Nick A. May - Graduate Portfolio - 2016 by Nick May

NICK A. MAY GRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2016

NICK A. MAY

BIOGRAPHY: Nick A. May is a recent graduate of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a Master of Architecture [2016] and Bachelor of Science in Design [2014] degree. His passion for design and innovation is continually expressed in his work. Throughout his career at the university, he spent much time in the Architecture Hall Wood Shop where he embraced his role as Supervisor. Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention to detail has spurred from his fine woodworking experience which he has developed from a young age. In the spring of 2015, Nick participated in the graduate London Study-Abroad program. During this endeavor he studied in London, Barcelona, Berlin, and Prague, as well as traveled to many other European destinations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS: REVIT, RHINO 3D, SKETCHUP, AUTOCAD, GRASSHOPPER, RHINOCAM ADOBE CREATE CLOUD, VRAY, MICROSOFT OFFICE CONCEPT DESIGN, DIGITAL FABRICATION (CNC MILL, 3D PRINT, LASERCUT), PHYSICAL MODEL MAKING, GRAPHICS, BRANDING

CONTACT: [E]: [M]: [C]:

NICK.A.MAY@OUTLOOK.COM 3040B NORTH 13TH STREET LINCOLN, NE 68521 [308]850-7008

RESUMÉ OBJECTIVE: Highly driven and technically skilled individual is seeking full-time employment from a professional organization in order to expand knowledge base in architectural practice.

EDUCATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - DESIGN

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN AUGUST 2010 - MAY 2014

*STUDY ABROAD - LONDON

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN JANUARY 2015 - MAY 2015

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN AUGUST 2014 - MAY 2016

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: INTERN ARCHITECT KOCH HAZARD ARCHITECTS MAY 2015 - AUGUST 2015

INTERN TECHNICIAN OLSSON ASSOCIATES MAY 2011 - AUGUST 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE: WOOD SHOP SUPERVISOR UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN AUGUST 2012 - PRESENT

CARPENTER MAY CONSTRUCTION MAY 2014 - PRESENT

The contents of this portfolio is an accumulation of various projects I have completed throughout my graduate career at the University of Nebraska, as well as summer internships. Some graphics have been modified or reconstructed in order to simplify the understanding in absence of further inventory, analysis, and context information. The purpose of this exploration is to express my proficiencies as a designer, along with the process behind each respective project. It should be understood the contents of this portfolio are a small portion of a greater whole.

CONTENTS ACADEMIC

BOX HOUSE 1

PROTOTYPE [X]

BLOCK 54

AQUAPONIC MARKET

CONTAINER HOUSE

OFFICE BUILDING RESEARCH

AIR RIGHTS

LONDON STUDY-ABROAD 2015

PROFESSIONAL

*WORK COMPLETED AT KOCH HAZARD ARCHITECTS

140 N PHILLIPS AVE

COYOTE THEATER

OFFICE BUILDING RENOVATION

SCHEMATIC RENDERING

BOX HOUSE 1 CONTAINER HOUSE ACADEMIC 09

BOX HOUSE 1

*A full set of construction documents were completed for this project. Construction for the house is currently placed on hold.

CONTAINER HOUSE Box House 1 was completed as part of FACT, the University of

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Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Architectureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fabrication and Construction Team. FACT, in conjunction with frequent collaborator

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Min|Day, is a design-build workshop which engages design intensive

Type:

Single Family Residential

projects for creative, non-profit organizations.

Software:

Revit, Illustrator, Photoshop

This project was completed for local organization, Neighborworks

Group Members:

Marcellus Kipruto, Katie Horn, Sean Coffee, and other FACT collaborators

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lincoln. Neighborworks is a non-profit organization dedicated to

community revitalization and home ownership.

