MICHAEL STANLEY Selected Works
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INTRODUCTION The following works are a chosen selection of projects from the Spring of 2018 to the Fall of 2019 academic semesters in Iowa State’s undergraduate architecture program. Having different instructors for each project, the work varies based on the given foci the instructor wanted us to address throughout the semester, yet there are commonalities between works.
the architecture comes in the form of housing that allows the occupant to adapt and expand, as a background to highlight the individual’s surrounding environment, or an approach to the preservation of history and memory of a site, each project possesses different approaches to societal and environmental issues that exist today.
Within these semester long projects, there are individual interests that exist in each. Of course, it is unarguable that each project must be unique in its own way to address a complex design problem, but as you will see I have also addressed my own foci on this architectural endeavor.
Second, being that architecture is for human inhabitance, the featured projects all attempt to exhibit how occupancy is expressed and celebrated. Coming in the form of either luxurious shared spaces, open communal nodes throughout a complex, or a building that tells the story of a site’s previous society, the acknowledgement that human life needs to be expressive can be found throughout.
For one, I am a strong believer that architecture must adapt as the environment and societal values continue to change. This being said, each project possesses individual strategies to address these changes. Whether
With this in mind, thank you for your time and consideration in viewing the following.
~ Michael Stanley ~
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ARCH 302 | Inner Worlds | Manhattan, NY PERMANENCE AND TEMPORALITY BWBR Competition Nominee Eric Heckman | Michael Stanley
Michael Stanley | 2 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
above: massing within site model context
The city of Manhattan and many other cities of the United States are often criticized for their inability to invite the public into or around their buildings. With the general population continuously becoming more urban and legislation movements ensuring affordable housing in the city, it is only a matter of time before Manhattan becomes a place for both business and residence. In consequence, this criticism of public space in the city
will only continue to grow as Manhattan residents seek for places of leisure, recreation, and entertainment within their lives. In an attempt to interrogate such issues of public space, ownership, and housing in New York City, Temporality and Permanence uses concepts of subtraction, co-housing, public collective luxuries, and expansive units to speculate how architecture can combat these contemporary criticisms of Manhattan.
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original mass
East-West subtraction for farley corridor
North-South subtraction for natural light
alteration of tower heights for further natural light
left: massing process | right: rendering through outdoor portion of farley corridor
Unlike many urban projects that focus on new construction and addition as a main architectural strategy, this project subtracts from an existing 16 story office building to increase urban circulation and natural light. Located between the new major developments of Manhattan West and Hudson Yards, the original building mass is subtracted from to create the Farley Corridor. In doing so, this corridor serves as
a connection and major axis between Hudson Yards to the West and Penn Station to the East. As shown in the adjacent rendering, this main strategy of subtraction seen throughout the project and the integration of the Farley Corridor divides the city block into smaller less densified masses. In result, the given strategy encourages public circulation and increases lighting throughout the site, creating a complex urban fabric.
Michael Stanley | 4 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
Michael Stanley | 5 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
left: rendering through interior portion of farley corridor | right: first floor plan
At a building scale, how the project meets the site is based around inviting the public and promoting opportunies for interaction between residents and the public. As supplemented by the adjacent ground level plan, the first three floors of the building contain amenities such as a pool, restaurant, retail, grocery store, daycare, lobbies and the public Farley Corridor. The location and organization of these amenities
provide a welcoming open expression of glass from the outside, contrasting the previously 1960s brutalist nature of the building that existed before being altered. Also, such concentration of amenities near the ground provides a podium scheme for the building, giving the public ease of access to these amenities and creating a smoother transition for the two-story height difference between its lower East and upper West ground levels.
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conjoined unit
one bedroom
two bedroom
three bedroom
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top left: 7th floor plan | bottom left: unit layouts | right: renderings of luxuries and high line view
To further invite public use of this project, there are five collective luxuries situated throughout the entirety of the structure. Formulated around Lucasz Stanek’s definition of collective luxuries, these spaces include a winter garden, rooftop bar, pool, play tower, and art gallery. These luxuires were carefully chosen to foster aspects of respect, friendship, love, variety, intrigue, parenthood and compromise. Encouraging diversity
of building users and expansion, the building also has an array of different interconnected unit types. From temporary hotel units to two bedroom residential units, the use of unit variety aims to create a unique form of interaction between commuters, visitors, and long term residents. Also, as seen in the adjacent plan, the use of a conjoined door between units allows for long-term residents to expand their space if needed.
