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NICHOLAS KNODT

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EDUCATION University of Virginia Expected 2014

Master of Architecture School of Architecture, Charlottesville, VA

Virginia Society AIA Participant 2013

Emerging Leaders in Architecture Honors Academy “Designed to develop future leaders in architecture firms, in communities, and in the profession.” Selected by the department to represent UVA in professional practice workshops.

College of Wooster Granted 2010

Bachelor of Arts Wooster, OH. Major: Studio Art (Honors), Minor: Urban Studies

Harvard University Participant 2009

Career Discovery Program Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA

WORK EXPERIENCE Instructor August 2014 - Present

University of Virginia School of Architecture Charlottesville, VA SARC 5555: Workflows, An introduction to the digital communication tools available to designers

Designer August 2014 - Present

Studio Ripple Charlottesville, VA Developed site research & initial schematic design for Cuyahoga Overlooks in Cleveland, OH

Designer Summer 2014 Summer 2013

DrippsPhinneyStudio | Architecture + Urbanism Batesville, VA Developed experimental parametric research while preparing schematic designs for a detached house addition. Conducted CNC fabrication and material research, led website design.

Design Education Fellow June 2013 - May 2014

University of Virginia School of Architecture Charlottesville, VA Instructor Arch 1030 Foundation Studio I, with Prof. Anselmo Canfora

Teaching Assistant Fall 2013 / 2012 Spring 2013 / 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2012

University of Virginia School of Architecture Charlottesville, VA Arch 2010: Foundation Architectural Design Studio II, Prof. Lucia Phinney Arch 2020: Foundation Architectural Design Studio III, Prof. Manuel Bailo / Prof. Robin Dripps Arch 3020 / 4020: Architectural Design Studio, Prof. Robin Dripps, Ghazal Abbasy Arch 3020 / 4020: Architectural Design Studio, Architecture Department Chair Iñaki Alday

Special Events Coordinator 2010 - 2011

Art Whino Gallery Oxon Hill, MD Helped run gallery operations and organize events with an average of 1,000 visitors per day

ACADEMIC HONORS University of Virginia September 2014 Fall 2014 Fall 2014 2013 - 2014 Summer 2013 April 2013 March 2013 Inducted 2013

ASLA Student Honor Award in Communications Awarded for the development of SNACKs Thesis Fellowship Significant stipend awarded for thesis research, advisor: Iñaki Alday Raven Society Scholarship Awarded for achievements in scholarship, leadership, and service Design Education Fellowship One year full tuition and significant stipend awarded Sarah McArthur Nix Traveling Fellowship Stipend for independent research in Paris Arts Council Grant Successfully awarded $7,500 grant for SNACKs VA-ASLA Award of Merit in Student Design SNACK01: Kate Orff Raven Society, Selections Chair “The oldest and most prestigious honorary society at UVA”

College of Wooster May 2010 May 2010

Donald R. MacKenzie Prize in Art Awarded for excellence in the field of sculpture Departmental Honors and Thesis Honors: Studio Art

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PUBLICATIONS SNACK! App September 2014

Editor University of Virginia SNACK! is an iOS app designed by and developed for LUNCH to share recent interviews

51st IMCL Conference June 2014

Presenter Portland, OR “Real Estate Site Selection Model for Incremental Suburban Redevelopment”

SNACK 03: I am a Tree May 2014

Editor University of Virginia Highlights discussion and work during a workshop with Francis Hallé and Peter Del Tredici

Lunch 9: In Excess May 2014

Advising Editor University of Virginia Lunch 9 explores how we encounter and design for the duality of growth and excess

RT29: After the Sprawl January 2014

Honorable Mention, Xaveer De Geyter Award University of Virginia “Landfill to Landform: Waste as Community Resource,” co-leader of a 12 member design team

Lunch 8: Futures for Sites Unknown May 2013

Editor University of Virginia Lunch 8 tackles the uncharted waters and unsteady ground facing designers, 27 articles included

SNACK 02: Research and Practice April 2013

Editor University of Virginia Highlights Adam Yarinsky through an interview and essays by Professors Waldman and Somers

