melissa gaddis
architecture portfolio
table of contents resume
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vancouver olympic master plan
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flint hills craft center
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kansas city crossroads library
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manhattan public library
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manhattan dance center
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cico pavilion
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assorted works
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spine
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melissa gaddis 913.908.3860 mmgaddis055@gmail.com
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
716 Moro St. Manhattan, KS 66502
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE - MUSIC MINOR Kansas State University 2016 NAAB Accredited Program BOHLIN CYWINSKI JACKSON | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Architectural Intern |January 2015 - August 2015 Responsibilities: Worked on High-End Residential, Educational, Commercial, and Civic Building Types BEACH MUSEUM OF ART | Manhattan, Kansas Lobby Host | October 2015 - May 2016 Responsibilities: Worked at the front desk and did a variety of secretarial tasks, as well as, some graphic design projects FIVE STAR PRODUCTIONS | Olathe, Kansas Choreographer, Instructor | 2011 - 2014 Responsibilities: Choreographing dances and teaching the choreography to students. Leading stretching and technique
OLATHE PARKS AND RECREATION | Olathe, Kansas Lifeguard, Swim Lessons Instructor and Supervisor | 2008 - 2014 Responsibilities: Watching over all patrons of the pool. Healing wounds, assisting in medical emergencies, and saving lives. Cleaning the area and setting up for each day. Teaching and supervising swim lessons and instructors.
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HONORS
Kansas State University in Italy Graphic Design Competition Winner | 2016 Myers Scholarship, AIA & Architecture Foundation of Kansas City | 2014 June Millard Scholarship, K-State College of Architecture | 2014 Chimes Junior Honorary | 2013
INVOLVEMENT
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) - Treasurer | 2013 - 2014 AIAS | 2011 - 2016 Women in Design - Historian | 2014 AP Design Ambassador | 2013 - 2016 AP Design Mentor | 2012 - 2016 Alpha of Clovia - Social Chairwoman, Community Service Chair| 2011- 2014 K-State All University Homecoming Committee - Chair Head | 2014 - 2015
SKILLS
Digital - Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Sketchup, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier, 3DS Max, AutoCad, Maxwell, VRay, Cl3ver Manual - Model Building, Sketching, Drafting, Graphic Design
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VANCOUVER OLYMPIC MASTER PLAN Fifth Year Graduate Thesis Work Professor: Nathan Howe
Nathan Howe’s fifth year graduate architectural design studio took on the task of evaluating Vancouver for a proposed 2028 Summer Olympics bid. Our studio selected Vancouver for is aesthetics and it’s realistic candidacy after being the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The site we focused on was the False Creek Flats, a primarily industrial and poverty stricken residential area. The site was determined to be a good opportunity to redevelop and revive and eyesore of the city. The Master Plan was based off of six major design moves; Topography, Salt Marsh, Couplet, Venues, Warped Grid, and the Olympic Park. Although everyone had a hand in everything, included is some of the Salt Marsh information. This was the design concept I had a major part in. Our studio published a book over the entire process and it can be read in the listed link. =://parametricallydriven.wordpress.com/
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TOPOGRAPHY
SALT MARSH
COUPLET
Climate change specialists predict sea levels to rise anywhere from half a meter to two meters by the year 2100. While this threat is not imminent, it still warrants thoughtful planning or a long-term climate-change adaptation strategy. Accommodating the rising sea level and protecting False Creek Flats from potential future flooding was one the driving design challenges we addressed in our Olympic Park Master Plan.
The introduction of water back into the site creates a salt marsh, was a defining feature and driving force of the Master Plan. The site was then stitched together through a network of pedestrian paths weaving throughout the salt marsh. ‘The Weave’ takes shape by establishing paths and connections between locations of importance, which furthermore helps organize and define the boundaries of the salt marsh.
The re-routing of Terminal Avenue was proposed to create a couplet surrounding th salt marsh. The proposal places one direction of traffic on either side of the salt marsh. The decision to create a couplet arose from the need to slow traffic flow withing the site and downsize the scale of Terminal Avenue. This means the rerouting of Terminal Avenue, derailing the current SkyTrain, and creating a new east-west arterial connection to Downtown Vancouver.
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WARPED GRID
OLYMPIC PARK
From a venue standpoint Vancouver is well equipped to host the Summer Games. Scattered throughout the city and surrounding communities, a majority of necessary venues that would need to be built remains. While some of these would be permanent, most of them would be designed with the intent of being retrofitted or removed after the conclusion of the Olympics.
