MORGAN NESTEGARD Design Portfolio
MORGAN NESTEGARD Tel : 757-576-5009 E-mail : mnest92@gmail.com
ACADEMICS
University of Arizona Expected May 2018 College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Masters of Architecture American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), Graduate Admissions Committee 2017, Graduate Teaching Assistant 2016–2017, Member of Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Current GPA: 3.85
West Virginia University 2015 School of Design and Community Development Bachelors of Science Interior Design Philanthropy Chairperson of Kappa Kappa Gamma, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Study Abroad Interior + Spatial Design London, UK 2013 Final GPA: 3.92
EXPERIENCE
Architectural Design Intern FixCity LLC 2016–2017 Communicate design ideas via 2-D drawings in AutoCAD, Research impacts of zoning and development ordinances to address project constraints and site analysis, Prepare design alternatives for client review, Liaison between Home Owner’s Association’s and permitting officials for regulatory approvals
Interior Design Intern WVU Facilities Planning and Scheduling Department 2014–2015 Created drawings and renderings for corporate and educational space planning, Visited sites for field and product verification and furniture placement, Aided in the selection of furnishings and finishes of Higher Education Interiors, Communicated with material and furniture manufacturers and representatives
Interior Design Intern Baker + Hesseldenz Design 2014 Created 3-D models from architectural drawings, Visited residential and commercial job sites, Attended planning, scheduling and architectural meetings
AWARDS
SKILLS
Design Excellence Award Spring 2016 Land Ethics Nominated Design Excellence Award Fall 2016 + Spring 2017 National Honorable Mention ASID Student Design Competition 2014
3D Modeling + Drafting Software, Rhino 5.0, Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Typekit Microsoft Software, PowerPoint + Excel + Word Graphic Layout, Organization, Scheduling, Hand Sketching
CONTENTS Museum of Contemporary Art
8–21
2017 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ
Mt. Lemmon Sky Center
22-29
2016 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ
Water District
30-33
2017 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ
Two Way Structure
34-37
2017 | Structure
Residential High Rise
38-47
2016 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ
Internship Work 2016–2017 | FixCity LLC | Tucson AZ
48-49
Museum of Contemporary Art 2017 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ
Congress Street
S. 6th Street
S. Scott Avenue
To provide a space for art to be viewed anonymously, all structure, systems and relating programs will stand separately from the primary gallery space which is not touched by outside forces. Suspended above ancillary programs and buildings, the gallery space will provide ample and diffuse light from a plane that conceals all systems from interior view. The structure will be visible from the exterior and act as a means to define the site boundaries and a way to visually read the building through proportions and massing. All electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems will be exposed to the exterior of the galleries to create as neutral a place as possible to view and understand the art; “the unobstructed white box.�
Broadway Boulevard
N
Physical Model 1/16” = 1’0” MOCA | 9
Site Analysis
10 | MOCA
35 ft tall
6th St.
Site Context
Congress St.
S Scott Ave.
Located in downtown Tucson, the site rests between several ranges of surrounding building heights. The surrounding program ranges from civil court buildings to restaurants and grocery stores. Traffic is heaviest running east and west on the south end of the site, creating an issue for providing parking as the main street is only one way and already provides street parking. Pedestrian traffic is heavier in this area along the south end of the site and the west. The site’s block is greener than others and provides many existing trees and vegetation.
20 ft tall 55ft tall
Broadway Blvd.
N 135ft tall heavy traffic light traffic alleyway
4TH AV E.
Transportation
CONGRESS ST.
BROADWAY BLVD. 6TH ST.
Major Roadways
Streetcar Route and Stops
Traffic Pattern Weekday 8AM
Traffic Pattern Weekday 5PM
Contextual Analysis
Brick
Brick and Concrete
Concrete
T
CONTEXT
Brick
United States Bankruptcy Court
HEIGHT: 55 ft
Retail Shops
CONTEXT
Glass and Concrete United States Bankruptcy Court
HEIGHT: 55 ft
HEIGHT: 20 ft
Retail Shops
United States Bankruptcy Court
HEIGHT: 55 ft
HEIGHT: 20 ft
Retail Shops
site analysis conducted as class
UniSource Energy Building
CONTEXT United States Bankruptcy Court UniSource Energy Building
HEIGHT:HEIGHT: 55 ft 135 ft Shops Design Studio Retail
Program: Civil Height: 55ft
20 ft HEIGHT:HEIGHT: 20 ft
Program: Studio Height: 20ft
UniSource Energy Building
HEIGHT: 135 ft
Program: Civil Height: 135ft
Design Studio
HEIGHT: Court 20 ft United States Bankruptcy
Program: Retail Height: 35ft
Retail Shops HEIGHT: 35 ft
HEIGHT: 55 ft
HEIGHT: 35 ft
Retail Shops
HEIGHT: 135 ft HEIGHT: 20 ft
Program: Retail Height: 20ft
HEIGHT: 35 ft
Retail Shops
MOCA | 11 UniSource Energy Building
HEIGHT: 135 ft
Design Studio
HEIGHT: 20 ft
UniSource Energy Building
HEIGHT: 135 ft
Design Studio
HEIGHT: 20 ft
Design Studio
Gallery Lighting Daylighting strategy stems from curving planes facing north, that capture light and use light bouncing off plane in front of it directly into the light plenum. The plenum also houses other systems, but light is diffused downward through a translucent glass creating a white glowing plane for prime art viewing. Allows for no view to the exterior or exterior sky conditions.