SNACK 01: Design and Activism September 2013

Editor University of Virginia Highlights Kate Orff through an interview and essay by Rachel Stevens and Danielle Alexander

Catalyst October 2013

Contributor New York: Actar Work included in the UVA School of Architecture’s yearly publication

2013 Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition

Presidential Research Competition Winner University of Virginia “BRIDGE: Bridging Residents & Innovation to Downtown’s Growing East,” team of five

EXTRACURRICULARS Advising Editor 2013 - Present Co-Editor-in-Chief 2012 - 2013

LUNCH Design Journal University of Virginia Coordinate volunteers, budget, calendar, events, submissions, production, and distribution through collaboration with advising and co-editors. Developed new short-run publication initiative, “SNACKs”. Successfully proposed and facilitated the purchase of professional publishing equipment with funding from the School of Architecture’s Dean, Kim Tanzer.

Student Representative 2013 - 2014

School of Architecture Admissions Committee University of Virginia Selected by the Department of Architecture as a student representative to the committee

Chairperson 2013 - 2014

Student Association of Graduate Architects University of Virginia Lead and encourage student-faculty relations. Coordinate school-wide social and academic events for both students and faculty. Collaborate with student organizations throughout UVA. Re-instituted the SARC Faculty / Student Happy Hour Series. Proposed and coordinated the student’s 2012 Faculty Search Committee. Elected as class representative.

Chairperson 2012 - 2013

Michael Owen Jones Memorial Lecture Committee University of Virginia Selected, Organized, and Hosted the MOJ Lecturer, Matthias Hollwich with a $7,500 budget

Volunteer 2003 - 2014

Habitat for Humanity Various communities across the United States Average duration of one week per year, organized through LPC, Falls Church, VA

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Flex Work Space

Philadelphia Mt.C

cafe

Roof Tarrace

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Game Room

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Reading Room

Resturant Library Lobby

Kitchen

The Philadelphia MediaTech Center brings together demand from across the region for hightech design and innovation services. Organized around the armature of a publicly accessible media center, office and residential programs take advantage of shared space and amenities as well as an active informal public presence.

The site capitalizes on interstitial spaces along the I-95 corridor and Ben Franklyn Bridge, activating undervalued space and reinforcing local transportation networks. The Philadelphia Mt.C. acts as the primary catalyst for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation as the post I-95 Christopher Columbus Boulevard and industrial waterfront are redeveloped to connect back into Philadelphia.

Included in the ‘13 SARC Yearbook, Catalyst.

Data Center

Pool & Hot Springs

Gallery & Bla

ck Box Theater

Office Lobby

Sculpture Garden

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Indian Cultural Institute

The Indian Cultural Institute responds to both New York City and the Indian Subcontinent while acting as a learning center and prominent civic space. The corner site is at a critical intersection between residential neighborhoods and the gallery districts. Facing the residential towers to the east, the Indian Cultural Institute welcomes the neighborhood to the gallery district with an open first floor, a tower that echoes the neighborhood’s housing scale and public space intermixed throughout. Responding to architecture throughout India, the Institute develops a dialogue between a permanent armature and lightweight / human scale construction. Furthermore, to promote the intense relationship between the human scale, sun and wind found throughout India, the Institute uses shading across the southern walls.

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Construction Documents Compile / Generate Analyze Microstation

W. G. CLARK ADDITION

CONCRETE

Fabricate

BIM (Revit, Gen Comp)

