Morgan Tade
Design Porfolio
A Little About Me Hi. My name is Morgan Tade. I am currently in my fourth year of the Masters of Architecture program at the University of Kansas. I pride myself on my creativy and hardwork ethic. While attending KU, I have tried to get involved on campus in anyway I can. My biggest involvements have been serving as the student liaison on the Dean’s 5 year Review Committee, and two vice president positions on the KU Student Endowment Board.
Related Course Work Architecture Foundations I, II Architectural Design I, II, III, IV, V Comprehensive Design Studio Natural Forces Structures I, II Environmental Systems I, II Building Technology I, II Site Planning History of Architecture [Three Semesters} Theory of Architecture Programming and PreDesign History of Urban Design REVIT LEED Introductory Course
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Education University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | Masters of Architecture | Minor in Business Intended Graduation | May 2015 Andale High School | Andale, KS | Class Valedictorian| Graduation| May 2010 Spent summer studying abroad in Siena, Italy - through the University of Kansas.
Skills Programs Design
AutoCad | ArchCad | Revit | Google Sketchup | Rhino | Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop| Adobe InDesign| Microsoft Office | Lumion Graphic Presentations | Model Building| Hand-Drafting | Laser Cutting | Sketching
Involvment Served on Dean’s 5 year Review Committe Student Endowment Board Vice President of Media and Marketing Vice President of Special Events AIAS Club Member Habitat for Hummanity
2013-14 2012-Present
National Society for Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) 2010-13 Special Olympics Volunteer
2009-11
Summer Bible School Leader
2009-12
2011-Present 2006-13
Student Union Activites (SUA) 2013 Films Committee Member
Work Experience Northwest YMCA | Lifeguard | Wichita,KS | 2009-Present Noodles & Company | Ambassador | Lawrence,KS | 2012
Morgan Tade
morgan_tade@yahoo.com 316.308.6424 2
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The Forum
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Public Library
Museum of Craft and Design
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Ruins’ Protective Cover
Facade Study
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Freehand Drawing
Interactive Installation
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Photography
Glassblowing Workshop
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Contents
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“One day, and probably soon, we need some recognition of what above all is lacking in our big cities: quiet and wide, expansive places for reflection....buildings and sites that would altogether give expression to the sublimity of thoughtfulness and of stepping outside.� -Fredrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science
Located in a ‘proposed’ Crossroads District of Kansas City, MO, this building serves as an Athenæum to the neighborhood. It is a public place meant to welcome and enrich the lives of people who use the space. This design houses an auditorium for neighborhood events, a book collection and residential apartments to promote a mixed use building environment. Across the pedestrian boulevard, is a large communal plaza for the proposed Crossroads district. In an attempt to pull a plant element into the building, the facade is nearly completly composed of wooden planters holding plants that are both æsthetically appealing and functional, serving as shade and wind blocks for the outdoor balcony area behind them.
The Forum
Crossroads District Kansas City, MO
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The first part of the project was to redesign the Crossroads District in order to utilize the unused space, form an environment more conducive for living and working and to foster a spirit of pedestrian-friendliness. Larger sidewalks were added to every street, along with accessible bike paths. Mass transit - such as a light rail and a trolley - were added to major streets to encourage people to park their cars and use the mass transit instead.
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Site Plan with transportation overlay
The residential areas all have their own balcony with access to planters, which would allow them to cultivate gardens for their own needs.
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A meditation space - attached to the library - serves as a place for people to escape and relax, while being able to look out over the plaza and the city around them.
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Breaks in the pattern of planters occur where important views can be seen (on the South side towards the plaza and on the Northeast corner towards Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts).
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On the top floor, a communal space for the residents is found, with a shaded steel canopy.