12 | MOCA
Section A MOCA | 13
Circluation Cores Circulation of the museum is pushed to the exterior to allow the interior to be solely an experience for art. Visitors can leave behind the business of Broadway Boulevard and become immersed in a new, separate world. The structural cores allow for exterior circulation for the public and for museum staff to load and unload large art into the galleries above. All cores are dedicated to museum traffic except the middle back core; as it serves as a chase for mechanical connections to be made to the ground. Exterior Stair
Mechanical Core
Museum Service + Loading Elevator
Exterior Elevator
Parking Access Exterior Stair
Exterior Stair Parking Access 14 | MOCA
MOCA | 15
Gallery Structure The structural cores on the exterior of the building serve mainly for circulation to all the different levels as well as structural stability. The form of the building is essentially two separate buildings reacting to one another. The ancillary program in the bottom building rests below the landscape or roof, while the gallery spaces are suspended above it as the floating white box. The structure essentially drove the design to help support the dissociated, suspended concept. A strong structural system allowed the galleries to column free and have no relationship with levels below.
Preliminary Sketches
Underground Parking
Structural Cores
Framed Galleries
Framing of galleries as one massive box allows for a central, open-air service floor 16 | MOCA
A
Storage
Office
Mechanical
Below Street Parking
Kitchen ---
Storage
Workshop
Auditorium
Lobby
Restaurant
Storage
UP
N
Ground Floor Plan
---
A Level 7 127' - 6" Level 6 117' - 0"
Level 5 87' - 6"
Level 4 72' - 6"
Level 3 52' - 6"
Level 2 22' - 6"
Level 1 0' - 0"
Street Elevation
Level B1 -15' - 0" Level 7 Level B2127' - 6" -30' - 0" Level 6 117' - 0"
Level 5 87' - 6"
Level 4 72' - 6"
1
Level 3 52' - 6"
South Elevation 1/16" = 1'-0"
Level 2 22' - 6"
Level 1 0' - 0"
Alley Elevation MOCA | 17
Level B1 -15' - 0"
Level B2 -30' - 0"
Level 7 127' - 6" Level 6 117' - 0"
Level 5 87' - 6"
Level 4 72' - 6"
Level 3 52' - 6"
Level 2 22' - 6"
Level 1 0' - 0"
Level B1 -15' - 0"
Level B2 -30' - 0"
Circulation Core Section scale 1’/16” = 1’0” 18 | MOCA
Systems
UP
Gallery - underfloor HVAC plan scale 1’/16” = 1’0”
The floor separating the two galleries is dedicated to HVAC and sprinkler service. All gallery mechanical services are supplied from the exterior so not to obstruct the interior. Underfloor supply and return ducting are addressed on the middle level, as well as connecting to the ground through the mechanical core. All artificial lighting, daylighting and sprinkler systems are concealed in the top gallery ceiling. Restrooms are suspended from the back of the structure and are only accessible from inside of the gallery. Restroom systems are also connected through the mechanical chase.
MOCA | 19
20 | MOCA
Physical Model
Structural models and physical models all at 1/16” = 1’0”.
MOCA | 21
Mt. Lemmon Sky Center 2016 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ
Mount Lemmon Sky Center will provide the existing site with a distinct and unique experience separate from urban Tucson below. The Visitor’s Center is sited within the undefined horizon zone of its surroundings, horizontally defining the middle ground. The project acts as a means to experience three defining zones that can only be viewed from Mount Lemmon; the ground, the horizon and the sky. The main building stands separately from lodging that is connected by a free-standing path that leads visitors through the three lodging types. The path engages the public by providing scenic look-outs across the mountain and to the horizon beyond.