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MasterCAM Processing

CNC Routing

Rhino3d

EXISTING BUILDING

Open Street Map

Laser Cutter

Google Earth Pro

GLASS

3d Printer

ArcGIS

TRANSPARENCIES OF THRESHOLD IN W. G. CLARK ADDITION

Parametric Geometry + Interactions

Data

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Grasshopper3d

Maxwell

Kangaroo

FROSTED GLASS

VRay

Weaverbird

Ps

Diva

PATHS OF CIRCULATION

Indd

Karamba

MAJOR THRESHOLD

Present / Document

Analyze

OPEN SPACE

C O N C E P T

THRESHOLD OPENS

Digital Visualization: Program Interactions

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C O N T E X T

2d Diagrams Fabrication

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3d Massing

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I N T E R R O G A T I O N

materiality / between glass and natural forms temporality / during varying times of day and temporal conditions / the outdoor classroom adjacent to Campbell Hall at the UVa School of Architecture presents a fascinating duality between light, temporality and glass conditions. The varying translucent and semi- opaque glass materials react to natural and artificial light, creating a playground of colors at any time of the day. In daylight, blue and white hues shine. At nighttime, deep, dark greens and oranges glow. Occuring in an interesting interaction between the transformations of the appearance of the columns and the reflective glass wall that hides the conference room, we learn that visibility of structure, form and color are dependent on light, as well as the time of day, in a responsive and and constantly changing dynamic of built forms.

2d Diagrams

Fabrication

R E P E A T

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2d Diagrams

TIGHT SPACE

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Co-Visualization Coordinator, Arch 2010 Studio Instructor, Arch 1030

Nicholas Knodt

Fabrication

3d Massing

Design Workflow Lecture Arch 1030 Student Work

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BEFORE W. G. CLARK ADDITION

Ecotect

CAD

Source

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3d Massing 2d Diagrams

axonometric drawing of the connective joint between the interior and exterior of Campbell Hall / this intersection of glass planes is affected by light and temporality more than any other area, with the interior glass bookshelves illuminating against the glass conference room wall, and further alongside the free- standing column.

plan of critical joint

two enclosures / a cantilever and a drop- ceiling

Primary Design Workflows

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Adapt / Edit

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Synthesize / Output

Produce / Document

Open Street Map material and light qualities in the daytime

Google Earth Pro

sections / elevations of a critical joint of the outdoor space

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Radiance the unification of material with the built form creates a busy yet unified viewer experience / cement, stone, with dirt, glass and steel.

Ecotect Indd

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Ai Ps

material and light qualities during the night

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CAD BIM (Revit, Gen Comp) Rhino3d

axonometric and hybrid drawing of outdoor classroom space & experiential material conditions

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Grasshopper3d Kangaroo Weaverbird

panes affected by temporal conditions

Diva Karamba

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Processing Catia Microstation

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ArcGIS MasterCAM Maxwell

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VRay Premiere Bridge

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As Design Education Fellow I have had the opportunity to work as a Co-Visualization Coordinator for the Arch 2010 studios and as a Studio Instructor for Arch 1030. The work shown on the left represents graphics developed for a visualization workflow lecture which introduced the design potential of interactions between software applications and techniques. The work on the right are examples of my student’s work in the Arch 1030 Foundation Studio I.

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SOLID ELEMENTS

Radiance

path and cross- sections

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WALMART

NEW HIGH DENSITY RES. LANDFILL TO LANDFORM

COMMUNITY COLLECTION CENTERS

LANDFILL TO LANDFORM

RECYCLING FACILITY

COMPOST FACILITY

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MSW LANDFORM

STATION ALONG EXISTING RAIL LINE

COMPOST CENTER

EXPANDED MSW LANDFORMS MIXED USE DENSITY CLUSTERS AROUND LOCAL STOPS

CORPORATION

RESIDENT

[PRODUCER]

[CONSUMER]

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LANDFILL RAIL LINE EXTENSION WITH LOCAL STOPS

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

TRASH AS WASTE

From Landfill to Landform: Waste as Resource Critics: Xaveer De Geyter, Jorg Sieweke

COMPLETED MSW LANDFORMS

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES DENSITY INFILL ALONG RT. 29

PRODUCT

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RECYCLE CENTER

This school wide design competition asked students to address the unchecked commercial and suburban development along Charlottesville’s primary traffic corridor, Route 29. Our team sought to use product waste management as a spatial and urban catalyst. Trash became a generator of a new urban system driven by a new waste infrastructure to deal with waste locally.

On Route 29, the waste output of the commercial strip was stored in place in a linear landfilling strategy that created inhabitable public spaces along the highway while acting as a new source of energy through methane production in the landfill.

In the city fabric around 29, new pockets of density were centered around collection, distribution, storage, and processing of waste.