In order to create a better connection to Vancouver from the False Creek Flats, an update needed to occur in the site’s street and pedestrian network. To reconcile with the existing city grid, a warped grid has been used to mend the False Creek Flats into the city of Vancouver. The salt marsh, venue placement and street shapes all play a roll in designating the warped grid structure.
A major aspect to our Master Plan, was how the Olympic Park would look in 2028 and the transformation it would go through to get there. False Creek Flats is currently suffering from extreme underdevelopment compared to the surrounding communities. As the games draw nearer, an emphasis on creating an urban density will be a top priority. Once established, the plan for 2050 will be integrated with the addition of more residential high-rises and office spaces.
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WEAVE KEY Points of Entry Primary Secondary Tertiary
The Weave
Addition of Islands
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Final Salt Marsh Pathways Rendering
Bioswale Section
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FLINT HILLS CRAFT CENTER Undergraduate Third Year Professor: Emily Koenig
The Craft Center is a place for artists to go to connect to their creative side. The site is very beautiful and the forms that were created were driven by specific views that the ends focally point to. All the forms then interlock in a manner that aim them toward those specific parts of the site. The approach from the parking lot to the entry takes you along the length of the building to emphasize its horizontality, and its focus on extending out to the site and all it has to offer. At one point in the approach, you walk under one of the elements and there’s a central courtyard, so you get a glimpse into all activity in each of the forms.
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SERVICE CREATIVE COMMUNITY
Programmatic Function
Focal Points
Material Intent
Site Plan
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Site Context Plan
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Each form has a specific function. There is the community area, which includes the lecture hall, lobby, cafĂŠ, library, and gallery. The creative area includes the studios, critique rooms, and lounge space; it is on the second story in order to maximize views for all studio and critique room spaces. The more private form is the service form and includes offices and the mechanical and electrical rooms. The service form is more integrated into the site. The top of the form
has a roof garden for the students and the maker in residence to utilize as a personal outdoor area for their apartment. The roof garden is also meant to be a continuation of the site. The material of the wood on the main spaces and the weathered steel on the private space is to further emphasize the buildings relation to man-made craft. It is also intended to be materials that fit in more with the site, so the exterior materials do not necessarily stand out. The materials used inside have
the similar intent of the exterior to further relate to the building’s purpose. The interior will still have wood, but it will also include slate as a floor material in some spaces that looks similar to the weathered steel material. It will also include concrete for certain studio spaces so that the craft does not damage the surrounding space. The slate material and wood will continue to any exterior spaces to create an interiorexterior relationship.
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Exterior Courtyard Rendering
Craft Center Section Perspective
The Intersection of Programmatic Elements
Studio Lounge Area
West Elevation
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KANSAS CITY CROSSROADS LIBRARY Undergraduate Fourth Year Professor: Genevieve Baudoin
The Kansas City Crossroads library was a project that challenged the definition of library and the future of public transit in Kansas City. The parking garage was to be imagined as a future expansion to the library. Downtown Kansas City area has an event called First Fridays, that brings in all kinds of artists, performers, and artisans. With this event in mind, the library also faced an additional challenge of engaging the First Fridays artists crowds at night.
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Roof Real 38' - 0"
3/4” Hardwood Flooring
Level 4 30' - 0"
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Double Angle Connection-Bolt Weld L4x3x5/16
Steel Vierendeel and Bear Truss Steel Bar Joist 14” - VCT on Concrete
3” LW Concrete on 2” Metal Decking
Bolt PPM-L w/ Two Ribbed Bar 22/L
Parking 2 18' - 0" Level 3 17' - 0"
Steel Bar Joist 14”
Steel Bolt
Level 2 10' - 0" Parking 1 9' - 0"
2” Corten Steel Steel Framing
Level 1 0' - 0"
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Drainage Panel
2” Rigid Insulation Modular Block
Filter Fabric
Concrete Footing
Basement -9' - 0"
Wall Section
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Library Lobby
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First Floor Second Floor Third Floor Fourth Floor
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Fiction Shelving and Media Shelving
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Children's Reading Area
Cafe
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Back of House
Adult Reading Area
Lobby and Temporary Stacks
Children's Shelving
Meeting Room
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Outdoor Community Space
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MANHATTAN PUBLIC LIBRARY Undergraduate Third Year Professor: Emily Koenig
The Manhattan public library site had many views to frame. My concept revolved around the framing of these views to keep library visitors enjoying the outdoors even while inside reading. I took advantage of these views through the abstract form of my building and through the specific places and angles I placed the windows at. The form is a dynamic piece that interacts with its surroundings.
