Nick Allen Architecture Portfolio

FOLIO

ARCHITECTURE

PORT NICHOLAS ALLEN

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

2005-2010

ACADEMIC WORK Featuring the RE-LIGARE INSTITUTE

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

University of Denver Wilmotte & Associes S.A Humphries Poli Architects

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University of Denver

Wilmotte & Associes

Humphries Poli Architects

CONTENTS

STUDENT WORK 4 Gas Station of the Plains 6 Kansas City Film Academy 12 Re-Ligare Institute 20 KU International Student Center 26 Skyscraper 32 “Mis-Register”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Denver 40 Programming and Concept Development various campus buildings.

48 Fraternity House Renovation Wilmotte and Associes, S.A. 42 UN Memorial Hall 46 Maisons Vertes Humphries Poli Architects 50 North Creek Mixed-Use 52 Curriculum vitae

Gas Station of the Plains “Inspired by boats, a combination of sturdy but graceful structure, floor to ceiling glass, and a stretched canvas canopy creates a gas station that “sails” in the vast prairie of the Midwest.” ~Arch 201, Spring 2007

The gas station represents the earliest work that I’ve included in this portfolio, so it is fitting that I should display it first. Though in subsequent years I worked on a wide variety of projects much more vast in their scope, I always looked back on this project with admiration of its simple parti and clarity of presentation.

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above: the three original final presentation boards of the gas station behind: close up of final basswood & aluminum physical model

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right: crowds gather for the grand opening of the KCFA

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This building succeeds because it addresses the needs of all that will use it, and the design is bold but not inappropriate. It will attract many visitors to the area and will have a tremendous impact on the advancement of this important cultural location.

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The academy is made up of two, wedge shaped buildings. These buildings differ in form and function from one another. The “public� building houses the theater and restaurant and is on the street side of the site. It is a bold and heavy concrete structure that allows light from limited windows of varying levels of translucency. The other building, which houses the school itself, is the aesthetic inversion of its counterpart. It is almost entirely incased in glass, and restricts light by utilizing translucent and opaque louvers. Providing as much natural light as possible is a priority in its design. The two buildings are pushed apart to create an intimate path through the site. This path connects the Southern and Northern parts of the arts district and protects pedestrians from the noise of Southwest Boulevard.

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Kansas City Film Academy (KCFA) located at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Wyandotte Streets in Kansas City. This location is in the middle of the Crossroads arts district; an important cultural center.

The building reflects this importance by serving not only as a school, but by addressing the needs and desires of the visitors to this area.

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left: many “scenes� created by different viewpoints in the building right: plaster model

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W 20th ST above: site and 1st floor plan of KCFA right 1: southeast elevation right 2: section A right 3: section B

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The Re-Ligare Institute Takes Healthcare to a Higher Place...Literally The City Above is the design for the Re-Ligare Institute, a center that redefines the concept of healing and the usual perception of the built environment.

HEALING THE CITY. The proj-

ect takes over an under utilized parking structure at the heart of Lawrence’s urban core. This is both a symbolic and literal attack on our automobile dependent culture. When one removes himself from one’s fixation with automobile, he or she can begin the process of reconnecting with body and mind.

HEALING THE USER.

The healing objective of the project is prevention; the center is devoted to creating a foundation for the healthy development of the city and the individual. The predominately young (18-25) age group of Lawrence is the main target audience for the project, because it is young population who will best embrace preventative healing principles and continue to practice them throughout their lives. The repossessed parking garage decks provide open space for a farmers market to encourage healthy diet and nutrition. The primary program spaces above are a spa, workout rooms, and educational spaces. Higher still are yoga, dance, and meditation spaces. Throughout the building are patio spaces which encourage social interaction and positive inter personal relationships. The result is a holistic design providing all levels of physical, spiritual, and emotional healing for the mind and body.

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EXISTING ABOVE THE CITY. By redefining the top of the parking

garage as a new ground plane, the center affords a unique vertical experience. The center’s voids, extrusions and cantilevers highlight views of important campus icons, unique views of Lawrence’s rooftop landscape, and dramatic panoramas of the horizon.

As the user leaves the ground and approaches the sky, they feel an increasing sense spiritual, physical, and emotional healing and enlightenment.