The emergence of neighborhood collection facilities, sorting and processing facilities, and storage and manufacturing facilities became hubs of mixed use commercial activity and public space.

Honorable Mention: Xaveer De Geyter Award

FACTORIES TO PROCESS RECYCLED MATERIAL

CORPORATION

RESIDENT

WASTE

[PRODUCER]

[CONSUMER]

AS CATALYST

TRASH AS RESOURCE

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

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Future Development

TO STEPWELL RESTROOMS + OFFICES

WELL

KITCHENS

Roof System TO METRO + STEPWELL

Steel Truss+ Floor Plates DAILY MARKET

Plaza Level

TO METRO

Foundation Structure

Culinary Institute

MetroLevel

Location: Delhi, India Critic: Peter Waldman

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FEASTING HALLS

Responding to the messy vitality of Old Delhi, India, the culinary institute engages the dynamic built environment which has acted as a defining element throughout the city’s ancient history.

Taking advantage of the tension between New and Old Delhi, the site is located at the center of Old Delhi on a primary intersection leading to New Delhi by road and underground metro. The culinary institute also links to a building history of passive cooling, material reuse and economies, layered building additions, and civic engagement.

The primary structure for the institute is a spanning steel truss with steel rods hanging to hold up a programed space. The truss is supported by steel reinforced concrete friction piles. The steel truss allows for a light structural system for the institute’s programmatic requirements while providing the structure required for the building and Old Delhi’s future development.

Responding to the Delhi’s cultural priorities and expanding on the required program of the culinary institute, the design engages the community by developing the public service of rainwater retention and filtration for laundry, bathing, and potable water. This waterfront unites the institute with the dynamic daily life of the local community and provides an invaluable civic resource. Using the cool metro-level basement and evaporative cooling the building is passively cooled by ventilation vertically though the building. To further reduce the active cooling loads the west-facing façade is shaded by steel and concrete panels.

From Chawri Bazar | JAN. 26TH

NW Entrance | View Into Feasting Halls

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One Good Room

One Good Room offers an addition to the UVA art museum while linking it to the School of Architecture and greater context of Carrs Hill. It serves as a performance space, sunken sculpture garden, elevated series of walkways and a connection to the underground network of springs and infrastructure imbedded in Carrs Hill.

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Building Integration Workshop, Synthetic Study of One Good Room Critic: John Quale, Peter Waldman

Secondary Structure

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Primary Structure

The southern path of the sun across the Charlottesville site contributes to large solar heat gain throughout the summer while providing the opportunity for passive heating throughout the winter. In consideration of the harsh summer sun of both Charlottesville and India, a south facing concrete thermal massing is used to maintain a consistent temperature for the gallery spaces below. Furthermore a slanted northern glazing is shaded to minimize summer heat gain and provide shaded spaces for the amphitheater below.

The structural strategy for the building is conceived as a set of primary and secondary structural members. The continuous surface acting as roof, walkable pavers, and a sun-screen begins with a primary steel frame anchored into a cast-in-place concrete wall while an interlocking system of wood joists is fitted into the structural steel system, thus providing the structure to hold the layered insulation and paving system.

The bridge across the amphitheater is also structured with spanning tubular steel members and perpendicular stone pavers.

The primary passive systems designed for this building are the thermal massing for consistent temperatures, solar shading for the slanted north-facing window wall, and an operable vent on the back wall to naturally ventilate the interior spaces.

Layers of Material

Solar Shading

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custom steel framing Insulation board

drip edge

steel plate fastener bolted into concrete

waterproofing

flashing

1/8” folded stainless steel plate SECTION PERSPECTIVE

waterproofing custom steel framing Insulation board

drip edge

steel plate

1stwaterproofing FLOOR PLAN

fastener bolted into concrete

1/4”=1’