Box House 1 is the first in a series of residential projects by FACT

One additional 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shipping container is situated perpendicular in

where shipping containers are utilized as a primary structural

the rear yard to function as a structural element for a covered

and spatial component. The design of Box House 1 utilizes two 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

carport and additional storage or workshop space. The alignment of

high-cube shipping containers as the only vertical structure for

all three containers begins to enclose an exterior courtyard at the

the main house. Each container is placed on a side-yard set-back,

rear of the house. Two privacy fences are placed on either side to

with the south container being offset six feet to the rear. A total of

fully privatize the rear courtyard.

three bedrooms, two bathrooms and kitchen are compartmentalized in the minimally altered containers, A simple wood truss spans between the two containers to enclose a central volume and create a covered front porch. A loosely defined living and dining space then occupy the lofted central volume. 11

SITE PLAN - EXISTING

SITE PLAN - BOX HOUSE 1

COURTYARD

KITCHEN

DINING

BED 2

BATH

LIVING

BATH

MASTER BED

ENTRY

BED 1

COVERED PORCH

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

ELEVATION WEST WEST ELEVATION

ELEVATION SOUTHSOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION NORTH ELEVATION

6(( )25 7<3 *877(5 $1' ($9( 127(6

SEE A2.01 FOR TYP. ROOF ASSEMBLY ROOF MEMBRANE, LIGHT-GRAY TPO OR APPROVED EQUAL INSTALL PER MANUF'S INSTRUCTIONS MAINTAIN 2" MIN. AIR SPACE

MAINTAIN 2" MIN AIR SPACE

1/2" RIGID INSULATION 7/16" SHTG, SSD GSM FLASHING, PTD.

ALIGN

T.O. EAVE 111'-6 1/4" 2"

T.O. EAVE 111'-6 1/4" GSM GUTTER, TUCK UNDER ROOF FLASHING, PTD. GSM FLASHING, PTD. TO MATCH ROOFING & WALL, TUCK UNDER ROOF FLASHING, 2" EXPOSED 5/16" FIBER CEMENT PANEL, PTD. BLDG. WRAP, TAPE INTERMEDIATE AND EDGE JOINTS ELASTOMETRIC FLASHING MIN. 6" DOWN WALL & 12" UP ROOF

2X4 FRAMING

7/16" SHTG, SSD CONT. 2X WOOD BLOCKING

2X6 TOP CHORD @ WD. TRUSS, SSD

WD. ROOF TRUSS, SSD INSULATION

754754

EAVE &@SOUTH NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS, TYP. EAVE @ NORTH ELEVATIONS, TYP.

754.1 754.1

EAVE @ EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS, TYP. EAVE @ EAST & WEST ELEVATIONS, TYP.

MAINTAIN 2" MIN. AIR SPACE

5/16" FIBER CEMENT PANEL, PTD. 5/16" FIBER CEMENT PANEL, PTD.

B.O. CEILING 109'-10 1/2"

BLDG. WRAP WITH TAPED SEAMS

BLDG. WRAP WITH TAPED SEAMS 7/16" SHTG, SSD

7/16" SHTG, SSD

TRUSS, SSD

CONT. 2X WOOD BLOCKING WD. ROOF TRUSS, SSD

REVEAL BEYOND

2x4 FRAMING BLOCKING, AS REQ'D

1/4"

1 1/2"

T.O. CONTAINER 109'-0"

ALIGN

GSM FLASHING W/ DRIP HEM & PERFORATED TOP FACE, PTD. TO MATCH CONTAINER, CARRY MIN. 4" UP WALL

ALIGN

1 1/2"

1/4"

INSULATION

CONT. REVEAL FOR VENTILATION ALL AROUND HOUSE

GSM FLASHING W/ DRIP HEM & PERFORATED TOP FACE, PTD. TO MATCH CONTAINER, CARRY MIN. 4" UP WALL T.O. CONTAINER 109'-0"

SEALANT

1 5/8" MTL FRAMING TOP TRACK GERKIN 5800F FIXED WINDOW FRAME W/ OPTIONAL ANCHOR COVER A1

FASTENER PER MANUFACTURER GWB W/ "J" BEAD & 1/8" CONT. SEALANT @ WINDOW

1/4" REVEAL W/ "J" BEAD @ CONTAINER ROOF

746746

6(( )25 7<3,&$/ &21',7,21 # ),%(5 &(0(17 :$//

850.1 850.1

TYP. ROOF REVROOF EAL (TYREVEAL, P.)