THE SCAFFOLD FOR HEALING. The project utilizes scaffold-

ing to connect users to the center long before they set foot within the actual building. The scaffolding serves both as a literal means of travel and as a constant reminder of wellness for the residents of Lawrence. The scaffolding acknowledges its own impermanence; it influences the future development of the city, but does not prohibit it. The scaffold longs for evolution around it, and for the healthy growth of the city and its people.

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rendering showing the interior of one of the Re-Ligare intstitute’s four massage rooms.

the outdoor yoga studio looking out over the city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas campus.

left: a 3d section showing the market in what was unused parking garage space. The large open parking decks make ideal spaces for weekend events such as farmers markets, and adequately protect the shoppers and merchants from weather.

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“We’re not in

Kansas anymore”

KU International Student Center One of the University of Kansas’ five missions states: “The university is dedicated to preparing its students for lives of learning and for the challenges educated citizens will encounter in an increasingly complex and diverse global community.”

Unfortunately, adequate space for International Student Services and the Office of Study Abroad does not exist.

The proposed complex, located in what is now the engineering quadrangle, will be in the heart of KU’s campus.

It will provide the means for students and faculty alike to engage this international dimension of the school. Additionally, the facility will be a campus center; a place for students to socialize, eat, and learn.

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Ideal Location for ISSS

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SKYSCRAPER

Kansas City, MO

Ever increasing human population and diminishing natural resources is a reality that the world must face. Cities must respond by becoming denser, more efficient, and more sustainable. Architecture is the vehicle for this response.

The building is located at the intersection of 13th Street and Baltimore in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. This skyscraper is a mixed-use hotel-residentialcommercial building possessing the latest innovations in energy efficient double skin façade design. Its user operated louver systems allow substantial natural light, moderate heat gain, and create a constantly evolving visual phenomenon on the exterior as the building’s occupants live out their daily lives.

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Traditional Low-rise Development 900000 sf office development + 1,500 car parking lot + 600 hotel rooms + 200 single family residences + = 5,000,000 sf footprint

Ultra High Density Development 900000 sf office development + 1,500 car parking lot + 600 hotel rooms + 200 residences + = 60,000 sf footprint

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left: inside the non-louver wall cavity above: interior view of hotel room right: inside the louver wall cavity

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mis•reg•is•ter (mis- rej′ə stər), n: a. the misalignment of a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines, columns, etc. b. the misalignment of a correct relation or exact superimposition.

Phase 0: Posing the Question “How does one track and map movement?”...This was the question posed by Professor Murali Ramaswami on our first day of our third year of Architecture School at the University of Kansas. With this question began a sometimes frustrating, but extremely innovative semester for myself and four partners. Over the next three months, we devised ways to track various types of movement, but focused primarily on two: Humans and light. The ensuing pages describe the experiments and results of that semester: our mis-registers.

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light study 1

Phase 1:Tracking Light The motion study tracked the motion of the hands of a subject using a computer. While wearing special gloves mounted with LED lights, the subject would perform a variety of movements which were documented with long exposure photographs.

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Phase 2: Superimposition It was noticed during the light study that unpredictable and fluid movements occur as the hands interact with the laptop. These movements were then observed through photographs taken from each axis of the Cartesian coordinate system and superimposed on top of one another. They were then mapped by a process of projecting defined points of the hands and laptop in the X,Y, and Z directions into a 3-dimensional cube defined on all sides by the superimposed photographs. The projected lines create a register of the human body in relation to the laptop.

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Phase 3: Modeling the misalignments.

Since photographic view is inherently perspective, the parallel projection lines in the coordinate system are misaligned, and therefore, do not intersect. From this misalignment materialize rectilinear forms that represent a mis-register of space. After modeling these forms in three dimensions, we created tangible objects to represent the mis-register. First, we laser cut plexiglass and layered them to create the positive space. Afterwords we created a plaster cast of the negative space. Upon removing the plexiglass formwork, the form of the misregister was again visible in the voids created within the plaster. The end result was a dramatically heavy and tangible representation of the fluidity of a body in motion.

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Phase 4: Mapping Light Our final adventure into the tracking of movement was an experiment conducted to track light and shadow entering a pedestrian bridge throughout an afternoon and creating an installation to represent it.

Using neon green fishing line to represent light, and clear plexiglass panels to represent time, we were able to create an admittedly abstract, but nonetheless eye-catching representation of a day’s worth of sunlight and shadow.