2nd FLOOR PLAN

4’x8’ folded steel plate 1/4”=1’

flashing

1/8” folded stainless steel plate

fastener cast into concrete

sealant, backer rod and spray foam

load bearing concrete waterproofing

Look out, look up and break through

4’x8’ folded steel plate fastener cast into concrete load bearing concrete

Daylight analysis was used to investigate four primary design principles throughout the design process of the Design Development project in Richmond, VA. Early design development uncovered harnessed daylight analysis in three primary ways. First, overshadowing analysis was used in conjunction with radiance analysis to investigate the effects of the existing walls on the site, concluding to raise the primary program onto a plinth. Second, radiance analysis was used to assist making decisions about the orientation of the primary glazing system of the assembly hall, leading to an optimized north orientation. Third, radiance analysis was used to develop the size and depth of the secondary glazing system around the roof edge of the assembly hall. As seen in figure-2 this secondary glazing system brings dappled light into the space throughout the day.

rolling door

rolling door

The primary space studied through this process is the assembly hall with target occupancy of 60 people standing and 25 sitting. The illuminance targets for the primary assembly hall ranges from 100-300 lux, accommodating for program ranging from casual dining to non-digital presentations.

This assembly hall employs two primary glazing systems. First, the room extends through the existing walls, opening to the north-facing public throughway to bring dappled north light into the space. Second, the roof has a slope to bounce light off of a light shelf and disperse it throughout the room. At the top of this 25’ high roof a window and vent creates a stack effect between the two glazing systems and brings diffuse into the room light throughout the day. Furthermore, the south-facing wall is designed as 3’ thick to filter glare and bounce light onto the ceiling structure, a technique supported by the LBNL Tips for Daylighting. These two glazing systems have a effective illuminance while maintaining a low wintow-to-wall ratio of 23%, well below the target ratios suggested by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett’s “A Balancing Act.”

Design Development 1st FLOOR PLAN

1/4”=1’

2nd FLOOR PLAN

1/4”=1’

Stainless Steel (53 lrv) CRITICAL JOINT

The three other spaces are 5 person gathering rooms on the first floor of the structure with north-facing glazing and illuminance targets set at 300. Throughout all experiments an outer skin of perforated aluminum over the entirety of the site is approximated with a perforated plane with 40% transmittance. The daylight targets were assisted with three further approaches to harness daylighting. First to create a dappled yet evenly distributed light across the site, between the existing walls, a system of recycled stainless steel plates was used to bounce and redirect light throughout the space. Second, material choices, seen in figure-1, fostered reflectance to bring light down below the plinth and bounce throughout the primary meeting hall. Finally, the primary meeting space on the plinth has glazing access throughout the day. As seen throughout figures 3 through 5, glare is not a primary concern except for in the exterior space (figure 4) on the raised plinth. To counteract visual discomfort caused by moving from this bright exterior space to the evenly lit interior space, a stainless steel shade covers the entrance to the gathering hall. According to Daylight Design of Buildings this transitional space is necessary in reducing the visual discomfort caused from glare. To take advantage of the structural system, low daylight values and low target illuminace in the center of the space below the plinth is primary circulation space with artificial lighting surrounding the columnar structure.

Recycled Stainless Steel (28 lrv)

Stainless Steel Plates (35 lrv)

Double Pane Glazing

1-1/2”=1’

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

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sealant, backer rod and spray foam

custom steel framing Insulation board

drip edge

steel plate

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fastener bolted into concrete

waterproofing 1/8” folded stainless steel plate

flashing

reinforced concrete foundation wall

sealant, backer rod and spray foam

2” rigid insulation

drainage mat waterproofing

filter fabric

4” perforated drain pipe 4’x8’ folded steel plate

CRITICAL JOINT

fastener cast into concrete load bearing concrete

waterproofing

1-1/2”=1’

rolling door

Look Out, Look Up, and Break Through Design Development, ARCH 7230 Nicholas Knodt, MArch 2014

Look out, look up and break through SECTION PERSPECTIVE

Look out, look up and break through CRITICAL JOINT

Daylight analysis was used to investigate four primary design principles throughout the design process of the Design Development project in Richmond, VA. Early design development uncovered harnessed daylight analysis in three primary ways. First, overshadowing analysis custom steel framing was used in conjunction with radiance analysis to investigate the effects of the existing walls on the site, conInsulation cluding to raise the primary program onto a plinth. Second, radiance analysis was used to assist board hall, leading making decisions about the orientation of the primary glazing system of the assembly to an optimized north orientation. Third, radiance analysis was used to develop the size and depth drip edge of the secondary glazing system around the roof edge of the assembly hall. As seen in figure-2 this secondary glazing system brings dappled light into the space throughout the day.