Egrees Diagram
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1. Steel angle fastened with screws 2. Perforated steel plate 3. Drainage pipe (perforated where in contact with soil) 4. 1” Oak decking 5. 2” x 5 1/2” Wood Joist 6. 1’ Steel beam 7. Wooden planter 8. Zinc protective coating
The wooden planters are supported by a steel trellis. Not only dœs this supply structural support, but it also offers a support for vine plants - such as tomatœs. A perforated tube runs through the steel trellis, and carries water, by the force of gravity, to all the planters within the facade system.
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This museum - located in the Dallas Arts District - houses many handcrafted art pieces, such as pottery and glass. With this in mind, the archetype of this building is meant to be that of a mound. A protective structure emerging from the earth to house and hold these handmade objects. When entering, a person has the experience of going into the ground and then gradually rising up as they walk through the galleries.
Museum of Craft and Design Dallas Arts District, TX
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1. Membrane Take Over Parapet 2.Joint Filler and Gun Grade Sealant 3. Air Seal 4. Air Seal - Continuous Bead of Gun Grade Sealant 5. PIR Board Insulation 6. Parapet Coping 7.Water Vapor Shield 8. Roof Paving 9. Roofing Sheet 10. Insulation 11. Light weight Concrete 12. Steel Decking 13. Fastener 14. Steel Rail 23. Steel Beam 24. Marine Grade Plywood Paneled Ceiling 25. Benchmark Karrier Panel - Vertically laid Thickness to meet U value 26. Rigid Insulation 27. Crushed Rock 28. Earth 29. Natrual Maple Wood Flooring 30. Ground Floor Conrete Slab 31. Concrete Footer 32. 4� diameter perforated drain pipe 15. Aluminum Top Hat - Bedded on Sealant Tape 16. Corten Steel Interlocking Panels 17. Vertical C-channel 18. Fiber Glass Vapor Barrier 19. Internal Drip Flash - sealed to external flashing 20. External Drip Flash with sealed joints 21. C-channel 22. Steel Mortise and Tenon Joint
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The terraced landscape leading down to the museum entrance is surrounded by a likewise terraced water feature, that acts to cool the outdoor environment in the hot Dallas climate.
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Flora Street Elevation
The only part of the museum that is accessible at sidewalk level is the cafe space, which over looks plaza below.
Olive Street Elevation
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Each floor in the gallery space pulls back a little farther from the next creating a dynamic space that allows visual connection between all the levels. All the galleries are open to each other, while being closed to the outside. This strengthens the internal focus of the building.
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This design study invited us to explore the different qualities and abilities of metal when used in a facade design. This design stemmed from the idea of weaving and origami. The ability of each metal panel to fold into a horizontal sun shade and then back into a vertical window cover was influenced by origami. The perforations and textures of each panel was designed by the inspiration of weaving. The textured lining on the panel facades gœs in different directions across the panels, and at different density gradients, in order to make the surface of the panel less reflective, as well as to give the lines the appearance of weaving around the perforations.
Facade Study
Design and Build: Part 1
Different design options were tested on ability to operate, practicality in manufacturing, and sun shading.
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integrated systems shading system
folded/unfolded
variable control
sliding mechanism
light filter
joints/hinges
material perforation development texture/folding
light studies grasshopper rhino model
Once a basic design had been chosen, the mechanics and ĂŚsthetic qualities were explored further through sun tests, and prototype developments to develope the structure and movement of the panels.
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Initial folded surface
Rectangle perforations cretaed to let in light.
Small hinge joints were applied at the middle points of the panel to allow the bending motion.
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A gradiant of surface lines was created to give the panel texture.
Tabs were added to the middle of each perforation for structural support.
Folding motion allows the panel to become a sun shade.
The panels were designed to all slide as one, but different intervals (depending on the amount of sun they would receive on the building). A simple ball and track mechanism would allow the panels to slide up and down.