HEAD WALL HEAD @ RE AR WI@ NDREAR OW WAWINDOW LL

TYPICAL FLOOR ASSEMBLY, SEE 1/A2.01

RETURN AIR DUCT ± 1 1/4" CONTAINER SUBFLOOR, CUT AS REQ'D

FASTENER PER MANUFACTURER

1X3 BASE BD. @ TYP. ROOM CONDITION 1-5/8" MTL FRAMING BOTTOM TRACK T.O. FINISH FLOOR 100'-1"

GERKIN 5800F FIXED WINDOW FRAME W/ OPTIONAL ANCHOR COVER WD DECK BOARDS

T.O. FINISH FLOOR 100'-1"

ALIGN

INSULATION CONTAINER; BOTTOM SIDE RAIL, PTD.

PT DECK JOIST, SSD

1" NON-SHRINK GROUT, SSD

GSM FLASHING, LAP UNDER WINDOW SILL ELASTOMETRIC FLASHING, LAP UNDER WINDOW AND OVER SILL PLATE

2X10 RIM JOIST, SSD CONCRETE WALL, SSD

SLOPE GSM

STL. ANGLE & ANCHOR, SSD.

2X8 PT PLATE, SSD

BLANKET INSULATION, ATTACH @ CONTAINER FLOOR DRIP HEM & CONT. CLEAT, PTD. TO MATCH WINDOW D1

8" CONC. WALL & ANCHOR, SSD D1

742742

FOUNDATION CONNECTION @R/A CONTAINER FOUNDATION CONNECTION @ CONTAINER, DUCT CHASE SHAFT

852.2 852.2

SILL @ WINSILL DOW@ WWINDOW ALL (TYP.) WALL, TYP.

PROTOTYPE [X] OFFICE BUILDING RESEARCH ACADEMIC 23

PROTOTYPE [X] OFFICE BUILDING RESEARCH

Prototype [X] is part of a graduate research-based project which investigates office building type morphologies. A deep understanding of the International Building Code and its constraints was necessary in order to innovate and expand the limitations of current office

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typologies. Prototype [X] is a hybrid of the bar, slab and atrium typologies.

Location:

N/A

Each typology has its own set of characteristics, efficiencies and

Type:

Commercial, Office

constraints. This prototype utilizes the efficiency of the split core

Software:

Rhino 3D, Vray, Illustrator, Photoshop

configuration from the bar typology. The cores are moved to the

Group Members:

Individual Project

exterior of the building in order to achieve and unobstructed floor plate. The external cores are then shared by an additional

structure, doubling the floor area with minimal alterations to the

As a result, Prototype [X] obtains maximum efficiency by sharing all

core configuration. Each floor plate utilizes the typical depth of the

of the core functions between the quadraplex. The four open faces

slab typology (120â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-150â&#x20AC;&#x2122;). With a typical leasing depth of 45 feet, the

of each quadrant, along with light tunnels, allow exceptional light

wider floor plates create a non-leasable zone at the center. Each

quality throughout the building.

floor plate is then split, creating four separate quadrants to the

The nature of Prototype [X] allows for varying levels of flexibility, in

building. This allows light to penetrate deeper into the space from

order to adapt it to any given site context. Each individual quadrant

essentially all four sides. Light tunnels are placed in the remaining

has the ability to vary the number of floors. This allows Prototype

non-leasable space to provide diffuse lighting from the interior of

[X] to be implemented on sites with varying building height

each floor plate. The shared split cores are connected by an atrium

restrictions, or match parapet heights of the adjacent context.

to enclose the entire building. The atrium acts as a the link between each of the four quadrants. 25

THE BAR TYPOLOGY HAS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS. THE SPLIT CORE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT CONFIGURATIONS.

BY MOVING THE CORES TO THE EXTERIOR, AN OPEN FLOOR PLATE CAN BE ACHIEVED.

IF THE SITE ALLOWS, THE EXTERIOR CORES CAN ASSIST AN ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE.

WIDENING EACH STRUCTURES FLOOR PLATE CREATES A NONLEASABLE ZONE AT THE CENTER OF THE FLOOR PLATE. BUT...