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art galleries
pool
winter garden
play tower
rooftop bar
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left: axonometrics showing locations of luxuries | above: jagged section through play tower & winter garden
As previously addressed, the building possessess five collective luxuries dispersed throughout its volume to foster interaction between residents and the larger public. Each of these luxuries were chosen to provide diverse experiences of friendship, love, variety, intrigue, compromise, respect and parenthood. The art galleries were integrated into the building as an ackowledgement to the nearby Chelsea neighborhood,
known for its strong artist community, and to serve as a catalyst for art and culture in the new developments underway. The pool and play tower were chosen to be incorporated into the design to encourage leisure, and to build stronger relationships between residents and the surrounding community. The winter garden and rooftop bar were both designed as physical beacons to express its public access to the surrounding fabric.
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DSN S 546 | Wellness | Ames, IA CREEKSIDE LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY Jiayan Cao | Derek Hansen | Sunghyun Kim | Michael Stanley
Michael Stanley | 12 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
above: render looking Southeast
As an integrated studio between landscape, interior design, and architecture, the studio examined issues of retirement facilities from these multiple perspectives. With needs for retirement facilities on the rise, the demand for innovation in how we design these spaces has become even more important than ever. Possessing current issues in wayfinding, social isolation, physical activity, and connectedness to the outdoors, the
present continuing care retirement community (or CCRC) must reconsider how their spaces affect a resident’s wellbeing. As an attempt to mitigate these issues, Creekside Life Plan Community uses three main concepts of mental stimulation (mind), programmatic nodes of activity (momentum), and physical activity (movement), to promote biophilia, resident interaction, and overall wellbeing throughout its various facilities.
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Michael Stanley | 14 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
left: 1st floor plan | right: main corridor rendering
At a master planning scale, the project focuses primarily on the movement aspect of its concept. As seen in both the featured first floor plan and rendering, a main corridor is integrated into the building’s facade on the ground level throughout the entirety of the complex. This corridor then turns into a walkable green roof on the second floor. With emphasis on a view to the exterior and natural materials, this main corridor
promotes aspects of both biophilia and wayfinding. Bending around an existing creek on the site, the resulting form of the complex is curvilinear and continuous to further promote circulation throughout its facilities. As for the site’s landscape, the landscape architecture was designed to emphasize the movement of water, using it as a symbol for passage of time and to minimize erosion damage already existing on site.
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mind
movement
momentum
left: exploded axon of first (amenity) floor & second (units) floor | right: detail section through shifted units
At the building and unit level, the architecture and interior design focuses on all three aspects of mind, movement and momentum. In regards to addressing the mind, the buildings possess programs of libraries, game rooms, art centers, yoga studios, and therapy rooms throughout the complex. As for movement, the project has a main wellness center situated between the independent and assisted living buildings to encourage
physical activity of all residents. To further visually portray movement, living units are shifted horizontally at five foot increments to give a rythmic feel to the building facade. Finally, in terms of momentum, dispersed throughout the overall project volume is a series of activity nodes. These nodes give a unique identity to each region of the project, and encourage residents to visit each for an entirely new experience.
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Galvanized Steel Guardrail 1/2” Treated Hardwood Floor 2” Concrete Slab 9” Rigid Insulation 6” x 24” Wood Edge Girder 1” Wood Cladding Panel 1” Plywood Sheathing 2x 1/2” Gypsum Drop Ceiling 4” Recessed Can Light 1/2” Wood Plank Cladding 1” RC Sound Isolation Clip 1” Air Gap w/ Furring Strips 1” Plywood Sheathing 9 1/4” Rigid Insulation w/ Wood Stud Construction
4” Batt Insulation 1/2” Hardwood Flooring 2 x 9 Wood Blocking
6” x 24” Edge Girder
1/2” Wood Plank Cladding Ledgestone Cladded Steel Column
1’ x 1’ Concrete Pavers
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Michael Stanley | 18 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
Michael Stanley | 19 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
ARCH 403 | New Monumentality | San Francisco, California HUNTERS POINT MUSEUM & NEW INDUSTRY CENTER H. Kennard Bussard Award and CSI Competition Award Nominee Andrew Miller | Nate Sands | Michael Stanley
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above: main manifesto image
The city of San Francisco has been built on a racially diverse workers culture. With the rise of the gold rush, and the establishment of a variety of industries, the city blossomed into an economically prosperous and demographically rich area. Yet, due to the tech boom and gentrification of the city, this culture that once characterized San Francisco is now fading. To counteract these issues that are currently affecting San
Francisco, Hunter’s Point Museum and New Industry Center aims to preserve a linear axis of both the physical history and digital memory on the Hunter’s Point Drydock. In result, the project establishes a New Monumentality for the site, using architectural strategies of respectful contrast, digital media, and physical restoration to create an unconventional approach to criticize gentrification and social injustice.