U-Channel acts as connection between pod and structure
Top of pod attached to stationary aluminum bar and bottom hinged to moving slider
Balls allow channel to slide along a track
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This interactive design installation was made in collaboration with Zahner Metal Company. It intended to explore spatial qualities, and interactions with students. Instead of just being a metal facade, it became an outdoor space that could be inhabitated and occupied. Wooden benches were designed to be cohesive with the metal part of the installation, and with intentions to draw students to use the benches on breaks in-between classes. Due to the intention to make the benches out of wood - in order to be more comfortable to sit on, more cost efficient and to contrast the metal fins behind it - the greatest challenge was how to make the wood bend.
Interactive Installation Design and Build: Part 2
Cutting perforations in the wood, in an overlapping pattern, weakened the wood to the point of allowing it to bend, yet not letting the wood break.
Four profiles were customized for each chair that made up the bench. These were then attached to each other by a 2�x2� wood stud that slid through a notch in all four profiles. 29
The back support of the chairs was the metal fin structure. It was a self-supporting structure due to the curving s-shape of the installation. 30
Perforations were designed on the half of the installation that Zahner manufactured. The pattern of perforation patterns were horizontal strips - to mimic those found on the benches - and the pattern was determined by a Grasshopper (plugin for Rhino) definition.
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LED strip lighting was incorporated into the design and were attached to the inside of each fin, controlled by an ARDUINO chip. This chip allowed the lights to dim as the natrual light brightened. Eventually turning off during the day.
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The site of this glassblowing workshop is downtown Lawrence, KS, right off of the main street. This is a very walkable and pedestrian friendly area, so the pulsing facade is meant to activate the buidling and engage people at the pedestrian level. The ‘movement’ in the facade is also meant to reflect the quality of heated glass - how the form constantly changes as it is heated and formed. The walls move in and out at different intervals to create this appearance of being in motion and changing.
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Glassblowing Workshop Downtown Lawerence, KS
The second floor has a mostly opaque facade in order to maintain the privacy of the residence above. The majority of the light in the residence comes from indirect light.
Level One
North Elevation
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The facade is the most transparent on the lower level, this is to activate the building at the pedestrian level, and also to allow for the shop inside to display the works of art that have been made in the glassblowing studio.
When the brick wall is pushed out, this creates opportunities for indirect light to enter the building, or an opening - such as a door - to occur. 36
The site of this Library is downtown Lawrence, KS, right off of the main street. Since this is a very walkable and pedestrian friendly area, the goal of the design was to create an open and inviting space. This library is open both to the outside plaza designed around it, as well as an open interior with atrium spaces that cut through all the floors and connect them visually. This creates a very dynamic interior and exterior space. The use of heavy and light architectural materials on the exterior is used to represent the functions happening in that part of the building. For examp;le, the heavier elements conceal more private parts of the building, while the windows reveal the public areas.
Public Library
Downtown Lawerence, KS
Site Plan
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Site Elevation
East Elevation 40
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North Elevation
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The Pecos Ruins are located near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Subject to weathering and harm from the outdoor elements, this project was meant to create an enclosure that would preserve the site. This is a long span metal structure that uses tinsel construction. The steel frames are a series of unfinished arches, that are able to resist the force of gravity by the wires that are in tension and anchored to into the earth behind them. Draping across the structure is an earth tone polyseter fabric. The structure is designed to be mound shaped and give the appearance of emerging from the Earth to hold and protect the ruins.
Ruins’ Protective Cover Protecting the Pecos Ruins in New Mexico
Site Plan
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West Elevation
North Elevation
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Freehand Drawing Visual Journaling
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Photography
Photos from around the world
Gruntdvig’s Church Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Harbor Copenhagen, Denmark
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The City Streets Copenhagen, Denmark
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Piazza del Campo Siena, Italy
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Timpeto Rome, Italy
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St. Peter’s Baldacchino Rome, Italy
The Canals Venice, Italy
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Vestamager Copenhagen, Denmark
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Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The Louvre Paris, France
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Thank You Morgan Tade
morgan_tade@yahoo.com 316.308.6424