Sky Center | 23
Zoning The zones of the project are defined in both the horizontal and vertical directions of the site. The outward zones dictate views, while the horizontal zones dictate program alone the site. The building rests in the middle ground of both zones, creating a horizon band for the sky center to rest. The 9 housing units individually address the 3 vertical zones, providing a different experience in each. sky zone
un azimuth
te vegetation
ground zone
iew
buildings on site
horizon zone
winter sun Site Plan N
summer sun
24 | Sky Center
H
Outdoor Cafe
Kitchen Storage
* plan -+5’0” Gallery
Auditorium
Auditorium
Lobby
* plan - 2’0”
Plan 0
10
30
100
N
H Sky Center | 25
Gallery Interior
Cross Section - H 26 | Sky Center
Sky Center | 27
Horizon Housing
plan
Horizon Housing Aperture Catalogue
N
cross section
Housing Each lodge exhibits a separate experience of the site. A personal view of the sky, a meditative relationship to the ground, and a direct view to the western horizon line. Distinct views of site features allow for privacy and relaxation for residents. 28 | Sky Center
site section
Ground Housing
plan
N
cross section
site section
Sky Housing
plan
N
cross section
site section Sky Center | 29
wat er u se
Water District 2017 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ Group Project
Through a network of water collection, reuse and infiltration, a district of commercial and residential program will be visualized. The main objective of the Water District is to employ a Net Zero living situation within a residential sector and bring awareness to water consumption and collection. The Water District will provide a decentralized water system using catchment, conveyance and storage methods across the entirety of the site. An on-site depressed amphitheater provides a gathering space for the local neighborhoods and a flood-relief basin for the local monsoon season that can cause severe damage. Using a network of the surrounding large box stores in the rainwater collection deems the decentralized system successful.
stormwater
irrigation toilet
water demands
garden compost
infiltration graywater
blackwater
return to landscape
low df an
rainwater
The Network
SUPPLY 1,262,158 gallons catchable 118,979 gallons 154,797 gallons DEMAND 213,120 gallons / year residential
surrounding catchment
197,361 gallons 125,378 gallons
227,803 gallons
on-site catchment
437,840 gallons DEMAND 1,049,039 gallons / year commercial
16 residents 322,470 gallons from on-site
restaurant
109,620 gallons from on-site
GARDEN driven by graywater produced
939,419 gallons from off-site
office
demand to landscape
SUPPLY TO DEMAND
SU PP LY TO STO R
AGE
Water District | 31
Site Analysis The site is legally zoned partial residential and partial commercial, which drove the decision to program the district as live + work + play mixed use.
Speedway Blvd Country Club Rd
C-3 R-3
Christmas Wash
N
Existing Conditions
Site Plan
scale: 1” = 400’ - 0”
Currently the site is a neglected paved parking lot, and located within a major flood zone of the Christmas Wash.
The District The rainwater used to supply the on-site commercial program is gained through the network of surrounding big box stores, and the on-site residential water supply is gained through catchment of on-site building surfaces. Each surface employs a roof cricket that directs the rainwater into the conveyance system of the site-planter and takes the water to the amphitheater for underground storage. The amphitheater also serves as an underground cistern for the collected rainwater. 32 | Water District
CATCHMENT
CONVEYANCE
+ roof
STORAGE
+ planter
amphitheater
Amphitheater Use
Preformance Space
Movie Theater
Filled Basin
Stormwater Filtration
District Plan Overflow Basins
Amphitheater Infiltration
Water Systems SE Section renderings and two sections by Daniel Jerrim
Community Garden Water District | 33
Two Way Structure 2017 | Structure | Group Project
The design stemmed from Native American “Hogan� huts that utilize the crossing of long spanning members to transfer the roof load to the ground. The two-way structure was placed under a point load and could not be nailed, or fastened with bolts or screws. Using thinly notched connections and simple dowel pins, the load should travel all the way from the point of contact to the eight legs of the base. The shape of the octagon provided us with stability in standing beneath the loading machine as well as an equal transfer of weight to the ground. We controlled all of the members grain directions and their notch directions to control the failure of the wood properties. The design concept emphasized a simplicity of connections and construction and producing redundant elements that could be assembled in a prefabricated manner; i.e. create all members at once, and then assemble as a secondary process.
Base (LB)
Reinforcing
Level 2 (L2)
Level 4 (L4)
Level 3 (L3) 7” 24”
1.5”
34.25”
35.4”
1.5”
21.25”
19”
Member Catalogue
14.5”
10.8”
4.25” 1.5”
Level 1 (L1)
1.5”
scale: 2” = 1’0”
1.5”
1.5”
1.5”
1.5”
1.5”
Structure | 35
L4
L3
Plan
scale: 2” = 1’0”
L2
Cross Section scale: 2” = 1’0”
L1
R
Base
Exploded Axon scale: 2” = 1’0” 36 | Structure
Failure Diagrams
drawn by Alice Wilsey
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2 Level 1 Lateral Reinforcing Base Bearing Jig
Axonometric scale: 2” = 1’0”
Notch Connection
Notch Connection
scale: 2” = 1’0”
scale: 2” = 1’0”
4”
7.75”
3.75”
Constructing + Testing
32.5”
Test Elevation
The goal for the final iteration of the Hogan was to make assembly as streamline as possible. Creating the notched and pinned connections is what held the structure together when the load was being applied. The failure ultimately happened at the notches because we had weakened the wood.