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left: form derivation diagram | right: underground tunnel rendering
Historically a meatpacking district and later navy drydock, the site has strong ties to industry. To preserve, restore and celebrate this history, our architectural proposal infilled an existing ship manufacturing building on the site with an organic form. Derived from the existing column grid, the form contrasts the previous interior of the existing building in an attempt to further celebrate the extremely rigid linear
nature that buildings of this program often convey. To further portray the memory and history of the site, the museum primarily uses digital media to tell the story of the Hunter’s Point drydock. This characteristic not only allows for the site’s history to be told through both digital archive and physical artifact, but allows for multiple and infinitie narratives to be told, resisting the pressure of hypercuration commonly found museums.
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Michael Stanley | 23 | 2020 Architecture Portfolio
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left: second floor plan | right: renderings showing various exhibits and their different atmospheres
Rather than using conventional methods of preserving the physical qualities of the building, this project more so focuses on the preservation of atmospheres and societies. As a result, the building functions both as a museum and new industry center with digital fabrication, digital media, education, and outreach programs to help integrate current Hunter’s Point residents into the future gentrified development. In
terms of atmospheres, the project sectionally has three atmospheric zones. In the underground tunnel, the atmosphere is intended to be similar to how it would have been on the site during its more violent eras. On the ground level, the floor plan is left open to allow adaptability for future exhibitions. The second level onward is then left almost completely open for future industry and celebrate the bulding’s existing structure.
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MICHAEL STANLEY Architecture student interested in sustainable practices and well-roundedness as a designer. Great time management, strong work ethic and outgoing personality.
EXPERIENCE Architectural Intern Assisted in architectural graphics and details for projects primarily in the construction documents phase.
Summer 2019 Burns & McDonnell - Kansas City, Kansas
Architectural Intern Assisted in the pre-design and schematic design phases by creating graphics and digital models for multiple projects, as well as visiting a construction site and executing RFIs in accordance with the project architect.
Summer 2018 Wight and Company - Darien, IL
Architectural Intern Field measured and produced existing condition drawings. Design Studies 102 Peer Mentor Assisted first year design students in preparation for applying for their desired professional program.
Fall 2017 Studio Melee - Des Moines, IA Fall 2017 - Spring 2018, Fall 2019 Iowa State University
EDUCATION B.Arch Professional Degree Anticipated Completion: May 2020 GPA: 3.89
Fall 2015 - Present Iowa State University
Sustainability Minor Anticipated Completion: May 2020
Fall 2015 - Present Iowa State University
HONORS AND AWARDS H. Kennard Bussard and CSI Scholarship Competition Nominee
Fall 2019 Iowa State University
BWBR Prize Competition Nominee
Spring 2018 Iowa State University
NCMA CMU Unit Design Competition Honorable Mention
Spring 2018 Iowa State University
Richard F. Hansen Prize Competition Nominee
Fall 2017 Iowa State University
College of Design Dean’s List Awarded for above a 3.5 term GPA
Fall 2015 - Present Iowa State University
SKILLS Technical AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Revit, VRAY (Rhino), Maxwell (Rhino), Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Lightroom, ArcGIS, Sony Vegas, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam
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REFERENCES
Cameron Campbell Iowa State University Senior Associate Dean | Associate Professor | Architecture 515.294.8881 cameronc@iastate.edu
TJ Kim Burns & McDonnell Department Manager | Aviation & Federal 816.333.9400 tkim@burnsmcd.com
Shelby Doyle Iowa State University Assistant Professor | Architecture 540.454.4390 doyle@iastate.edu