Undergraduate Portfolio Ver. 2

UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO

NICK OYASU

ARCHITECTURE 2017-2020

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FLOWS

SOUTH LOOP URBAN AGRICULTURAL CENTER

STUDIO APARTMENT

Abstract design project to explore the occupation and movement through space as an introduction to architectural compostion, space and form.

An agricultrual hub in the South Loop of Chicago, providing education and public out reachfor the surrounding neighborhood that focuses on sustainability and locally sourced food.

A one bedroom studio apartment designed with comfort, accessibility, and the human experience in mind. This loft space is in 5th floor of the Lincoln Building overlooking downtown Champaign, IL.

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MIXED USE HOUSING

CHAMPAIGN COMMUNITY CENTER

MODELS

OTHER WORKS

A multifunctional apartment complex with programs available to the public including a leasable commercial space on the ground level with residential living spaces ranging from 1-3 bed arrangements above.

A public center for the citizens of Champaign and the students at the University of Illinois with focuses on sustainability, wellness, and a sense of community.

Physical models built for understanding construction, structural analysis, Allerton Park topography, and representation of heaviness and lightness.

Sketching works, photography and photo editing.

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01 FLOWS

The aim of this project was to introduce the idea of “scale and site” within architectural design and to speculate and implement ideas about inhabiting and moving through spaces. All of the concepts learned throughout the semester were to be manifested in an all-encompassing design related to composition, space and form.

Project Name: Flows: A Space for Exploration Semester: 04 Project Site: Champaign, IL Project Mentors: Prof. David Emmons, Prof. Andrea Melgarejo de Berry, TA Robert Konzelmann

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Flows mimics the protective shell of an egg combined with the comforting sensation of a nest with branches that wrap around the visitor, embracing them. The two capsules blend into each other as their branches reach from one to the other, creating platforms and new vantage points within.

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Concept

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Site Model

Ground Floor Plan

Section View

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02 SOUTH LOOP URBAN AGRICULTURAL CENTER

Project Name: South Loop Urban Agricultural Center (S.L.U.A.C.) Semester: 05 Project Site: Chicago, IL Project Mentor: Prof. Hugh Swiatek, Prof. Lynne Dearborn, Prof. Annamarie Bliss

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Urban Agriculture is an important and growing component of Chicago’s push toward urban sustainability and a more locally sourced food economy.

To support the growth of this movement, the South Loop Urban Agriculture Center is proposed for a site on Polk Street in the south loop. The primary mission of the facility is education, public awareness and outreach. The building will be an important node in the urban food production network of Chicago. As such it should represent the goals and aspirations of its community of usersfor whom urban sustainability is of paramount importance.

- Project Brief

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The two most important programs for this project are the tool library and the seed exchange, both located on the first floor along Dearborn street. These spaces are meant to operate independant of the rest of the facility. Garden tool can be lent out to visitors at the tool library who may be planning to start their own vegetable garden at home while the seed exchange is a space of give and take. Guests may drop off vegetable seeds in exchange for new seed packets with a wide variety to choose from.

On upper floors, other programs are offered, such as a library, public outreach meeting rooms, a large gathering space as well as 4 rentable classrooms On the roof are both indoor and outdoor growing areas, allowing planting demonstrations during any time of the year.

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Site Context

Ground Floor Plan

Second Floor

Third Floor

Fourth and Fifth Floor

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03 STUDIO APARTMENT

The Lincoln Building at 44th East Main Street in Champaign underwent a renovation that enabled the 5th floor to be leased as residential loft spaces. The client was most interested in prioritizing human experience, spacial utility and occupant health.

Project Name: Lincoln Building Studio Apartment Semester: 06 Project Site: Champaign, IL Project Mentors: Prof. Paul Armstrong, Prof.

Andrea Melgarejo de Berry

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Research shows that natural lighting is critical when considering the wellbeing of people. Simply having exposure to sunlight helps the brain to release seritonin which can improve a person’s mood, performance, energy levels, positivity and focus. This proposal attempts to harness these poitive effects maximize the potential of the living experience and health of the occupant.

