopping trip or casual meal in the neighborhood. Trendy restaurants attract visitors to the site while existing local businesses are supported through the growth of the community as well. Extensive green space and plazas promote residents to spend time outdoors and with their neighbors; local bands and bohemian entertainers have the opportunity to perform in the adaptable venue. 7
Relocated Traffic Proposal
Form
By introducing new traffic flows, this allows relief to the congestion of the city while also creating a refuge on 37th Street to become a full pedestrian block. United with this block is the site; built over Lincoln Tunnel, it blocks out unwanted sound and air pollution to further divide this sanctuary from the chaos of the city.
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Circulation
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existing flow proposed flow circulation streets
Site Plan
Programming
circulation community space lobby apartment units penthouse idle space
base: open market restaurant bar public plaza restrooms storage mechanics
restaurant fountain
circulation community space lobby apartment units penthouse idle space restaurant fountain
The two towers offer residents to live in a bustling community with endless amenities; moving up the two towers, space transforms into smaller communities while still exerting privacy as the units face outwards from the site. 8
base: open market restaurant bar public plaza restrooms storage mechanics
The form resembles a cracked geode: from the outside it speaks the language of Hell’s Kitchen, but as the inside opens into the site it exhibits a monumental facade as a representation of the revitalization of the neighborhood
Structural System
Form Derivation
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Base & Landscape Plan
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Lobby Plan
Amenity Plan
Residential Plan
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Apartment Plans 2 Bedroom Apartment
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1 Bedroom Apartment
Studio Apartment
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MOMAI Museum of Maritime and Aviation Innovation
FALL 2019 -- ARCH401
PROFESSOR -- ROB WHITEHEAD PARTNER -- GAUTAM PRADEEP
By collecting, promoting, and preserving the artifacts, stories, and innovations associated with aviation and maritime industries, MoMAI highlights Puget Sound’s tradition of adventure, experimentation, and climate consciousness. Our vision is to create an educational museum with a consistently evolving curriculum of learning experiences and exhibitions— one that is grounded within the context of the past and the broader considerations of navigating humankind’s essential, but complicated relationship with air and water. Through integrated efforts we offer compelling exhibits, unique educational programs, community engagement, and applied research into experimental subjects. Our vision is to create a place and programs at MoMAI that is treasured locally and respected nationally as a vibrant resource for information and inspiration 17
L A K E U N I O N, S E A T T L E
ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH FIRM: Steinhart, Theriault and Anderson YEAR: 1967 Inventive and geometrically complex glulam structure that frames the space with a folded plate facade
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THE KINGDOME FIRM: Naramore, Skilling, and Praeger YEAR: 1976 the largest thin concrete roof shell conc in the world at the time
SHIPBUILDING CREW PHOTOGRAPHER: Wilhelm Hester YEAR: 1900 Timber ship hauls built with lightweight yet durable construction techniques
WSU ELSON S. FLOYD CULTURAL CENTER ARCHITECT: GGLO YEAR: 2017 Influenced by the primacy of the region's Nez Perce tribe, the Cultural Center's form and the iconic roof is a simplified, singular structural element of the natives’ earth-shelter structures
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AVIATION PAVILION ARCHITECT: SRG Partnership YEAR: 2016 Open air space to accommodate changing accommoda exhibits, store large scale objects, and protect from the elements
MoHAI uses inspiration from some of Seattle’s most local and innovative building techniques. These technologies remain important to the culture of the area whether old or new construction.
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The site of MoMAI exists on Lake Union, a destination famous for planes taking off and landing frequently on the lake. It is located on a park which bridges over to the park of its sister museum, the Museum of History and Industry. Restaurants and educational facilities are adjacent to the site, attracting a great number of visitors.
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Underground wall connection from precast hollow core slab on foundation to precast sandwich panel wall
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5-layer CLT flooring with concrete topping connection to typical glulam wall attached to ventilated panel under glulam arch with reinforced steel
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Concrete foundation connection to glulam arch beam with steel reinforcement
Views projected toward lake MOHAI without glare from the sun Ventilation flows from northern air through adjustable, perforated panels throughout the structure
Harsh, southern sun is blocked and filtered by opaque panels to control heat and glare. Northern sun is instead preferred and utilized
The structure of the museum starts with a concrete foundation for reinforcement underground and to protect against the water. glass panels are attached to these with glulam columns reinforcing the planes. Attaching to the glulam columns are large spanning glulam arches each in a variating, yet funicular form. these are supported by lateral bracing where smaller members support the arches and lateral bracing together in an x-bracing. for protection and temperature control, glazing panels are infilled into the north-facing spaces while opaque metal panels protect the volume from the southern sun.
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Interactive exhibit featuring live atmospheric conditions satellites for educational opportunities about local and global climates
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Rotating exhibit space features adaptable kiosks for digital information, hands-on activities, and teacher collaboration
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MOD
FALL 2018 -- ARCH301
PROFESSOR -- AYO IYANALU PARTNER -- JACOB GASPER
As a response to add richness to The Westbrook Artist Site in Winterset, IA, MOD creates an environment that visitors can experience the site in the most intimate way possible. The modular design introduces an adaptable system for any site that responds to the existing landscape for minimal interference. Visitors can camp in modules of their choosing just as if they were to camp traditionally. The adaptable system allows programs within the superstructure to change through time depending on its current needs and to the ever-changing landscape. 25
This simple derivation shows the breakdown from a solid, into lines, then into points to show how these elements would act in a natural environment. These conceptual collages show the interaction with nature when solids, lines, and points conform to nature’s form.
Allows for vegetation to freely grow throughout the architecture 26
Intermittent structures spark curiosity in journey through built environment
Organic forms adapt to the nature around it while expressing solids and voids 27
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Types of structures highlighted in different colors dep
gallery space
Line derivations from the site determine the path through the modular structure both in plan and section. 28
observation decks
cafe space
Section shows structure masses versus circulation path
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bathrooms
storage/utilities
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An abstract system that is able to be implemented anywhere is now made as a physical structure on the designated site of Westbrook Artist Site. The structure assists the program of the site for users to camp and use the water features in the most intimate way possible. 33
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PRISMA
SPRING 2018 -- ARCH202
PROFESSOR -- ROMAN CHIKERINETS GROUP -- ARCH202 STUDIO
Our client, Reiman Gardens, invited our studio to take part in their Kinetic Art exhibition by using the forces of nature as inspiration for our installation. I, along with 76 other students were to consult with Reiman Gardens to create an interactive design for their site. The project was set to open on April 13th, 2018 and we began work on January 8th to make our ideas come to life. Prisma introduces an interactive way to experience the gardens that all ages can enjoy. 35
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The final design of prisma reacts to the site in its form and is a response to the natural forces that inhabit Reiman Gardens. It creates an interactive sculpture that engages all types of people. 37
For the final design, I was personally in charge of designing, fabricating, and building the signage at the site. The design followed the language of PRISMA. 38
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PERCH POINT
FALL 2017 -- ARCH201
PROFESSOR -- REINALDO CORREA GROUP -- JAYA TOLEFREE, ROBERT AGNES, AUSTIN SCHENDEL
As a response to the recently burned down bird observatory at Pape Park in Latvia, Perch Point is designed as a reflection of the site and the purest way to enhance your experience in nature. Our local cedar bridge pulls you through the marshlands, bringing you to beautiful points of interest and rest along the way. Nearing the end of the bridge, the water divides the path and you’re met with a modern and sleek structure that ties elegantly with nature. The balcony provides a complete 360 degree view for a pinnacle of observation. 43
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Lauren Fordyce lfordyce@iastate.edu 612-741-5781
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