Morgan Tade
Design Porfolio
A Little About Me Hi. My name is Morgan Tade. I am currently in my fifth year of the Masters of Architecture program here at the University of Kansas. I pride myself on my creativity and hard work ethic. I have spent the past year in two separate internships - one during the summer, and the current one during the school year. Through these great opportunities, I have had exposure to real world scenarios and designs, gaining technical knowledge in the architectural field and the various computer programs. Since being here at 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. These experiences served to strengthen my organizational, time management, and leadership skills that I will use in the real world.
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
Education University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | Masters of Architecture | Minor in Business Intended Graduation | May 2015
Work Experience
Andale High School | Andale, KS | Class Valedictorian| Graduation| May 2010 Spent summer studying abroad in Siena, Italy - through the University of Kansas. LEED GA HJM Architects, Inc. | Intern | Kansas City, MO | 2014 Clark|Huesemann | Intern | Lawrence, KS | 2014- Present Both internship involved working with AutoCad for things such as construction documents, reflected ceiling plans, and floor plans, model building in Revit and SketchUp, and diagramming and graphics using Adobe products.
Northwest YMCA | Lifeguard | Wichita,KS | 2009-Present Noodles & Company | Ambassador | Lawrence,KS | 2012
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
2011-Present 2006-13
Student Union Activites (SUA) 2013 Films Committee Member National Society for Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) 2010-13 Special Olympics Volunteer
2009-11
Summer Bible School Leader
2009-12
Morgan Tade LEED GA
morgan_tade@yahoo.com 316 308 6424
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Denver Arts Center
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Public Library
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Museum of Craft and Design
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Interactive Installation
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Contents
Design Porfolio
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At the edge of the Santa Fe Arts District, my museum was located on the corner of 7th Street and Santa Fe Drive. This provided advantageous opportunities in terms of accessibility and cultural connectivity. Sitting in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Santa Fe Drive sits in the crossroads of industrial and contemporary styling, a culmination that contributes to the overall cultural and aesthetics of space. The neighborhood showcases a layering of various elements, from numerous ethnicities represented to the building materiality and textural qualities within it. Ultimately creating a “patchwork� of culture and a complex and unique urban fabric, which is highlighted best along Santa Fe Drive. I saw this unique complexity as an opportunity, hoping to showcase this mix of cultures and building qualities within the museum’s design, utilizing a mix of repurposed materials and colors as well as displaying industrial and contemporary-based artworks within the space. Calling for an outdoor area, the program allows us to explore different iterations of this program element, as I envisioned a public space that feels accessible to all pedestrians and residents of the area, not restricted to solely the art center visitors. I hoped to incorporate different levels of containment, allowing for a multi-seasonal outdoor environment throughout the year. Overall, this project strives to reveal and expand upon the essence of the arts district and neighborhood, maintaining its unique sense of place.
Denver Arts Center
Santa Fe Arts District Denver, CO
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Sitting at the corner of 7th Street and Santa Fe Drive, the Denver Arts Center appeared to be at the crossroads of industrial and modern. I chose to highlight this fact with the choice of building materials. At ground level, concrete is mainly used. It is to visually represent the ‘gritty’ parts of the neighborhood and surrounding industrial areas. The gallery spaces are then encased in a cor-ten steel rain screen system, and this was meant to represent the more modern aspects of the neighborhood.
