portfolio of work nathan poel master of architecture university of oregon 2011
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Mosier Middle School
Community Based Design
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The town of Mosier wanted to build a middle school to help students connect with their roots rather than be bussed out to a nearby town. They asked that we design them a chool that aspires to the highest sustainable design practices, encourages independent and group based learning, and helps students build a sense of place and identity in thier home town.
Moseir has a wonderful connection to its place in the Columbia River valley. The school provides ample views and lookout points to remind students of their place. Exposed and well articulated sustainable design features educate students on how to care for their place. The most prominent example is the rainwater collection system which runs through the center of the cafeteria and helps provide water for washing dishes and watering the vegetable garden just outside the kitchen.
SCHOOL GARDEN NEXT TO KITCHEN VEGITATIVE ROOF
DAYLIT HALLWAY KITCHEN
LEARNING CENTER 1
MECHANICAL TEACHER LOUNGE
COMMONS
LIBRARIAN OFFICE LEARNING CENTER 2
LEARNING CENTER 3 MOVABLE V VABLE P PA PARTITION RTITION WALL W
COMMONS STORAGE SERVER ROOM
COMPUTER LAB
EXPRESSIVE RAIINWATER CATCHMENT
SOUTH FACING SOLAR ARRAY
Halls are an essential part of middle school. They are the stage on which the social drama of adolesence is played out. What I did was create social nooks and edies along the hallway so that the hall was no longer a place to move through but one that supports and encourages the social interactions we all remember from middle school. Transparent classrooms ensure that the hall is indirectly monitored through the entire day and can be used by small breakout groups dung class hours.
study hall / living hall
“THIS IS AMAZING YOU THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING, EVEN THE THINGS WE DIDN’T TELL YOU ABOUT!” - SARAH THOMPSON, TEACHER MOSIER COMMUNITY SCHOOL
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TOO BIG FOR CARS, JUST RIGHT FOR AIRPLANES
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Many of our big box retail stores suffer from an obeisity problem. They got used to making room for every avialable car possible and eventually pushed themselves right out of the city. Now that people drive less these stores are starving for the cars that now stay closer to the city. Fear not! The big box store no longer needs cars because it is now big enough for airplanes. Quick and easy access to any city is an essential part of 21st century living and now combined with the ease of acces of a big box store you don’t have to save flying for that occasional business trip? Is Michigan too far away for the daily commute to Chicago? Not anymore. The business that brought you access to cheap plastic widgets now gives you cheap access to the sky.
Fly Smart
Adaptive Reuse
FLY SMART
Eugene/Mahlon Sweet Field (EUG)
970 acres
9 Miles
Fly Smart Local Flight Hub (FSO)
80 acres
3.9 Miles
ECOLOGICAL IMPACT
CITY EDGE: BEST VALUE FOR LOWEST IMPACT
COST OF LAND
The airfield is a prime candidate for upland prarie restoration providing a vital link for endangered species such as the Founder’s Blue Butterfly and its host plant the Lupinus Kinaidii. Tall grasses can be used alongside airfields as a natural way to deter large birds from striking airplanes. Small prey hide from predators in the the thick mat of grass and migratory birds also stay away, prefering open water or short grass where they can keep a lookout.
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children’s craft center
people relationship place.
marker on vellum
The Moss Street Children’s Center is a place designed to help children explore their creative abilities in a constructive after school setting. The cirriculum is oriented around four activities: poetry, printmaking, weaving, and instrument making. Each building is oriented towards one of two nodes located in the central courtyard. A ring of covered circulation space ties the buildings together. The benefit of this pedal-like site plan is to allow students to focus on thier activities while also interacting with all the other creative outlets at the center. At the end of each term students get to display their best work in the central pavilion for everyone to see.
The Moss Street Children’s Center gave us an opportunity to explore modeling and hand rendering. My design focuses six buildings on a central courtyard space that features a gallery and outdoor play area. The gallery is the first thing parents see as they come into the center. It is an honor to have your work displayed in the gallery and a place students can always look to for inspiration. I developed my final drawings with marker on vellum to give them a hand rendered appeal and to represent the idea of craft. Sketch models played a significant role in the development of this project and how each building relates to the users and the compound.
summer 2007 steve eaton nathan poel architecture is without with their
people relationship place.
What Does It Take To Be ‘Illegal’?
(no one is illegal)
Trip to raise awareness of the need for comprehensive immigration reform in the Americas. People without place live in a state of constant fear and anxiety. On the road between Honduras and the United States we discovered how undocumented migrants cope when they are cut off from their family, citizenship, culture, and financial safety net. In this situation the only thing you have to hold on to is your fellow travellers.They are the ones who will tell you of danger, lend you some food or money, make sure you are covered in the rain or warm in the mountains. They will show you the way and bolster your spirits. Because in the end it is people that will help you find your place. And we are family in migration.
My name is
Juan Ricardo Martinez
Sonora Desert
...I said “Hey, man, bring me some water!” ...The man had a cart, and even though the train was going very fast he rode way up in front, stopped, and parked, and went right up next to the track. He reached up and handed us 4 containers of water... My name is Carlos I’m from El Salvador,
Tucson Douglas
Garcia.