scale: 2” = 1’0”
Structure | 37
Residential High Rise 2016 | Design Studio | Tucson AZ
Sited in Downtown Tucson, a highrise residence with 120 units and spanning a total of 26 floors. Through evaluation of site forces and surrounding context, the residence building was shaped and molded in regards to its immediate conditions. The small scale of the adjacent neighbors, southern solar exposure and an operable secondary skin provide residents and visitors a unique experience of downtown. Due to the increase in facade surface area as the structure moves upward, a protection from the eastern, southern and western sun was necessary. On the exterior of each unit’s balcony, an operable perforated metal skin acts as a barrier from the busy street below and the harsh elements of Tucson’s climate.
Physical Model 1/16” = 1’0” High Rise | 39
CONGRESS ST.
S
Adjacent Courtyard
S ARIZONA AVE.
Hostel
Retail S 5TH AVE.
Public Courtyard
Kitchen
Lobby
Dining
S
BROADWAY BLVD.
Site Plan
40 | High Rise
N
4TH AVE.
Site Analysis
CONGRESS ST.
BROADWAY BLVD. 6TH ST.
Major Roadways
Local Parking
N
Surrounding Greenspace
2392
2394
summer sun 2394
2398 2396
winter sun
2400 2398 2396
Solar Exposure
Wind Patterns
75’
32’
LOW-RISE 1 STORY
LOW-RISE 1 STORY
19’
102’
80’
LOW-RISE 2 STORY
LOW-RISE 2 STORY
46’
LOW-RISE 1 STORY
100’
civil business social/ nightlife residential complexes transportation
135’
LOW-RISE 2 STORY
Surrounding Building Heights
Water Drainage + Topography
Pedestrian Traffic
Surrounding Program High Rise | 41
Carvingthe Mass For the building to fit appropriately into its site and existing conditions, carving and sculpting of its mass was needed. Starting with an extrusion of the site, the corners holding hierarchy were removed and the facade molded to adapt to the heights of surrounding buildings and solar exposure. Using Rhino Grasshopper, Galapagos tested the optimal angle for solar exposure of the southern facade, which led to the leaning face.
site extrusion
site response
appropriate form
Grasshopper Galapagos
specify points of the mass
connect points to create surfaces
solar exposure tests facade angles
calculates optimum angle
creates new surface
Base Mass Solar Heat Map
Twist Test
TWIST jun 21 1-4pm
TWIST sep 21 1-4pm
TWIST dec 21 1-4pm
Lean Test
LEAN jun 21 1-4pm 42 | High Rise
LEAN sep 21 1-4pm
LEAN dec 21 1-4pm
Step-by-Step base mass
courtyard removal
corner hierarchy
solar response
scalar response
new facade heights
sculpted mass
secondary skin
LOW-RISE HIGH LOW RISE
LOW-RISE 1 STORY
E ST
HES HIG
T
MID HIGH RISE
Formal Test Models
LOW-RISE 2 STORY
LOW-RISE 2 STORY
High Rise | 43
LOW-RISE 1 STORY
MID -RISE
LOW
LOW-RISE 2 STORY
LOW-RISE 1 STORY
Units + Circulation All units in the building are double height, which allows for exterior circulation to be on every other floor. Opposite circulation allows for balconies on either side of the units, creating a front yard/ back yard effect for residents and exposure to the outdoors. The balconies on the street facade are smooth concealing the resident’s, and the interior courtyard allows for personalization and lookout space.
studio
one bedroom
Floor Plan Level 4
Floor Plan Level 5 44 | High Rise
South Section
two bedroom
three bedroom
High Rise | 45
Physical Model scale at 1/16”=1’0” Context Model at 1/96” =1’0”
46 | High Rise
skin extension
High Rise | 47
Internship Work 2016-2017 | Tucson, AZ
As an intern for a small-scale firm I held several responsibilities. Working on projects from residential exterior additions to entire residential plans and shade ramadas, the designs were seen from sketches to completed details and drawings. I communicated with Home Owner’s Associations and researched sites to complete regulatory approvals and codes. The projects I worked on most in depth were a residential facade addition and a small-scale guest house for a neighborhood residence. I created plans, sections, and detail drawings for both of these projects as well as electrical plans and schematic foundation and framing plans. This experience has aided me in gaining insight into the profession through drawing and communication. 48 | Internship
Internship | 49
Thank you.