Portfolio

M i c h a e l

Lima

Architectural Designer

Syracuse University

612.723.0860

mdlima16@gmail.com

Contents Portfolio: Selected Works

College Work Highline Dance Studio Highline Gallery Re-Organize Variations in Urban Surface (With Patricia Cafferky )

Firm Work: 4RM+ULA

Penn Avenue Great River Landing MN State Fair Work

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Movement Paths and Spacial Organization

Green Area Greenscape

Classroom Space Classroom

Practice/Performance Space Space Practice/Performance

Event Space Event Space

Fenestration Glazing Interior/Exterior Space

Pedestrian Traffic Pedestrian Traffic

Back View

Highline Dance

Studio

New York, New York

The Highline Dance Studio uses a peeling of the ground plain to create a layered system of dance studios and office spaces leading up to the highline. Across the highline is HL23, to deal with the relatively large size of this building my intervention keeps a low profile and slips seamlessly into the empty lot and acts as a stitch between the street level and the highline.

Conceptually I wanted to create a path through the building which reveals different layers and galleries as you progress through the public stair system.

Transverse Building Transverse Building Section Section 1/8” = 1’-0”

Longitudinal Building Section 1/8” = 1’-0”

Highline ramp Gallery New York, New York

The Highline Ramp Gallery uses a sloped flooring system to allow access for all up to through the design school into a roof garden cafe space. The continuous floors have interstitial spaces allowing for gallery spaces. With the pancaked floor slabs the ramps allow for slow reveals between floors. Each floor landing acts as a pause in the building where users take a break from their journey through the two towers and have a moment of interaction with the tenants of the school. The third floor hosts a large covered patio space which connects to the highline itself.

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RE-oRGANIZE Slocum Hall Syracuse, New York

This project is an exercise exploring the role of the architect as an organizer. My explorations lead to researching the works of Aldo van Eyck, particularly his Amsterdam Orphanage. The project uses basic geometric shapes to organize activities for the children of the orphanage.

My interpretation refocused the lens of control on making the lives of the students of Slocum more organized and therefore more efficient. The project uses deliberate satire and irony to point out the flaws that exist in any attempt to control the user. To create a new language of motion and stasis throughout Slocum I adopt the usage of basic line and geometry to inform students and teachers alike of the new “rules� of the school and used posters to reenforce and inform people of why this was so important. Additionally I made a simple catalogue to turn the intervention into a product (line) that could be used the world over to create better, more organized spaces. Another large portion of the project suggested that with all of the time you saved with your organization you could use that time to complete simple exercise tasks that could improve both physical and mental health.

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In the left hand column are images and analysis of Aldo Van Eyck’s Amsterdam Orphanage. The magenta Line is a route from entrance to entrance through the corridors, Orange are private quarters for each age and gender, and blue is public spaces specifically highlighting the many “perfect” circular geometries in the project.

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Precedent Analysis Additionally through my exploration I realized that there was a perfect example that was both over the top enough to fit with my satire but also realistic enough that it was a vision that was within a realm of possibilities, This example is WALL-E. In this Disney movie, people use hover chairs on perfect paths to create perfect efficiency in traffic flow. Granted this has a slew of repercussions but for my use it is a great example. In the movie the protagonist (My antagonist), WALL-E enters the system of perfection and messes it up due to not understanding/ignoring the rules of the system. Through this ignorance he makes floors that are off the grid system dirty and there for M0, a cleaning robot, must make a decision, do his job and clean, or stay on the path. WALL-E corrupts M0 and as one piece of the system breaks the entire organizational system falls apart.

This is why, for this skewed understanding, WALL-E is an antagonist. The people in this system are happy and ignorant to the world around them. If it weren’t for their laziness the people could have made some interesting things with all the time they same by never waiting in line, never driving a car, and never using any extra time than necessary.

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The Major components of the Slocum Hall Installation consisted of; walking paths on the stairs with standing room in the middle (A); Waiting rooms at the elevator so they would not over fill (B); Skipping and Hopping exercise Loop (C); Running Path (D); Standing Zones out of the way of doors and paths of circulation to allow for maximum efficiency (E).