...I lived in New York City for 22 years. But here, I’m a little blind, because you know, this is not my country...
My name is Jose
Agusto Pedilla and I am 56 years old
...Here in Guatemala I have many titles; I graduated with a degree. Still, though, unemployment is high. This is what made me migrate...
My name is Baldomero
Sierra,
...Sometimes, if you trust someone, there are consequences. So what I tell them, especially to women, is to be very careful who they are going with; that they should act with caution, and always be on the alert...
My name is
Mauricio Ricardo
...I was mugged, and hit. I was bleeding so I stopped a police officer, but they only looked at me all covered in blood but did not do anything. I stopped another one, but nothing...
My name is Pedro
Miguel Lopez, I am 29 years old.
...“Hey man, don’t leave us, we’ve come this far. Do me a favor and wait for us so my wife can recuperate.” My wife woke up and began to cry because she couldn’t handle the pain in her knees. So the guide said, “Well, let’s go,” and they left us.... My name is José Luis Orozco I am 36 years old and I’m from Nicaragua
Martínez,
...The police spot an immigrant because of the way he or she dresses, his or her haircut, when an immigrant is quite dirty and untidy, if they see him on the bus they stop him quickly. I think that the best way to travel is being very clean and tidy, with the hair combed, so that the police don’t spot you as an immigrant... My name is Fernando Castilla Augada ...The first time they got me, they took $200, 580 Mexican pesos, a watch, and a necklace. After that I was rescued because my family mortgaged a house, so they could give me my freedom for $3000...
Mexico City Tierra Blanca Ixtepec
Medias Aguas Arriaga
My name is Antonio
Tapachula Tecun Uman
Guatemala City
Tegucigalpa
Rivera
...if you ask for your rights, because we don’t really have to give them money if we are on our way, then they beat us, or they take what we have, or they handcuff us and take us to a cell where they work in that village... (Names have been changed for the safety of our interviewees)
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Latino Food Businesses
people relationship place.
Investigative Study
Nathan Poel Will Krzymowski
Food businesses are an accessable way for immigrant entrepreneurs to enter a new local economy. Our goal with this project is to discover how latino food businesses in Eugene Oregon found thier place, what markets they serve, and how thier physical location and setup in the city affects thier viability.
.99 CENT TACO
TACO LOCO
BURRITO AMIGO
EL PINCHE TACO
With retail, traffic dictates sales. Every food business we surveyed was located in a place where their primary customer base walks, or drives by on a daily basis
Money Transfer
Insurance Sales
computer sales
Las Morenas Jewelry Repair
PLAZA LATINA
BURRITO AMIGO Kitchen
Dinning Room
Laura and Daisy Mexican Bakery
Major Arterial Minor Arterial Major Collector Neighborhood Collector Local Road Franchise Hispanic Food Latino Owned Restaurant
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Plaza Latina
Burrito Amigo
Laura & Daisy Mexican Bakery
Taco Loco
99 cent taco
El Pinche Taco
Centro Latino Americano
Plaza Latina and Burrito Amigo, located on the 6th and 7th street corridors, see large volumes of traffic every day. 99 cent taco, El Pinche Taco, Taco Loco, and Laura & Daisy Mexican Bakery are on Blair. They function as ‘hole-in-the-wall’ shops that cater to a niche market and the local Hispanic population. Centro Latino Americano is an Hispanic social services group. Many businesses say their close proximity to CLA and the surrounding Hispanic community is important.
Laura and Daisy Mexican Bakery BUSINESS INFORMATION Owner: Open: Managers: Address:
Laura and Daisy 7 years Brother of owner 2160 West 11th Ave Eugene OR
INTERVIEWS Laura and Daisy have owned 4 Businesses for 11 years. Their West 11th location acts as both a bakery and a small grocery store. They distribute to taco trucks and restaurants around the region, especially along the coast. The main distribution is bread for sadwiches (pan de sal) although thier pan dulce is also well known in the Eugene area.
DIVERSE INVENTORY Because Laura and Daisy market to a latino demographic, they also carry many items not found in a traditonal American bakery such as international phone cards and pinatas. Small shops that perform multiple functions for a specific demographic is a trend seen in many of the businesses we documented.
DISTRIBUTION ORIENTED The bakery is set up to supply the region with mexican baked goods but also receives a number of dropins.There are a few people who walk but the vast majority come by car on West 11th, the major arterial.
El Pinche Taco BUSINESS INFORMATION Owner: Juan (Guatalajara Mexico) Open: 1 year 4 months Managers: Same Address: 541 Blair Blvd. Eugene OR
CLOSE GATHERING Low ceiling with modest decoration Equal amounts of indoor and outdoor seating
INTERVIEWS
INFORMAL SIGNAGE
This is Juan’s first business enterprise. He immigrated to Los Angeles in the 1970’s where he worked construction. In 1993 he moved to Eugene and worked at the U of O library.