The primary space studied through this process is the assembly hall with target occupancy of 60 waterproofing people standing and 25 sitting. The illuminance targets for the primary assembly hall ranges from 100-300 lux, accommodating for program ranging from casual dining1/8” tofolded non-digital presentations. stainless steel plate This assembly hall employs two primary glazing systems. First, the room extends through the existing walls, opening to the north-facing public throughway to bring dappled north light into the space. Second, the roof has a slope to bounce light off of a light shelf and disperse it throughout the room. At the top of this 25’ high roof a window and vent creates a stack effect between the two glazing systems and brings diffuse into the room light throughout the day. Furthermore, the south-facing wall is designed as 3’ thick to filter glare and bounce light onto the ceiling structure, a technique supported by the LBNL Tips for Daylighting. These two glazing systems have a effective 1/2”=1’ illuminance while maintainingAXONOMETRIC a low wintow-to-wall ratio of 23%, well below the target ratios suggested by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett’s “A Balancing Act.” reinforced concrete foundation wall

4’x8’ folded steel plate

Stainless Steel (53 lrv)

2” rigid insulation

Daylight analysis was used to investigate four primary design principles throughout the design process of the Design Development project in Richmond, VA. Early design development uncovered harnessed daylight analysis in three primary ways. First, overshadowing analysis was used in conjunction with radiance analysis to investigate the effects of the existing walls on the site, concluding to raise the primary program onto a plinth. Second, radiance analysis was used to assist making decisions about the orientation of the primary glazing system of the assembly hall, leading to an optimized north orientation. Third, radiance analysis was used to develop the size and depth of the secondary glazing system around the roof edge of the assembly hall. As seen in figure-2 this secondary glazing system brings dappled light into the space throughout the day.

1-1/2”=1’

The three other spaces are 5 person gathering rooms on the first floor of the structure with north-facing glazing and illuminance targets set at 300. Throughout all experiments an outer skin of perforated aluminum over the entirety of the site is approximated with a perforated plane with 40% transmittance. The daylight targets were assisted with three further approaches to harness daylighting. First to create a dappled yet evenly distributed light across the site, between the existing walls, a system of recycled stainless steel plates was used to bounce and redirect light throughout the space. Second, material choices, seen in figure-1, fostered reflectance to bring light down below the plinth and bounce throughout the primary meeting hall. Finally, the primary meeting space on the plinth has glazing access throughout the day. As seen throughout figures 3 through 5, glare is not a primary concern except for in the exterior space (figure 4) steel plate on the raised plinth. To counteract visual discomfort caused by moving from this bright exterior fastener bolted into concrete space to the evenly lit interior space, a stainless steel shade covers the entrance to the gathering hall. According to Daylight Design of Buildings this transitional space is necessary in reflashing ducing the visual discomfort caused from glare. To take advantage of the structural system, low daylight values and low target illuminace in the center of the space below the plinth is primary sealant, backer rod and spray foam circulation space with artificial lighting surrounding the columnar structure.

The primary space studied through this process is the assembly hall with target occupancy of 60 people standing and 25 sitting.

The illuminance targets for the primary assembly hall ranges from Overshadowing at Grade 100-300 lux, accommodating for program ranging from casual dining to non-digital presentations.