Due to the fire marshall only one floor was able to be taped; The locations are all on the 2nd floor

Slocum Hall Installation

Announcement Poster

Elevator Poster

Recreation Poster

Variations on

Urban Surfaces

(Collaboration With Patricia Cafferky) Syracuse, New York

The downtown area of Syracuse is going through a large economic change and it needs office space and public space. In this office tower and retail strip we wanted to set a precedent for Syracuse through the use of green space and renewable energy. The tower uses a kinetic facade system on the east and west sides to shade from morning and evening glare while opening up later in the day to allow maximum ambient lighting in the gloomy city of Syracuse. The southern facade hosts a trellis and interior balconies to mitigate heat gain while still allowing light penetration. The pavilion and amphitheater space across the street is created through a subtraction of the lobby space allowing for a dance studio, on the second floor, to float in the lobby. Through subtraction we bring the streetscape into the lobby and pull the street and green roofscape together through both stair and ramp conditions. The backside of the pavilion houses a shop as well as a covered patio space that is slightly below street level to create a sense of place. Under pavilion and park is a geothermal loop which uses light-posts above ground to inform users of the significance of the park space cooling the tower.

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Retail

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Penthouse

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Cafeteria

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Dance Studio

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Lobby and Restaurant

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Firm Work 4RM+ULA St. Paul, MN

4RM+ULA (Form ‘plus’ Urban Landscape Articulation) is an innovative, full-service, 21st century, architectural office able to execute all phases of the design process; pre-design through construction administration.

4RM+ULA also offers master-planning, Pro Forma preparation, Building Information Modeling, Art Procurement and Technical Installation Coordination as additional services.

4RM+ULA seeks collaborative opportunities to creatively reinterpret and express the urban condition through 3-dimenional form and approach every project through three critical lenses; Sustainability, Technology, and Art. 4RM+ULA endeavors to produce architecture of the highest quality with distinct, well crafted spaces that provide beautiful, stable, and sensible long-term alternative to existing urban building stock.

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Victory Memorial 44th Ave

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Legend BRT Alignment

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Streetcar & BRT Alignment Stops METRO Bus Lines METRO Blue Line Extension METRO Green Line Extension

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Restaurants Medical Destinations Education

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Neighborhood Gardens/Greenspace Neighborhood Organizations Religious Destinations Civic Buildings Recreation Destinations

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Collaboration With Dantes Ha

Penn Avenue Transit Study Minneapolis, MN

This project is a Hennepin County sponsored project with the aim of revitalizing areas of North Minneapolis adjacent to Penn Avenue. Another goal of the project is to reconnect Penn Avenue to downtown Minneapolis and other suburbs in order to promote economic growth. The project also has larger implications about providing access and adequate resources to the people who live along Penn Avenue.

Working along with HKGI, 4RM+ULA is in charge of providing expertise in community outreach and communications. Because 4RM+ULA is well connected in the area, we were able to provide important feedback to the project as well as have a strong on site presence for the project’s stakeholders.

The team has advocated for three levels of engagement for the project; 2D (Mapping); 3D (Interventions); and 4D (Digital integration). My role on the team has been in the mapping and digital integration realms with both drawings as well as marketing strategies and investment plans for the 4D components.

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Great River Landing

Produced for Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative Minneapolis, MN

Great River Landing is a housing development in the North Loop that will serve 72 adults. This apartment building is unique because it will be home to primarily fathers who are dedicated to being good parents, workers, and community members. Apart from housing, the building will also provide specific amenities like classrooms, meditation spaces, meeting rooms, community garden, playground, and lounges to encourage personal growth and communal living. Finally the ground floor of the building will have a large congregational space that doubles as a cafeteria, a showroom for Better Futures products, and office space for Better Futures.

MN State Fair 2013 ECO - House

Collaboration with University of MN St. Paul, MN

Through collaboration with the University of MN School of Architecture’s Graduate studies program, 4RM+ULA has had the opportunity to lead and guide a student designed project for the state fair. In 2013 (the first year of student involvement with the fair) the design problem was to create an 800 square foot home which utilized energy saving processes as much as possible. The conceptual design was created by a team of students during the spring semester and after the semester ended the team of students, teachers, and myself set to work on redesigning and building the final project for the state fair.

After much manual labor constructing the pavilion ourselves the state fair won a best in show award for the most popular pavilion of the year. The building was designed to live a second life as an outdoor pavilion on a community garden site in Frogtown Farms.

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MN State Fair 2014 Materials Expo

Collaboration with zeshan Dawood and payman salehishafi St. Paul, MN

In the second year of the event a new approach was looked at. The spring studio class looked into different sustainable products on the market and were tasked with creating sustainable materials of their own.

The class had varying ranges of success with their materials and four of the twelve students were selected to display their innovations at the state fair. In addition to the student products we also displayed products new to market from actual manufacturers.

