MORGAN GUNDLACH P O R T F O L I O
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Project Index District Wellness Center 4 Warehouse Integrated Design Studio Competition Finalist, Merit Award. Spring, 2014 City Brew 12 Ohio Fall, 2013 Building 16 Wells Fall, 2013 Center 20 Gastronomy Most Inspiring Students’ Projects, Merit Award. Spring, 2013 Florence, Italy
Sculpture Gallery 24 Outdoor Selected for Display at the Akron Museum of Art. Fall, 2012
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Warehouse District
Wellness Center HEALTHY GROWS HERE Cleveland, Ohio
Partner Project with Caitlyn Scoville The City of Cleveland is full of hope and opportunity. The story of this city involves a triumphal historical comeback. One that improves the quality of life for those who live and work there. With the implementation of sidewalks that serve a purpose for more than just utilitarian needs, foliage, parks, public transportation, connection to the lake and various forms of agriculture Cleveland can improve the quality of life. This wellness center can be the start of a new architectural language within the city, encapsulating all of Cleveland’s Visions into one location. Project Mission: To create an urban catalyst that promotes wellness through food, fitness, and education. The heart, one of the most important organs in the human body, essentially does three things: brings in de-oxygenated blood, pumps it through the lungs, and then re-distributes the oxygenated blood throughout the body. Bring in, revitalize, send out. To maintain a healthy heart, two things are needed: a healthy diet, and proper exercise. Fitness and Food. To refer to the “heart” also indicates the emotional center of one’s personality, feelings, intuitions, spirit, and capacity to love. Deeper connection.
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IDSC Merit Award
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Food Truck
Cleveland Food Bank
Rent-A-Bike
Ohio City Farm
Community: The agriculture alone on this project will need a large staff, some of which will be professional, but the majority will be volunteers from the community working together towards a common goal. Warehouse district residents will develop a sense of ownership of the building, which will in turn increase their desire to be involved. People will come to the building, leave with knowledge for better well-being, and take this knowledge out into the community. Second hand receivers will come explore the building for themselves, and the cycle would continue. Mobility. The purpose of this project is not just confined to the site in which it sits but it extends out into the city, via people and program. The program of this building has a mobility element allowing for this to be the focal point but not the entire story. For instance: the site links two bike paths together and because of this, the implementation of a bike store and rental facility became an essential part of the retail space.
The South Faรงade at the Greenhouse contains hydroponic trays for growing that rotate in a circuit based on the growing periods of the plants. There are three separate circuits in the five story vertical space. Just outside of the greenhouse is an herb garden that slows down water run-off.
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The West Faรงade is designed for natural light and ventaltion. Operable windows provide fresh air into the space or exhaust out stale air depending on the season. The moving horizontal shades within the wall are combined with vertical panels to provide sufficient shading. The exterior sun shade pattern alternates between a semi-transparent blue BiPV glass and succulents growing vertically to create the shade.
North Faรงade
South Faรงade
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1. Snow Drop Flowers will bloom in early spring along the street level plant wall.
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2. Daffodil buds will bloom and then sunflowers will be planted to grow during the summer. 3. Star Fruit will be ready for harvest. 4. Off-season native berries such as strawberries.
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5. Beans growing on suspended wires.
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6. Planting begins. 7. American Hornbeam.
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1. Flowering groundcover along the sidewalk growing vertically on the building. 2. Grapes and watermelon vines will grow on the roof trellises. This will provide shading from the summer sun. When the watermelons get too heavy for the vine, a net bag will be used to hold them in place.
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3. Sunflowers garden on the roof. The seeds will be harvested in late July. 4. Ventilation direction. 5. Herb garden. 6. Maypop and Clematis flowers will bloom during the summer. The leaves of these plants have been used to cure anxiety, insomnia, and skin irritation. 7. Peppermint, dill, chamomile, and artemisia will grow on a hydroponically watered wall to keep pests such as spider mites, aphids, fleas, other flying insects, ants, and mice away. These will be located elsewhere in the building as well to provide more protection.
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1. Classes begin with graduate students from Case Western Reserve University.
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2. Pumpkins growing on the trellises will be ready to harvest. When they get to heavy for the vine, a net bag will be used to hold them in place. 3. The majority of the plants on the farm will be harvested on the late summer/ early fall. 4. Garlic, ginger, and other small plants with, medicinal uses will be grown in hanging terrariums.
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5. The actual bar in the Bar, Ice Cream Parlor, and the Juice bar will be terrarium containing plants used in the drinks and food.
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6. Pineapples will grow up the columns in the lobby and Âź of the plants will be harvested every six months. Since minimal attention is required, the plants will be reached using the same harness equipment used by the rock wall.
1. Moss on the North façade will retain bright shades of green throughout the winter months, particularly Scottish moss which is a vibrant lime. Small white flowers will bloom in early spring.
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2. The lemons will be harvested in the winter as opposed to traditional summer harvesting. 3. Off-season native greens such as kale, spinach, and lettuce will grow in hydroponically watered trays. The trays will be part of a rotating system that completes one rotation for every growth cycle of the plant.
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4. Non-native tropical fruits.
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5. Off-season native berries such as blackberry and raspberry bushes. 6. Openness of the farm is ideal for winter activities. 7. The indoor market will make fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs available to the public year round. 8. The succulents on the louvers will be dormant in the winter months.
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Light Wells. They provide light deep into the space and are designed to maximize the amount of light. Both have a fan at the top to assist with air movement.
The Greenhouse. The cantilevering of the greenhouses to assure the maximum amount of light will be given to the plants. The cantilever also provides the lower floors with shade.