This assembly hall employs two primary glazing systems. First, the room extends through the existing walls, opening to the north-facing public throughway to bring dappled north light into the space. Second, the roof has a slope to bounce light off of a light shelf and disperse it throughout the room. At the top of this 25’ high roof a window and vent creates a stack effect between the two glazing systems and brings diffuse into the room light throughout the day. Furthermore, the south-facing wall is designed as 3’ thick to filter glare and bounce light onto the ceiling structure, a technique supported by the LBNL Tips for Daylighting. These two glazing systems have a effective illuminance while maintaining a low wintow-to-wall ratio of 23%, well below the target ratios suggested by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett’s “A Balancing Act.”

waterproofing

Stainless Steel (53 lrv) Recycled Stainless Steel (28 lrv)

Stainless Steel Plates (35 lrv)

Overshadowing at Plinth

Double Pane Glazing

The three other spaces are 5 person gathering rooms on the first floor of the structure with north-facing glazing and illuminance targets set at 300. Throughout all experiments an outer skin of perforated aluminum over the entirety of the site is approximated with a perforated plane with 40% transmittance. The daylight targets were assisted with three further approaches to harness daylighting. First to create a dappled yet evenly distributed light across the site, between the existing walls, a system of recycled stainless steel plates was used to bounce and redirect light throughout the space. Second, material choices, seen in figure-1, fostered reflectance to bring light down below the plinth and bounce throughout the primary meeting hall. Finally, the primary meeting space on the plinth has glazing access throughout the day. As seen throughout figures 3 through 5, glare is not a primary concern except for in the exterior space (figure 4) on the raised plinth. To counteract visual discomfort caused by moving from this bright exterior space to the evenly lit interior space, a stainless steel shade covers the entrance to the gathering hall. According to Daylight Design of Buildings this transitional space is necessary in reducing the visual discomfort caused from glare. To take advantage of the structural system, low daylight values and low target illuminace in the center of the space below the plinth is primary circulation space with artificial lighting surrounding the columnar structure.

Overshadowing at Grade

Figure - 1

Figure Concrete Walls (36 lrv)

Recycled Stainless Steel (28 lrv)

Stainless Steel Plates (35 lrv)

Gravel (37 lrv)

Wood Flooring (33 lrv) Structural Column With Lighting System

Existing Concrete Walls (28 lrv)

Overshadowing at Plinth

Double Pane Glazing

reinforced concrete foundation wall

fastener cast into concrete load bearing concrete

drainage mat

2” rigid insulation

filter fabric

4” perforated drain pipe

drainage mat waterproofing

rolling door

filter fabric

4” perforated drain pipe

waterproofing

1 - Excavation and Adjustment of Existing Wall

CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE

Look Out, Look Up, and Break Through Design Development, ARCH 7230 Nicholas Knodt, MArch 2014 2 - Foundation and 1st Floor Load Bearing Walls

3 - Plinth and 2nd Floor Load Bearing Walls

4 - Primary Finishes and Roof Construction

5 - Glazing and Shading Structure

1/8”=1’

CRITICAL JOINT

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1-1/2”=1’

Figure - 2

AXONOMETRIC

1/2”=1’ Concrete Walls (36 lrv)

Gravel (37 lrv)

Wood Flooring (33 lrv) Structural Column With Lighting System

Existing Concrete Walls (28 lrv)

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Figure - 2 Concrete Walls (36 lrv)

Gravel (37 lrv)

Wood Flooring (33 lrv) Structural Column With Lighting System

Existing Concrete Walls (28 lrv)

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BRIDGE

bringing residents & innovation to downtown’s growing east BUILDING THE BRIDGE phasing and finance Parking

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“Dog, I’m glad you can come to work with me at the new office in The Armory”

School Hotel

Office / Commercial

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phase 2

2021

phase 3

“After run: walk down Portland for groceries, dry cleaners, and coffee date.”

STITCH neighborhood with vibrant public & green spaces.

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Constructed Building Type (millions sq ft)

10

5 25 0

Phase one creates a complete community, attracting residents and the small businesses that make a neighborhood thrive. The renovation of the Armory will draw young, innovative companies and events.

Phase two includes the Affordable retail opportunities strategic delivery of a hotel to allow for neighborhood capitalize on the recently built services. The community stadium.

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IRR Sensitivity Exit Cap Rates

will be strengthened through our $12.5 million donation to develop a Magnet school.

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Office Cap Rate

20 25 15

Phase two includes the strategic delivery of a hotel to Phase 3 includes our capitalize on the recently built largest stock of for-sale stadium. The community housing, allowing residents will be strengthened through to invest in Downtown our $12.5 million donation to East while planting roots develop a Magnet school. for their families, & lays the foundation for further development beyond year 10.