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Diagrammatic Program Plans
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East Elevation
West Elevation
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MANHATTAN DANCE CENTER Undergraduate Third Year Professor: Bruce Wrightsman
The initial concept of the Manhattan Dance Center started with analyzing the basics of dance, breath, and conversation. From there, the architecture became apparent through the thought of literal choreographed movements in dance. Then specific types of movement were chosen that related not only to choreographed dance, but also to feasible movement in architecture. The Manhattan Dance Center is a choreographed movement through space for the public and dancer visiting, and is meant to give people a physical feeling of the beauty that is dance.
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Choreographed Points Hybrid Drawing
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5th Floor
4th Floor
3rd Floor
2nd Floor
1st Floor
Basement
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CICO PAVILION Undergraduate Second Year Professor: Michael Gibson
A simple one week project that was meant the challenge our rendering skills. The Cico Park Pavilion was set in Cico Park in Manhattan, Kansas. The project was supposed to function as temporary gallery to traveling works. My take on the pavilion was to make it a unique sculptural art piece in itself.
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ASSORTED WORKS The following pages are a collection of my physical modeling skills in various projects from my professional career (right) and academic career. It also includes my graphic design project that was chosen as the new Kansas State University in Italy logo and branding.
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Texas Music Center
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Flint Hills Craft Center
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Outside Back Cover
Outside Front Cover
Inside Back Flap
Inside Front Flap
Inside Back Bottom Flap
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Inside Front Bottom Flap
November 3, 2015 Serena Croce Program Manager Palazzo Simoncelli Piazza del Popolo, 18 05018 Orvieto (TR) Italy Dear Serena, Ximinctum hitibus, aliquia tquiam, cum essediatinus voluptatur? Maio optaquiate consene nonsequ aectem. Nem del modio blaut ma veligent idipsunt licium quid et perspernam quod esciis voloreri nobisquae. Parchit atemquo occabo. Nias inis eatem hilit, num cone veles dolorep eruntur? Esedigenis a que nat. Sunt.
Kansas State University came to the graphic design graduate seminar in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design looking for branding ideas for the new abroad college program, Kansas State University in Italy. Each student designed individual logos. Then we were asked to create an envelope, business card, letterhead, and folder. My design is based off of the rose windows in Italy. The design was chosen as the competition winner and will be used as the new design for all Kansas State University in Italy items.
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Lynn Ewanow, Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Director of International Programs 212 Seaton Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-2902 (785)532-5047 fax: (785)532-6722 ewanow@k-state.edu
212 Seaton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-2902 | (785) 532-5047 | fax: (785) 532-6722 | ewanow@k-state.edu
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SPINE Fifth Year Graduate Thesis Work Professor: Nathan Howe
The SPINE is a parametrically driven seating element designed by Nathan Howe’s graduate architecture studio. Kansas State University’s College of Architecture Planning and Design was moved to a new swing space, APD West, while Seaton Hall went under construction. The studio found that the swing space was seriously lacking in seating and decided to tackle the task of making APD West feel more like home.
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(Left) The process consisted of a series of experiments with construction for the structural piece of the seating element. Additionally, there was a series of fabrication testing done to find what would work best as a comfortable seating material. I primarily worked in the constructing of the seating material and sewing part of the project. The studio determined that outdoor fabric would best to use. Fortunately I have years of sewing experience and was able to assist in this part of the process. (Right) The series of drawings to the right represent the layers of the s-curve that the studio came down to choosing. The s-curve allows for two-sided seating. The design was largely informed by a grasshopper rigging. The rigging allowed students to create curves with control points and allowed the adjustment of the control points to change the dynamic of the design. The rigging informed us how the structural pieces went together and how the fabric should be cut.
Control Curves
Bottom Curves
Grasshopper Rigging with Seating Heights and Angles Grasshopper Seating with Rigging Heights and Angles
Final Product with Fabric Skin Added on Top
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melissa gaddis
mmgaddis055@gmail.com 913.908.3860