Menu is printed then written over and handwritten notes taped to the edge
The neighborhood plays a key role in the success of his business “the neighborhood is the customers” he said when we asked about his patrons. He compared it to three businesses in Springfield that he saw go under and said he would never try to start a business there. “Here [in the Whittaker neighborhood] there is biking, pedestrian, and driving traffic.”
MINIMAL PARKING
According to him ‘pinche’ is a slang term for chef/ helper. “El Pinche Taco” is home to the biggest burrito in town.
Hand written sign announces specials to the neighborhood
Patrons who come by car must park along Blair Blvd. or park further away and walk in Juan maintains a positive relationship with the costomers who walk to his shop from Whittaker or from Centro Latino Americano, a social service organization around the corner.
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If you can dream it you can make it at the Center for Emerging Industry. We have tools for the 21st century craftsman who loves to dream big and hates to buy overseas. The tools are so easy to use we teach them to fourth graders and you are welcome to take any of our tutorial classes to hone your skills. Come visit us at our deconstructable facility on the corner of 12th and Morrison and discover who is making things right here in Portland.
Center for Emerging Industry
Terminal studio project
Lee
visits
the
Center
business and inspiration. He enjoys the culture of ideas for
he can tap into and is now good friends with the patent lawyer on the third oor. He frequently visits
in house business advisors
the other
as well. He enjoys seeing all
hire out the fabrication of
the tools but prefers to
his prototypes to other makers the Center.
Amy and her classmates need
lots of table space to work on thier projects. Since there are a lot of students using just a few tools at a time it is important to have
connectition between the table space
a close
and the tools. The tools they
rapid tools
use are intro and
prototype
that are quick to learn and fun to use.
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laser cutter eXaMples: Circuit boards, Wax moulds Materials: Plastics, Foam, (leather, suede, felt, cotton) Magnetic Papers, Rubbers,
Cloths hemp, sheets, Teflon,
3D printer eXaMples: models, part mockup and prototyping, 3D imaging
Carly spends most of her time
collaborating with friends at the Center. They come to play
with the tools and they do, but on a given saturday she will spend more time in the
coffee shop chatting about ideas. When she does work
however it is with multiple
tools at a time. For her, the ease of transition from
tool to workspace to the next tool is critical to being able to explore her ideas.
Materials: High Performance Composite
Modela Miller eXaMples: Circuit boards, Wax moulds Materials: Wood, Plaster, Resin (modeling wax, styrenform), Chemical wood, Aluminium,
Waterjet cutter eXaMples: Machine parts, Decorative elements, food, displays, Materials: capable of cutting almost any material, including metals, stone, rubber, plastic, composites and foam
Brian and Sam spend most of their time in the shop
space they rent. Their
daily work flow requires an ease of
flow
material
through thier shop. When they are scheming they do so in thier shop but enjoy
the full view of all the tools from thier office to help inspire thier material choice and work flow.
Cross laminated timber construction is an emerging technology that uses multiple layers of wood laminated together to create a monolithic floor plate similar to concrete. The result is a solid building material with the strength to build up to 20 stories. CLT was developed in Europe but is ideal for the pacific northwest given the local abundance of wood. Floor plates are milled using cnc machines and then hoisted into place on site as a complete block. This brings down construction time and allows CLT to be cost competetive with concrete and steel construction. Overall, the process has lower embedded energy, higher sequestered carbon, and greater reuse opportunities than either steel or concrete.
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Designing for Nostalgia
people relationship place.
Furniture for the 21st Century
the object: As a starting point our class was told to choose an object that personally evokes nostalgia. I chose a Buick hood ornament that hung from the rear view mirror of every car I have owned. I chose it because it is a place-maker.The object itself is not significant. Instead, it imbues meaning on the place it rests. Whichever car it is in, that is my car. In this sense it creates the place around it. the vision: People move. My generation especially seems to have a hard time staying put. My goal is to design a piece of furniture that aids the penchant towards mobile life. It should be a place to keep things of significance and value safe while in transit. It should have a role in daily life. It should project the significance of the objects it holds but also be rugged and transportable. the plan: A piece that functions as a trunk during transit but acts as an end table, coffee table, or book shelf once it reaches its destination. It should be able to hold clothes or blankets, small precious items such as jewelry, shells, or trinkets, and a small collection of books. It should look comfortable when it is open and when it is closed.
Like the hood ornament, this trunk goes with you when you move. It makes your new place home. Based off the classic steamer trunk my design introduces a modern approach to living on the go.
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Camas Ridge Bike Shelter
Student Led Design/Build
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Camas Pedal is a design-build project undertaken by University of Oregon students within the volunteer-based organization designBridge. In an effort to encourage alternative transportation, Camas Pedal is working to design and build a bike shelter for the students at Camas Ridge Community school. Using grants, volunteer labor, and donations we hope to build a structure that will be a gathering space, a school icon, and give the community at Camas Ridge more reasons to get excited about biking.
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During construction we discovered the standard metal fasteners we specified for the structure were not going to work. On site we designed a custom solution but had no way to fabricate them. Through quick thinking and asking around we discovered our school shop tech had connections to a cnc plasma cutter at a local high school. Within a week we installed a custom connector that enforced our design vision and cost less than a standard off-the-shelf connector.
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