The team that I lead during the summer was tasked with creating a display booth that had four criteria; it was sturdy, beautiful, inexpensive, and would have a second life after the fair. Through an extensive design process we came up with a modular design that used two sets of two wooden components held together with pipes that, when linked, formed a large display and when unlinked became four model carts per unit.

The model carts are being used in the University of Minnesota School of Architecture.

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Fabric-Wrapped Acoustic Panel LitePad Eco-C-Tex Absorption Acoustic Fabric Metal Frame

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How can we create a product that will ensure a better acoustic environment for personal and professional spaces, by reducing noise and controling sound? By converting recycled paper into cellulose fibers we not only keep tires and paper out of landfills but also can create a product that increases the quality of a space by dampening ambient noise. With a product this simple there is a wide range of options for the desin astetic such as color, shape, size and pattern. When compaired to other sound dampening products the cellulose product had a lower production cost with an even environmental impact rating.

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16 million tons of that waste consists of wood

PROPOSAL / DESCRIPTION

UPCYCLED SAWDUST PROPOSAL / DESCRIPTION Although many outlets are available for the utilization of wood waste - major emphasis in this study was placed upon creating a use for

t i e s o f p a ni n e l ist iwahl i c s h tcuo d u l ide bse uf o s ecd ui ns e v adr i o uosn a p pfl ii cnadt i o i nn sg.

Sawdust

-Reduce the embodied energy associated with conventional building material assemblies

S TAT I S T I C S / F I N D I N G S

ties of panels which could be used in various applications.

250 million tons of waste a year goes to the landfill in the US 16 million tons of that waste consists of wood

-Provide concrete block, with an architectural finish, to challenge the need for additional finished materials

15 million tons of that wood waste comes from sawmills

Student of of Design Studentofofthe theCollege college Design DIAGRAMS / FLOWCHART

Flour

Corn Starch

Filler

These ingredients combined create the adhesive

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S TAT I S T I C S / F I N D I N G S through compressive forming methods

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Flour

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Corn Starch

Flour

Water

15 million tons of that main wood waste comes fromThe sawmills ingredient These ingredients combined

Corn Starch

Water 2: Experiment

These ingredients combined create the adhesive

create the adhesive 1 cup

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Ben Kraft Tiffany Chen

Solid 1 cupReconstituted 2 cup

1 cup

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4 teaspoon

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- dried the fastest - firm but brittle

Experiment 1:

2 cup

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1/4 cup

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Filler

- firm - allowed for a thinner surface

- dried the fastest - firm but brittle

1/4 cup

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- firm - allowed for a thinner surface

Simplicity

- dried the fastest - firm but brittle

- softer surface - durable - dampens sound

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1 cup

1 teaspoon

1 cup

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1 cup

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- firm - allowed for a thinner surface

University of MN Student Work Experiment 2:

Experiment 3:

Flour

- takes the most time to dry - very firm and durable

- takes the most time to dry - very firm and durable

- firm - allowed for a thinner surface

Reconstituted Solid

Sawdust

Consistency

Student of the College of Design

Experiment 1:

2 cup

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PRECEDENTS / PROCESS

1/2 cup

Experiment 2:

* Statistics found on EPA website about municipal waste and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

1 cup

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Experiment 1:

Experiment 1:

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15 million tons of that wood waste comes from sawmills

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• Can only be used indoors

Shape

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Experiment 3:

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Sawdust

The main ingredient

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Reconstituted Solid

250 million tons of waste a year goes to the landfill in the US

* Statistics found on EPA website about municipal waste and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

* Statistics found on EPA website about municipal waste and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Prescribed:

* Statistics found on EPA website about municipal waste and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Water

250 million tons of waste a year goes to the landfill in the US 16 million tons of that waste consists of wood

15 million tons of that wood waste comes from sawmills

finding the potential structural capacities

tions of bio-degradable additive products that were available to us. starch and water we could manipulate the maluability vs brittle quali-

Corn Starch

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16 million tons of that waste • Rconsists e - u sofe wood / upcycling

ite that could decompose or be composted at end of life. Many of our

-Re-use of building material waste

Flour

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exploring the functional capabilities of sawdust in a bio-resin compos-

o f t h e s a w d u s t c o m p o s i t e ; h o w e v e r, w e q u i c k l y d i s c o v e r e d t h e l i m i t a -

the potential structural capacities

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sawdust beyond biofuel and compost. We were deeply interested in

initial studies focused on

D E S I G N C O N S I D E R AT I O N S

in this study was placed upon creating a use for sawdust beyond biofuel and compost.