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Site Context This 450 square foot studio unit was designed with the intention of allowing plenty of the indirect, Northern sunlight into the kitchen. A tenant working in the kitchen, they are granted a spectacular view from the kitchen island, making for a calming working experience.

Floor Plan

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Site Plan

Lighting Plan

Section Perspective

Circulation Diagram

Accessibility Diagram

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04 MIXED USE HOUSING

The Boneyard Creek is a manmade reservoir for rainwater collection. Along this stream that stretches across the UIUC campus, there are several sections on the West that have been landscaped as greenways, consisting of walking trails, prairie grasses and small waterfalls which serve as relaxing picturesque landmarks.

Project Name: Mixed Use Housing Semester: 06 Project Site: Champaign, IL Project Mentors: Prof. Paul Armstrong, Prof.

Andrea Melgarejo de Berry

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Sitting just north of ones of these landscaped fens is the site for this mixed use, multi-family apartment complex. This project takes advatage of the scenery and flora by bringing it onto the property and up onto the balconies that look out onto the courtyard and the distant landscape.

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Site Plan Ground Floor Plan The first floor, which is accessible from the Southern courtyard, is open to the public, including offices, meeting rooms, a Co-Working space, event space as well as a 2000 square foot leasable retail space to the Southwest. The residents can access a secured entrance to the West where they have access to elevators that can bring them to apartment spaces. Starting from the second floor, the building is designed in a “U” shape as a gesture to direct the residents’ views towards the Boneyard Creek. Apartments on the inside of this “U” have access to a terrace that is shared among those tenants.

At the roof level, users can enjoy the glazing encased lounge, complete with bar seating for refreshments.

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3 Bedroom Unit

Residential Floor Plan

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2 Bedroom Unit

1 Bedroom Unit

05 CHAMPAIGN COMMUNITY CENTER

Project Name: Champaign Community Center Semester: 07 Project Site: Champaign, IL Project Mentors: Prof. Tait Johnson

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This community center is proposed for a site located in downtown Champaign to serve residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. This facility will be situated in a relatively dense context, well served by public transportation and within walking distance of residential and commercial areas. This new community center should be used as a resource for people of all ages and backgrounds providing spaces for education, recreation, entertainment, socialization and organization.

Two crucial goals for this project were sustainability and longevity of the building and to create a sense of community.

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The entire south facade is enclosed by a double pane Low-E coated floor to ceiling glazing that seems to levitate the concrete roof, allowing sunlight to illuminate the majority of the plan. In order to span the wide distance of the multipurpose room on the very west of the site, I utilized a waffle slab structure that was capable of leaving the room unobstructed of columns. This roof structure, which had glazed openings at the top as well as air vents, encloses the room which is sunken into the ground, providing a cooling effect during the summer and an insulating effect in the cold winter months.

Site Context

Ground Floor Plan

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Basement Plan

East Elevation

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West Elevation

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Post-tentioned UHPC Waffle Slab Structure

Continuous Castin-place Concrete Floor Slab

5”Rib Thickness at 19” apart

Circular Concrete Columns at 26”dia.

Dome Depth at 28” Footing at 1’ deep

EPDM Covering

EPDM Covering

Cant Strip

Cant Strip Rigid Insulation

Rigid Insulation Structural Silicone

Panel Support Bracket Metal Rail to Support Cladding

Waterproof Silicone Seal Continuous Concrete Flat Slab Ceiling

UHPC Cladding Panel 1” Air Space

Double Pane Low-E Coated Glazing

Continuous Batt Insulation Panel Joint Air and Vapor Membrane Metal Stud Wall

R.C. Structural Column Custom Aluminum Glazing Channel Structural Silicone Drain System

Concrete Footing

Transparent South Facing Wall

Opaque North Facing Wall

Vertical Channel Fixed Sub-girt Connection Wooden Spacer

North Elevation

South Elevation

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Allerton Park Tophography Model

ICA Structural Analysis Model

Mumford House Construction Model

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Respresenting Heaviness

Representing Lightness

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