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1. Double pane glass 2. Thermopane roof glazing 3. Vent/smoke extract aluminum 4. Roof drain 5. Counter flashing 6. Parapet coping 7. Membrane over parapet 8. Vertical 8” Stud 9. 8“ metal stud 2’ o.c. 10. Vapor barrier 11. Rigid insulation 12. Vertical aluminum top hat 13. Interlocking corten panels 4’x8’ 14. Fasteners 15. Wall construction: 2 layers 5/8” gypsum board 2” plywood 3.5” metal studs 2’ o.c. 16. Vertical running HVAC 17. 8” cast-in-place, board form, concrete walls 18. 2 layers 5/8” gypsum board, backed with 2” plywood 19. 6” one-way concrete floor slab (14“ total) with 2” leveling layer, polished finish 20. Metal flashing 21. 8” metal studs 2’ o.c. 22. 8” cast-in-place wall 23. 5/8” gypsum board 24. Sealant with backer rod 25. Aluminum trim 26. Drip edge 27. Hydraulic ram 28. Folding panel door (corten steel) 29. Hanging track lighting 30. Double glazing glass in aluminum frame 31. Floor construction: 2” Wood flooring 1.5” Decking 6” one-way concrete floor slab 32. Garage type bulb stop 33. Cement sidewalk 34. Earth 35. Gravel 36. Drainage mat faced with filter fabric 37. Rigid insulation 38. 2 layers 5/8” gypsum board 39. HVAC 40. Sprinkler system 41. Pendant lighting 42. Floor construction: 2” Wood flooring 1.5” Decking 4” Concrete slab 3” Rigid Insulation
ROOF ASSEMBLY 12- Rigid Insulation (sloped) 3 4- 6” Insulation 5- Track Lighting 6- 8” Metal Studs (2’ apart) 7- 5/8” Gypsum Wall Board 8- Sealant and Backer Rod TERRACE ASSEMBLY 9 - 2” x 4’ Pavers 10- 12“ Drain 11- 8” - 12” Sloped Rigid Insulation 12- Interlocking Corten Panels (4’ x 8’) 13- 5/8” Gypsum Wall Board (2 layers) 14- 2” Plywood backing 15- 4” Metal Studs (2’ apart) 16- 8“ Metal Studs (2’ apart) 17 - Rotating Wheels 18- Aluminum Flashing 19- 1” Gypsum Wall Board 20- Recessed Outdoor Light (battery-operated) 21- 8” Bottle Wall assembly -glass bottles clamped between two metal die-cut sheets ,then encased in glass 22- 2“ Polish Finish Concrete Leveling Layer 23- 6” One-way Concrete Slab (14” total) 24- Pendant Lighting 25 26- Gravel 27- FLOOR ASSEMBLY (basement) 2” Wood Flooring Vapor Barrier Concrete Footing 28- Perforated Drainage Pipe
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;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.â&#x20AC;? -Fredrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science
Located in a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;proposedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Crossroads District of Kansas City, MO, this building serves as an Athenaeum 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 aesthetically appealing and functional, serving as shade and wind blocks for the outdoor balcony area behind them.
The Forum
Crossroads District Kansas City, MO 4
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.
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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 does this supply structural support, but it also offers a support for vine plants - such as tomatoes. 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. 4â&#x20AC;? 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.
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 goes 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 aesthetic qualities were explored further through sun tests, and prototype developments to develope the structure and movement of the panels. 34
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 2â&#x20AC;?x2â&#x20AC;? wood stud that slid through a notch in all four profiles. 39
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. 40
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 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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My professional experience includes a 3 month long internship with HJM Architects from May, 2014 - July, 2015, and a 10 month long internship with Clark | Huesemann from August, 2014 - May, 2015. Through both opportunities I worked on a variety of projects, ranging from residential and commericial to master planning and educational work. Some tasks I completed include: - Working on Construction Documents, Redlines, etc. - Measuring existing buildings, and producing As-Built drawings in both Revit and AutoCAD. - Building models in both Revit and Sketchup - Producing Renderings for Client Meetings - Producing marketing material, and portfolio work for job applications - Involved in client meetings (presenting and sometime leading meetings with the client) - Attended Site Visits Overall, these experiences has been very positive for me. Both firms I worked in were smaller, so I learned to take on more responsibility, as well as manage my time. From this I have developed the ability to juggle many tasks at once. From my experience, I have found this to be a very critical trait. When deadlines are approaching - sometimes for many projects at once - it is important to have that flexibility to move between tasks, and be efficient in my work.
Collins Jones Law Office
work done while with Clark | Huesemann
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Hair Salon Interior Renovation work done while with HJM Architects
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Existing Conditions
Hair Styling Area
Existing Conditions
Main Entry
820 Illinois House Addition
work done while with Clark | Huesemann
Existing Conditions
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Oregon Beach House
work done while with Clark | Huesemann
Site Plan
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PSU Axe Library Master Plan
work done while with Clark | Huesemann
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Missouri Westeren State University Master Plan work done while with Clark | Huesemann
Student Ethnography Study This graphic gave us the ability to analyze which zones of campus were the most frequented and used on campus
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Student Ethnography of the library through out the day
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Freehand Drawing Visual Journaling
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Thank You
Morgan Tade, LEED GA morgan_tade@yahoo.com 316.308.6424