BY SPLITTING EACH FLOOR PLATE AND INTEGRATING LIGHT TUNNELS IN THE REMAINING NON-LEASABLE ZONE, A MAXIMUM LEASABLE AREA IS ACHIEVED.

MORPHOLOGY: HYBRID

OFFICE PLANNING GRID: 5-0’ X 5-0’

STRUCTURAL GRID: 45-0’ X 60-0’

CORE DISTANCE: APPROX. 180’-0”

FLOOR TO FLOOR HEIGHT: COMMERCIAL - 20’-0” OFFICE - 14’-0”

PROTOTYPICAL SITE: 300’ X 300’

GROSS AREA / QUAD: 14,400 SF

GROSS AREA / FLOOR: 60,780 SF

GROSS CORE AREA: 3,180 SF

WEST CORE ARRANGEMENT

LEASABLE AREA / FLOOR: 57,600 SF

NET-TO-GROSS AREA RATIO: 94.7% EAST CORE ARRANGEMENT

TYPICAL OFFICE FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

NORTH ELEVATION

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

SIXTH FLOOR PLAN

EIGHTH FLOOR PLAN

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BLOCK 54 AIR RIGHTS ACADEMIC 33

BLOCK 54

Block 54 is a mixed-use residential project which seeks to reconfigure preconceived notions that architecture must primarily touch the ground. By investigating the possibilities and opportunities

AIR RIGHTS

which Air Rights architecture suggests, a new understanding of the

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built environment can be achieved. Air Rights refers to the empty space above an existing structure or property.

Location:

Lincoln, NE

This Air Rights studio was mainly focused around techtonics, and

Type:

Residential, Commercial

the generation of technically precise and communicable descrip-

Software:

Revit, Rhino 3D, Vray, Illustrator, Photoshop

tions and documentation of the proposed project. A structural

Group Members:

Lida Lu

analysis was completed to determine the appropriate members necessary for design and documentation purposes.

Block 54 sits along O Street, a major corridor through downtown

both cores. The interior corridor overlooks a public courtyard

Lincoln, NE. In late 2010, an entertainment store fronting O Street

located at the grade level. A series of vertical green roofs lie in the

on Block 54 caught fire. The property has sat vacant, leaving a

interstitial space between each offsetting floor plate. These green

void within the urban context. This project aimed to reestablish the

roofs vary in function from a pet-friendly roof deck, resident acces-

street presence along O Street, blend the site into the surrounding

sible sun deck and a native landscape deck.

context, and provide secluded green space within the urban fabric. Block 54 consists of four levels of residential apartments with an additional program of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sky-barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; infilling the vacant lot and extending vertically through one of two concrete cores. The 4 levels of residential apartments span between the two cores. Each L-shaped floor plate has a single loaded corridor running between 35

SECTION B-B

FRONT GARDEN ENTRY

EXISTING BUILDINGS

A CENTRAL GARDEN

EXISTING BUILDINGS

SITE PLAN

SKY BAR TAP ROOM

FRONT GARDEN ENTRY

SKY BAR RESTAURANT

LOBBY

LAUNDRY

MAIL

CORE

CENTRAL GARDEN

CORE

LOUNGE / GAME ROOM

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SKY BAR POOL ROOM

LAUNDRY

LAUNDRY UP

PET FRIENDLY GREEN ROOF

FITNESS ROOM

MOVIE LOUNGE

ACCESSIBLE GREEN ROOF

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

SUN ROOM

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN

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LAUNDRY UP

PARTY ROOM

MECH.

FIFTH FLOOR PLAN

EXISTING SITE CONTEXT

VACANT LOT INFILL AND VERTICAL CORES

SECOND FLOOR - PRIMARY BEAMS, TYP.

SECOND FLOOR - TRUSS MEMBERS, TYP.

SECOND FLOOR - FLOOR AND ROOF JOISTS, TYP.