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Programming and Concept Development Various Buildings University of Denver

At University of Denver, space planning studies and analysis for are essential to help academic programs manage existing space, plan for future growth, and in many cases, aid in the planning for new building projects. At DU I have conducted these studies for the Daniels College of Business, the Penrose Library, and the School of Engineering and computer science. After verifying the sizes and occupancies of departments’ facilities, colored program documents are presented to faculty, and with the help of the University Architect’s office, decisions can be made as to how to place faculty within a building to obtain optimum spacial, and social, efficiency.

In some cases, a complete analysis of an entire school’s facilities is conducted and the knowledge gained from this exercise can be applied to the programming and concept development phase of new design projects.

above: a color coded space plan for University Building. right: a concept sketchup model of future building

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Design Development

UN Memorial Hall - Chungju, South Korea Wilmotte and Associates, S.A., Paris In the Paris office of Wilmotte and Associates, S.A., dramatic architectural concepts are created every day, such as this design for the UN Memorial Hall in Chungj, South Korea. However, in order to make such a design a reality, in depth studies must be done in order to figure out how exactly the building will come together. In this project, circulation exists within the interstitial space between the facade and the programmatic spaces. My role on this project was to construct study models to analyze this relationship, and to investigate how the exterior panel system could best articulate the vision of the design.

Image property of Wilmotte & Associates, Paris, France.

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Construction Documents “Maisons Vertes” - North of Paris

Wilmotte and Associates, S.A., Paris In addition to creating the massing model for the “Green Houses,” my role on this project was to draw plan and section details for these single family homes in order to seamlessly integrate the three principles driving its design: purity of form, integration with the landscape, and energy efficiency.

The material palette is limited to glass brick, concrete and clear glass, but the uniqueness of their use and the requirement of flawless craftsmanship to articulate the concept mandated an extensive and detailed set of construction drawings.

above: an exterior and interior rendering of the “Maisons Vertes,” or “Green Houses.” below: a massing model for study of the site

Images property of Wilmotte & Associates, Paris, France.

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above: plan detail at sliding door below: section detail at patio deck

Images property of Wilmotte & Associates, Paris, France.

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Construction Documents Fraternity House Renovation University of Denver

Demolition work will begin shortly on a renovation of a vacant fraternity house in an ideal location on the University of Denver. When complete, the building will house a prestigious DU institute.

With the DU and the Boulder office of Sickbert and Associates, I have worked on this project for its entire duration, from the creation of as builts to design development, code research, meetings with city officials, and on all the way through to submission for permit.

This project has been a great educational experience. Very interesting discussions arose with the city of Denver during the design process to address ADA and other code implications in a change of use renovation on this historic 1920s fraternity house.

above: a photo of the west elevation right above: plan drawing right below: drawing of the west elevation.

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Marketing and Promotional North Creek Project

Humphries Poli Architects, Denver At Humphries Poli Architects, I worked both on promotional materials for the firm’s use and images that would later be used in sales materials for the owner.

“Developed to accommodate high- and mid-density living with a materials palette that marries the natural and built environments, NorthCreek is a three phase project that creates a rare and unique mixed-use environment. Embracing the eclectic urban lifestyle that surrounds the project, the massing of the buildings proclaims an urban presence while articulated geometry speaks to the panorama of views from Pikes Peak to downtown Denver.”

~ Humphries Poli Architects

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above: plan and section views of the North Creek project left: aerial rendering of the site

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All Images property of Humphries Poli Architects, P.C. Denver

Nicholas M. Allen

Permanent Residence: Cell: Email:

47 Ridge Road, Boulder, CO 80303 | (303) 494-8052 303-579-5381 nicholas_allen@live.com

OBJECTIVE

To secure a full-time position in an architectural office where: I can be a hard-working, contributing member of a creative team; where I can explore innovation and sustainability in architecture; where I can interact with clients; and where I can utilize the critical thinking, problem solving, and technical skills I have gained through success in a challenging architectural education and numerous professional internships.

EDUCATION

University of Kansas | School of Architecture and Urban Design | Lawrence, KS 2010 - Bachelor of Architecture, graduated with distinction GPA: 3.60

EXPERIENCE

University of Denver Architects | 2400 South Race St. Denver, CO 80208 | du.edu/architect Summer 2007, Winter 2007-2008, Summer 2009, June 2010 – present Intern Architect Currently leading office transition to Autodesk Revit; DD and CD phase of Penrose Library Renovation; managed drawings of University’s book storage facility; Programming and schematic design for School of Engineering and Computer Science and Daniels College of Business; Have worked in all phases of various many renovations and new constructions on DU campus.