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5.3% 19.4% 18.8% 17.8% 17.3% 16.9%

$12.3 million

Phase 3 $ 290 mil Phase 2 $ 287 mil

cost savings over 10 years

Total $ 934 mil

$53.9 million

5.5% 18.9% 18.3% 17.3% 16.9% 16.4% 5.8% 18.5% 17.9% 16.9% 16.4% 16.0% 6.0% 18.1% 17.5% 16.5% 16.0% 15.6%

Projected Site Value Office Cap Rate(2024) Net Present Value (10% Discount Rate) 17.3% 6.3% 6.5% 7.0% 7.3% 7.5% Unleveraged IRR 5.0% 20.0% 19.4% 18.3% 17.9% 17.4% Leveraged IRR 5.3% 19.4% 18.8% 17.8% 17.3% 16.9% Cap Rate (Blended)

Phase 3 includes our largest stock of for-sale housing, allowing residents to invest in Downtown East while planting roots for their families, & lays the foundation for further development beyond year 10.

10

5.0% 20.0% 19.4% 18.3% 17.9% 17.4%

Financial Summary IRR Sensitivity Exit Cap Rates Current Site Value

20

15

17.3% 6.3% 6.5% 7.0% 7.3% 7.5%

5.5% 18.9% 18.3% 17.3% 16.9% 16.4% 5.8% 18.5% 17.9% 16.9% 16.4% 16.0% 6.0% 18.1% 17.5% 16.5% 16.0% 15.6%

Financial Summary

Current Site Value Projected Site Value (2024) Net Present Value (10% Discount Rate) Unleveraged IRR Leveraged IRR Cap Rate (Blended)

Phase 1 $ 356 mil

value added at sale

Debt Structure (Weighted Average) full LEED Value Added Construction Loan to Cost 75%

Development Costs

$122,522,791

Phase 3 $1,402,899,734 $$23,757,981 290 mil

10.6%

Phase 2 17.3% $ 287 mil

6.7%

Total $ 934 mil

INNOVATIVE

buildings & landscapes

4.25% 10 years

$53.9 million

Phase 1 $ 356 mil

value added at sale

Debt Structure (Weighted Average) $122,522,791 $1,402,899,734 $23,757,981 10.6% 17.3% 6.7%

Construction Loan to Cost Construction Loan Interest Rate Permanent Loan To Value Permanent Loan Interest Rate

75% 7.3% 66% 4.25%

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Retail (Market / Affordable

places for residents & fans

Hotel Retail (Market / Affordable

6 LEEDTM Silver buildings 9 green roofs 968 trees >410,000 ft2 pervious surface

1 Tech Magnet School Armory becomes LEEDTM startup incubator, flex work, & event and exhibition space

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Live/work & mixed-income housing 2-Way Street 100,000 ft2 affordable retail 514

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LEED Silver Redevelopment of the Armory into a Mixed-Used Structure Supporting a Diversity of Events and Uses

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Central Line LRT

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River Parkway Bike Trail

Central Line LRT

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Exposed Southern Plazas to Sun

Mississippi River

Guthrie Theatre

Nicollet Mall

Green Roof Systems & Rainwater Collection into Cisterns

Integrated Residential, Retail, & Flex Office to Support a Live/Work Environment

S 6th St. Replace 3rd Car Lane with 2-Way Bike Lanes, Separated with Bioswale Buffer

Retail

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S 7 th St.

All New Offices LEED Silver Certified

For Rent

Retail

THE ARMORY

S 4th St. Courtyards with Permeable Paving & Bioswale Accent Plantings

S 5th St. Street Closed to Car Traffic, Open to Light Diverse Activity in Public Plaza Increasing Connections Rail, Pedestrian, & Bike Passage

LEED Silver Redevelopment of the Armory into a Mixed-Used Structure Supporting a Diversity of Events and Uses

S 6th St. Replace 3rd Car Lane with 2-Way Bike Lanes, Separated with Bioswale Buffer

S 7 th St. All New Offices LEED Silver Certified