THIRD FLOOR

FOURTH FLOOR

FIFTH FLOOR

AQUAPONIC MARKET LONDON STUDY-ABROAD 2015 ACADEMIC 43

AQUAPONIC MARKET LONDON STUDY-ABROAD 2015

The Aquaponic Market is a mash-up of short design charrettes which were conducted over the course of a semester while studying abroad in London. The individual design charrettes were focused on the extension of the urban boundary onto the waterfront, and

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exploitation of the River Thames as a dynamic resource, Located along Southbank between the London Eye Pier and the

Location:

London, UK

Golden Jubliee Bridges, the static open air structure sits in the

Type:

Commercial

River Thames with caissons extending deep into the river base. A

Software:

Rhino 3D, Illustrator, Photoshop

triangulated roof sits above the dynamic market platform, and is

Group Members:

Individual Project

morphed to provide ideal views of the historic Houses of Parliament, Westminister Abbey and London Eye.

On any given day, the River Thames water level can fluctuate up to

elevation of the tide can be understood by the platforms positioning

6 meters. This fluctuation occurs twice daily, and is a translation of

on the caisson.

high and low tide from the English Channel up the River Thames.

Food for the market is grown and harvested on-site using aquaponic

The dynamic market platform sits freely of the caissons, but is

modules. Aquaponics is a symbiotic system in which the waste

constructed to float on the waters surface. As the tides change

produced by aquatic creatures supplies nutrients for plants grown

throughout the day, the market platform will move vertically along

hydroponically. In turn, the aquatic animals are fed the grown

the static caissons to consistently sit atop the waters surface. The

product, and the water is resolved of excess nutrients. Each

interior space of the market is constantly changing due to the rising

aquaponic module lies within a grid on the surface of the water.

and lowering platform. For the passerby, a series of black and white

Plants grown in the modules are then harvested and sold in the

stripes are represented on the caissons. Each individual stripe

adjacent market.

measures one meter vertically. As the market platform moves, the 45

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LOW TIDE - 0.80m

6:10pm

MEDIUM TIDE - 3.03m

2:57pm

HIGH TIDE - 6.86m

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VICINITY PLAN

140 N Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota

4 SEASON

DECK

BR2/ DEN

GREEN ROOF

MBR

L/D CL CL

CL TYPE H 906 SF

DECK

TYPE I 873 SF

UTIL BA

L/D

BA CL

TYPE G 1005 SF

CL K

K BR2/ DEN

BR2/ DEN

L/D CL

UTIL

A6.1 MBR CL

4 SEASON

L/D

OFF

BR2/ DEN

TYPE F 1101 SF

CL K

MBR BA

P CL

K UTIL/ LAUN

MBR

ST 4 SEASON

TYPE E 1587 SF

L/D

BR2/ DEN ST

P H

RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN

4 SEASON

MBR

BR2

L/D

CL BA

TYPE J 873 SF

TYPE A 1816 SF

CL BA

BA K BR2/ DEN UTIL

TYPE B 1103 SF

BR2/ DEN RES MECH

CL MBR

K CL

UTILITY

CL BR2

TYPE D 1674 SF

ST UTIL/ LAUN

CL D

ST CL

MBR

DEN/ BR3

DECK

POTENTIAL VERTICAL HOOD EXHAUST ZONE

140 N Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota

BUILDING ELEVATIONS

NORTH ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0"

SOUTH ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0"

TO Parapet ROOF 153' - 0" 152' - 0"

FOURTH FLOOR 139' - 0"

THIRD FLOOR 126' - 0"

SECOND FLOOR 113' - 0"

FIRST FLOOR 100' - 0"

TO Parapet ROOF 153' - 0" 152' - 0"

FOURTH FLOOR 139' - 0"

THIRD FLOOR 126' - 0"

SECOND FLOOR 113' - 0"

FIRST FLOOR 100' - 0"

LOWER LEVEL 90' - 3"

T.O. Footing 84' - 6"

140 N Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota

SCHEMATIC RENDERING - VIEW FROM 8TH ST & PHILLIPS AVE

Existing

140 N Phillips Ave

140 N Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota

COYOTE THEATER SCHEMATIC RENDERING PROFESSIONAL 61

SCHEMATIC RENDERING - VIEW FROM MAIN ST

Original

Co-Ed Theater - 1951

Existing

Coyote Theater - 2015

Coyote Theater Vermillion, South Dakota

THANK YOU

NICK.A.MAY@OUTLOOK.COM

3040B N 13TH STREET LINCOLN, NE 68521

[308]850-7008