We were deeply interested in exploring the functional capabilities of sawdust in a bioresin composite that could decompose or be composted at end of life. Many of our initial studies focused on finding the potential structural capacities of the sawdust composite; however, we quickly discovered the limitations that the additive products held. We discovered that,DbyI varying flour, and A G R aArecipe M S of/ sawdust, FLOW C liquid H A Rcornstarch T water we could manipulate the mailable vs brittle qualities of panels which could then be used in various applications.

We d i s c o v e r e d t h a t , b y v a r y i n g a r e c i p e o f s a w d u s t , f l o u r, l i q u i d c o r n -

Lucas Glissendorf Lucas Christopher Massey Glissendorf Elliot Spronk

f i n d i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l s t r u c t u r a l c a p a c i t i Experiment es 2:

tions of bio-degradable additive products that were available to us.

What is Carbon Neutral Block?

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1 cup

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ite that could decompose or be composted at end of life. Many of our Sawdust

1 teaspoon

Texture

Although many outlets are available for the utilization of wood waste

The main ingredient

1 cup

1 cup

D E S I G N C O N S I D E R AT I O N S

major emphasis in this study was placed upon creating a use for D I A G R A M-s aS / FLOWCHART wdust beyond biofuel and compost. We were deeply interested in

OF AVERAGE INITIAL EMBODIED ENERGY IN AN OFFICE BUILDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF BUILDING MATERIALS

The production of conventional building materials is often an energy intensive process, resulting in omissions that have adverse effects on the environment. Concrete block, otherwise relatively sustainable, produces high levels of carbon during manufacturing.

The use of carbon negative concrete, the reuse of other building materials as form work, and the application of an architectural finish to concrete block, questions the need for additional finish materials, resulting in a major reduction in carbon emissions associated with production of conventional building materials and 63 percent of average initial embodied energy in an office build

Prescribed:

* Statistics found on EPA website about municipal waste and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Corn Starch 3/4 cup

Water

Reconstituted Solid

1 cup

2 cup

4 teaspoon

1 1/2 cup

- dried the fastes - firm but brittle

- softer surface - durable - dampens sound

These ingredients combined create the adhesive

- softer surface

MN State Fair 2015 A New Bus Stop

Collaboration with Amy van gessel and Alex Beane St. Paul, MN

In the third year of the event we teamed up with Metro Transit a long time collaborator with the team at 4RM+ULA to use the resources at the University of MN to design a bus stop that accommodated many of the needs for constrained sites in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The work produced by Amy Van Gessel over the course of the spring semester was heavily expanded on with our design of the final shelter. Our design focused on three major components, small footprint sites; technologic interface; and total electrical independence through solar or wind power.

The final design and construction drawings were produced by myself and focused on a modular system dictated by the size of standard solar panels for use within the structure. The design produces two modules that can be combined into a third larger module. This is the module we produced for the MN State Fair and its later relocation to the University of MN’s campus.

Major Materials: HDPE, Rosco (LitePad), Lumos Solar (PV Panels), RadiusTrack (Light Gauge Framing),

Iteration Exploration

Model Credit Amy Van Gessel

3'-0"

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4'-3"

4'-9"

Wood Platform W/Concrete Pavers

4'-0"

5'-6"

Existing Junction Box

3'-7"

Existing Building Existing Grass

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2'-0"

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3'-0"

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1'-4" 4" TYP.

2x Wood Post, Top and Bottom Rail W/ MTL Cable Infill, TYP.

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Metro Transit Bus Shelter Site Plan

2x12 Joist Ripped in Half 2x8 Joist

Scale: 1/2” = 1’-0”

Ground A B1

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Lumos Solar PV Panel (2)

5% Slope

43”

5% Slope

65.5”

65.5” 131”

Roof Plan 4” 10” 4”

Note: Inquire from Radius Track about construction and fastening methods for channel connection to platform.

2 1/3” 1 ” EQ Metro Transit Bus Shelter Roof Plan 2/3

Scale: 1/2” = 1’-0”

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2x8 Treated Wood Joist With 5/8” Treated Plywood TYP.

Framing Plan

Metro Transit Bus Shelter Framing Plan

M i c h a e l

Lima

Architectural Designer

Syracuse University

612.723.0860

mdlima16@gmail.com