Produced as-builts, plans, elevations, sections, and full drawing sets for numerous projects at the University. Other tasks performed included participating in site visits and construction meetings, concept design and model building, and office management.

Wilmotte & Associes S.A. | 68 Rue Faubourg Saint Antoine, Paris 75012 France | wilmotte.com September-December 2009 Intern Architect Programming and preliminary concept development of various projects in France, design development of the UN Memorial Hall in South Korea, and detail drawings of floor and wall assemblies of three single-family houses to be constructed north of Paris.

Selected Projects: Design Competition for French Government (details confidential) | UN Memorial Hall, Chungju, South Korea | Hotel Competition, Menton, France | Programming and Site Analysis of potential building site, Sceaux, France |“Maison Vertes” (Green Houses), north of Paris Nick Allen Design | 47 Ridge Rd. Boulder, CO 80303 | nickallendesign.com October 2010-present Owner-Operator Nick Allen Design specializes in architectural design and drafting, photography, photo editing, and woodworking.

Humphries Poli Architects, P.C. | 2100 Downing St. Denver, CO 80205 | hparch.com Summer 2008 Intern Architect Design development work (graphics and model building), logging and responding to contractor requests, materials research, construction documents, and office marketing.

Selected Projects: NorthCreek mixed use retail/residential | “Fluent” Lofts | Harmony Tech Office Park | Milender White Construction Co. Headquarters | Adams County Housing Authority Offices

*References for internships available on request

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Nicholas M. Allen

Permanent Residence: Cell: Email:

47 Ridge Road, Boulder, CO 80303 | (303) 494-8052 303-579-5381 nicholas_allen@live.com

OBJECTIVE

To secure a full-time position in an architectural office where: I can be a hard-working, contributing team member of a creative team; where I can explore innovation and sustainability in architecture; where I can interact with clients; and where I can utilize to the fullest extent the critical thinking, problem solving, and technical skills I have gained through success in a challenging architectural education and numerous professional internships.

EDUCATION

University of Kansas | School of Architecture and Urban Design | Lawrence, KS 2010 - Bachelor of Architecture, graduated with distinction GPA: 3.60

EXPERIENCE

of Denver Architects |upon 2400 South Race St. ProfessionalUniversity references available request.

Denver, CO 80208 | du.edu/architect Summer 2007, Winter 2007-2008, Summer 2009, June 2010 - present Intern Architect Currently leading office transition to Autodesk Revit; Working on DD phase of Penrose Library Renovation and managing drawings of University’s book storage facility; Programming and schematic design for Daniels College of Business 5-year plan; Have worked in all phases of various many renovations and new constructions on DU campus. Produced as-builts, plans, elevations, sections, and full drawing sets for numerous projects at the University. Other tasks performed included participating in site visits and construction meetings, concept design and model building, and office management.

Nick Allen Design | 47 Ridge Rd. Boulder, CO 80303 | nickallendesign.com October 2010-present Owner-Operator Nick Allen Design specializes in architectural design and drafting, photography, photo editing, and woodworking.

Wilmotte & Associes S.A. | 68 Rue Faubourg Saint Antoine, Paris 75012 France | wilmotte.com September-December 2009 Intern Architect Programming and preliminary concept development of various projects in France, design development of the UN Memorial Hall in South Korea, and detail drawings of floor and wall assemblies of three single-family houses to be constructed north of Paris.

Selected Projects: Design Competition for French Government (details confidential) | UN Memorial Hall, Chungju, South Korea | Hotel Competition, Menton, France | Programming and Site Analysis of potential building site, Sceaux, France |“Maison Vertes” (Green Houses), north of Paris Humphries Poli Architects, P.C. | 2100 Downing St. Denver, CO 80205 | hparch.com Summer 2008 Intern Architect Design development work (graphics and model building), logging and responding to contractor requests, materials research, construction documents, and office marketing.

Selected Projects: NorthCreek mixed use retail/residential | “Fluent” Lofts | Harmony Tech Office Park | Milender White Construction Headquarters | Adams County Housing Authority Offices *References for internships available on request

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thank you