The Farm. It is an additional level added to the parking deck so as not to remove any parking spaces. Traditional farming methods will be used to grow food.
North Façade. The structure wraps to become the east façade, connecting the urban farm to the roof garden. The bending ribbons are made of 2’x2’ moss-on felt pads.
Section through Light Canyon
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Aeroponics Greenhouse. Plants will be grown in sealed air chambers where mist constantly blows over the roots. These units will circulate around the greenhouse and be tended to at the roof level. One cycle is the length of time the plants need to grow.
The Light Canyon. Brings light into toe central circulation path connecting the main lobby and the farm lobby. The sunlight allows herbs and beans to grow in this environment.
OHIO CITY BREW
Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio
STAGES, LAWN, AND A MICROBREWERY
Mission: To extend the activity of W. 25th St. to the site via Market Ave. by creating a large volume of same/similar typological spaces, capitalizing on the principle of critical mass. By including a single brewery, the project is adding to the large collection of breweries already present in Ohio City.
The close proximity promotes a walkable neighborhood.
This is good for business. Two things that were lacking in ‘volume’ were perfromative stage spaces (not type specific) and open green areas for public use. By incorporating three stage spaces, the amount of performative spaces within walking distance almost
doubles. The same goes for the open green spaces which consist of actual lawn condition, semi permeable moss/pavers terraces, and a rooftop garden that will provide food to the restaurant.
Most of the excitement of ‘Downtown’ Ohio City is located on W 25th St with some extension to Market Ave. Activating the site will stretch the boundaries of this central core.
Closing Market Ave to vehicular traffic will promote pedestrian traffic between W 25th St and W 26th St.
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Lorain Ave/ Carnegie Ave is a direct route to downtown Cleveland.
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The boys have open lunch and frequent downtown food venues.
High density of street trees.
Hold Urban Context
Critical Mass of Bars in a 5 min walking radius
Theater Spatial Needs
One Performance Space Outside
Critical Mass of Stages in a 5 min walking radius
Adjusting for Sun Condition
Tiers decrease visual height; entrances at human scale Critical Mass of Outdoor Spaces in a 5 min walking radius
Outdoor Amphitheater
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Ohio City Brew
Terraces for gardening and the Microbrewery
The Wells Building EMBRACE THE SHRINKING CITY Youngstown, Ohio The Mission: To create a physical presence of the Youngstown 2010 Plan. This plan is designed to make the city a smaller, more efficient place by implementing not only a physical change but an attitude change. This new wells building is smaller than the first, giving the locals the mindset that a smaller, more efficient city is not a bad thing. Encouraging a city wide change in attitude will take time. The program of the building was selected to promote the change in mindset.
The form is subtractive, embracing the changes in the city.
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Existing Conditions
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The upper two floors contain small studio apartments. The “hallway” is wide to give each unit a porch condition. A place where residents can relax outside of their apartment and mingle with other residents. The third floor has access to the roof terrace for outdoor gathering. The first and second floors focus on gathering spaces. The first floor being a public café and bookstore, while the second floor is a meeting space for the Youngstown 2010 Planners. This would be the first space that was dedicated to the progress of the plan and focuses on community education. Natural Ventalation
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A Park Section
Adjacent to the Wells Building is a below grade space where there used to be a building. Turing it into a park would give a safe vibe. The plants will be picked with careful thought on storm water management and the wood path will be created from repurposed wood that was removed during renovations. The design splits the park into zones that correlate with the five areas of Youngstown according to the 2010 Plan. Every time progress is made, no matter how big or small, a pinwheel will be placed in the appropriate area to represent the action.
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GASTRONOMY CENTER
Florence, Italy
OVER, UNDER, AND THROUGH THE CUBES This project explores the conditions created by the juxtaposition of cubes. The blocks are quite close to each other and only ‘touch’ via bridges. The cubes are unique and individual while still being part of the larger complex. The closeness without touching is emphasized by the shift in plan. Due to the ‘only-front-conditions’ surrounding the piazza, this project
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took on a sculptural expression, aiming to exist within the site as its own entity. The four main cubes have different heights to create a stepping motion from the most public areas to the most private. There are four outdoor spaces: one slightly above ground level, one on the first floor, a food garden above the school,
and a loggia off of the tasting center. There are three opportunities to walk directly under a building element externally, and quite a few moments internally. The variety of spaces and paths offers an individual experience for each user.
Piazza Annigoni consists mostly of front condition entry points, as does much of the surrounding area. The open market across the street, the Architecture College, restaurants, even the newspaper building open onto the piazza. The Gastronomy Center needed to be a free object in the piazza, a sculpture, so as not to disturb the people traffic or the functionality of the space. Creating a building from that had movement around and through it was crucial to the project’s success. Front Conditions of Piazza Annigoni
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The faรงade is a literal extension of the offset cubes. A set pattern with modular units is used to create the grid. Transparency of the faรงade is dictated by internal program.
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GALLERY Akron Art Museum Akron, Ohio
The sculpture gallery is an extension of the museum and, as such, it continues the visual and physical presence of art. With areas for display, performance, and gathering, the space is flexible. The museum’s existing “cloud” floats six stories up and covers the original building, the addition and also the outdoor gallery. The new curving form of the sculpture gallery will continue the cloud feel without over shadowing the original metallic form buy using earthier, more neutral materials.
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Existing Museum Front Elevation
Started with a simple, flat plane.
The plane curved up and began to peel away from the surface. It became both ground and roof.
Underside surface can be used for projection art, a planetarium, or film projection.
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Curve reflects sound for good acoustics.
Incline functions as a gallery lawn and concert seating.
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