[ connective ] application undergraduate portfolio nicholas joseph burger
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Intent + The intent of this portfolio is to showcase my development as an undergraduate student in the Clemson University School of Architecture. + The goal is to show how I can apply the skills I have acquired throughout my education using the selected work contained in the bounds of this portfolio. + Each selected project addresses how [ connections ] can be exhibited in an array of applications. It is my intent to expose these connections and showcase the ways in which I can apply them to a given design problem. + Through my design philosophy I wish to give the reader, critic, and fellow admirer of architecture a breadth of work that will enlighten them in the opportunities of connections from which I have explored. + This portfolio is intended for my application to the Masters of Architecture program.
Education
Work Experience
Contact
+ Bachelor of Arts: Architecture Minor: Psychology Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina GPA: 3.46 / 4.00
+ John J. Burger Architect P.C. Intern Fredericksburg _ Virginia Summer 2011, Summer 2009
+ 120 Daniel Drive, Apt 26 Clemson _ South Carolina 29631
+ Study Abroad _ Fluid Campus Clemson School of Architecture Barcelona _ Spain Spring 2011
( Drafting ) ( Construction Administration Services ) (DocStone Commons ) Fredericksburg _ Virginia
+ 1401 Caroline Street Fredericksburg _ Virginia 22401 + 540 _ 455 _ 0368 + nburger@me.com
(Snowden Office Park _ Lot 5 ) Fredericksburg _ Virginia
Activities
Honors
+ American Institute of Architecture Students + President’s List ( 4.0 GPA ) Chapter President Clemson University Clemson University Spring 2011 + American Institute of Architecture Students + Deans List ( 3.5+ GPA ) National Advocacy Task Force Clemson University Fall 2008, Spring 2009 + Student - Faculty Advisory Committee School of Architecture Clemson University + Deans Council of Students College of Arts, Architecture, & Humanities Clemson University + Lutheran Campus Ministry _ Clemson Operations Committee Yearbook Designer _ 2011, 2012
Skills + Adobe Creative Suite CS4: ( Photoshop ) ( Illustrator ) ( InDesign) + + + +
Revit Google SketchUp Rhinoceros V-Ray
+ AutoCad + Vectorworks + Microsoft Office ( Word , Excel, Powerpoint ) + Apple iWork ( Pages, Keynote, Numbers )
Spatial Stimulation [ re-connecting the city block ] Barcelona, Spain Third Year Spring 2011 Group Project - Elizabeth Cooney Professor Toni Montes The intervention, in a selected Eixample block of Barcelona, was created in order to make an immediate impact and [ re-connect ] itself to the surrounding context. A cultural understanding of nature and the redesigning of cities, in order to address the needs of a sustainable society, were encapsulated holistically through this design solution. A surgical intervention with an important urban effect, in a consolidated fabric, is created.
optimal light
ground level
1st level
2nd level
border addition
division
subtraction
winter
summer
shadows
Light Conditions v. Horizontal Discontinuity
In order to explain why the Eixample block is in need of a design solution, the following conditions are addressed: - Light conditions - Horizontal Discontinuity
summer solstice
Through extensive sun and continuity studies, the intervention provides optimal sunlight during the summer and winter months, allowing for activity throughout all parts of the year.
winter solstice
Three highlighted areas were selected to house the program.
year average
optimal sunlight
circulation
topography
Program Reception Dressing Rooms / Showers Pool Pool Dressing Rooms / Showers (Male) Sauna Spa Pool Dressing Rooms / Showers (Female) Mechanical / Storage
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overall circulation
pool, sauna, spa
screen
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B A
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summer sun diagram
winter sun diagram
Section A
Section B
The screen acts as a connection between the verticality of the urban context to the lower public sports park in the center of the block.
It is mostly composed of transparent and semi-transparent materials that allow for optimal sunlight to pass through and reach the lower levels.
Using the available surfaces for program, leaving the minimal amount of disruption of the surrounding context, the intervention successfully solves the design problem.
Section C
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Program Fitness Rooms 1 Rock Climbing Wall 2 Racquetball Court 3
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Anderson Train Terminal [ connections through modernization ] Anderson, South Carolina Second Year Spring 2010 Professor David Nocella The Anderson Train Terminal successfully addresses the issue of vacancy in a lot situated on Main Street in Anderson which previously housed a set of train tracks. Anderson, known as the “Electric City,� has been on the verge of modernity but its geographic location has hindered such. This modern [ link ] in the heart of Anderson will give it what it needs.
Program
Level 1
Mezzanine Level
Track Level
Lobby 1 1
Ticketing 2 Waiting Area 3
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Cafe / Vendors 4
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3
Mechanical / Storage 5 Baggage 6 Platform 7
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Traditional city fabric with a modern intervention. Exposed [ structural connections ]. Perforated metal skin to [ articulate ] the relation to the context. Free [ flowing ] route from street to train tracks. Unobstructed [ points of view ].
Cycle - Nections [ infrastructural connectivity ] Clemson, South Carolina Third Year Fall 2010 Professor Martha Skinner This project deals with the issue of adequate public transportation and infrastructure. The bike share system and mixed use housing provides [ streamline ] access between College Avenue and SC-93.
Site Plan The intervention addresses a means of [ connection ] needed between two areas of circulation within Clemson. Inhibits a very well articulated passage while also providing [ points of view ] to the suroundings.
First Floor Housing
Second Floor Housing
Axes of circulation:
stairwell (pedestrian) ramp (cyclist)
A [ visual connection ] to workings of bike share system.
Structure exposes itself to surroundings. No [ dis - connection ] between users, passerbys, and context of the site.
Nexus
[ a means of connection ] Port Au Prince, Haiti Third Year Fall 2010 Group Project - Justin Miller Professor Robert Hogan
The project asked for a structure that would house a haven for learning for young Haitian girls in the earthquake stricken area of Port au Prince, Haiti.
Study Model
Study Model
The design stemmed from extruded forms and paths created by [ interlocking ] spaces. The program would allow for [ interaction ] within the school itself and an external connection to the community.
Public Nexus
School Nexus
Pause Moments
[ connects ] public & private teachers to students space to space
[ becomes ] wall path ceiling support
[ gives ] moments of pause experience of school hope to the community
Public Entry
Pause Moment
Pause Moment
The Fluid Theater
[ an adaptive re-use of the Astro III ] Clemson, South Carolina Fourth Year Fall 2011 Professor Kevin Hyslop
The dilapidated Astro III off of College Avenue has been in disuse for years. A once thriving cinema needs a [ re-connection ] back to Clemson. The Astro III has fallen off the grid and become [ transparent ].
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Program Lobby
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Backstage Dressing Room
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4
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Ticketing
2
Bar / Concessions
3
Sound Booth 10
Restroom
4
Administration 11
Exhibition Space
5
Restroom 12
Patio
6
Theater 13
Stage
7
Viewing Corridor 14
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3
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Has a porous facade to [ attract ] people into the theater. [ Adjacent ] to the road. Defined by [ points of view ] between spaces. Spaces [ accessible ] to one another.
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The Fluid Theater . . .
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