Peter K. Atkins design portfolio // 2016
Peter K. Atkins Address
2312 Lyndale Ave S. Apt. #201 Minneapolis, MN 55405
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Play Shed 2014 // Silvercocoon Working in the architecture and construction industry, the client acquires many scrap pieces of wood and timber which he saves for future creative projects. The need arose for a way to store this wood. The Play Shed is composed of four, 4’x8’ bays of pallet racking (heavy duty shelving that is found in many commercial and industrial applications) with an aisle down the center. Three of the bays are open shelves for wood storage, while one bay was reserved as a play area for the couple’s young boys. A flat EPDM roof covers the structure and thin wooden slats line the outer edges, allowing the wood to breathe. Part wood shed, part play house, the structure creates a beautiful and functional edge to the backyard.
Play Area
Exploded Axon
Floor Plan
Play on Penn 2014 // Silvercocoon Outdoor furniture was developed for a popup park as part of the Play on Penn initiative through Hennepin County. Located on an empty lot at the intersection of Penn Avenue North and Plymouth Avenue, the pop-up park aimed to create an attractive destination for community-building along Penn Avenue North. Colorful outdoor chairs, benches, swings, planters, and a ping pong table create a positive gathering place in a rougher neighborhood. Constructed from recycled HDPE plastic, the furniture is colorful and very durable. The chairs and benches are designed to double as planters with the idea to bring a herb garden to the community.
Triangle Planter Concept Sketches
AIA ST. PAUL PRIZE 2013 // Honorable Mention The AIA Saint Paul Prize is a design competition hosted by the local AIA Chapter. The 2013 competition focused on the area in front of the historic Liftbridge in Stillwater, MN. A new bridge is currently under construction that will reroute Hwy 36 away from the downtown area. The Liftbridge would then become a pedestrian and bike only bridge. We were asked to design a car free promenade that would connect the shopping district with the river and regional bike trails. The design recalls the logging industry in Stillwater and on the St. Croix River. Bicycle and pedestrian circulation flows through the entire site, the curves carve out spaces along the edges for gathering, amenities, and native plantings.
Logging on the St. Croix
Section 02
Bike Frame Sculpture
Section 01
Wood Art Walls 2014 // Silvercocoon Tia and Souliyahn of Silvercocoon offered up walls in their own home as canvases for wooden installations. The walls are made up of wood pieces originally milled for window frames. The pieces’ very unique profiles have variations in depth and length, casting shadows that give the walls a textured, vertical composition. Three different rooms offered the opportunity for experimentation with pattern and color.
Master Bedroom - Natural Wood
Guest Bedroom - White
Living Room & Hallway - Black
PERGOLA WHEELED-TOY GARAGE
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BENCHES PERGOLA PERGOLA
TREE HOUSE
STAGE MUSIC AREA
Site Plan
Brightwater Tree House 2014 // Silvercocoon A master plan for the Brightwater Montessori playground had been previously developed by a third party. Silvercocoon was commissioned to design structures that were specified in the master plan. This included benches, a music stage, various pergolas, a storage shed, and a play structure. The spaces and structures were design to be used by toddlers through elementary age students and facilitate interaction with the natural environment. I designed the play structure to be easily constructed out of standard lumber as parent volunteers may be doing most of the actual construction. It consists of a series of platforms of varying heights wrapping around an existing oak tree. Vertical slats define the two highest “forts,� while overhead beams allow for curtains and canopies.
Elevations
Model Building 2012 // Feyereisen Studios, Inc.
Medical Complex // HGA scale 1:100 Birch veneer topography Acrylic and basswood buildings
Corporate Headquarters // R&D Systems scale 1’-0”=1/32” Full color painted acrylic buildings Landscape flocking and trees
Model Building 2012 // Feyereisen Studios, Inc.
Government Campus // Leo A Daley scale 1:150 CNC Walnut topography PETG tree canopy Harwood massing
Stadium Concept // HGA x Populous scale 1:100 Birch veneer ground plane Solid basswood massing 3D printed stadium
Government Campus // Leo A Daley scale 1:150 CNC Walnut topography PETG tree canopy Hardwood massing
Captain’s Cottage 2012 // SALA Architects Working closely with Dale Mulfinger of SALA Architects, I developed a digital concept for a cottage on Lake Minnetonka. The image was for use in real estate promotional items. The cottage replaces the existing shack with to show potential buyers what the property could look like.
Original
Initial Concept Sketch
Final Render
Initial Concept Sketch
Flat Pack Shack 2012 // University of Minnesota The bed of the Ford F150, America’s most popular truck, provided the dimensional constraints for this minimal, four-person bunkhouse. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) could be fabricated at home and then transported to the site in the back of a pickup truck. The prefab panel system allows for quick and easy on-site assembly. With only a 12’x14’ footprint, the A-Frame design minimizes material by combining walls and roof planes. Folding bunks and cabinets take advantage of limited interior space.
Exploded Axon
Floor Plan
Section
Interior Perspective
Elevations
Vermillion Cabin 2012 // University of Minnesota This project was meant to give students an idea of a more realistic commission. Working with a “client,� I incorporated their needs, wants, and input into a proposal for a cabin on Lake Vermillion in Northern MN. I surveyed a real, for-sale lot on Vermilion to use as my site. The cabin is tucked against a rocky outcropping overlooking the lake. The modest exterior blends into the landscape, but opens up into a spacious interior. Despite an open plan, the design creates a number of small gathering places while still maintaining the communal and social ideals of a cabin.
Cross Section
Elevations
Longitudinal Section
First Level
FL 01
Floor Plans
Dining/Living
Loft Second Level
First Level
Second Level
North Loop Bike Park
U of M Bike Center
Midtown Bike Center
Site Bird’s Eye
Map of MPLS Bike Infrastructure
Bike Parking
Switchback Ramps
Double Layer Ramps & Crossovers
Gallery
North Loop Bike Park 2012 // Theisis, University of Minnesota Located adjacent to Target Field, the North Loop Bike Park bridges the sever grade difference between the Cedar Lake Bike Trail and 5th St. It facilitates the integration of the bike into Minneapolis’s public transit system by connecting the bike path with the Haiwatha LRT and Northstar Commuter Rail, as well as planned future rail lines that will pass through the site.
Exterior Ramps
Site Plan
Section
The Bike Park provides amenities for cyclists such as secure parking, showers, lockers and repairs, fostering interaction between cyclists that strengthens the city’s bicycling community. Providing connection, amenities, and interaction, the facility aims to promote cycling as a viable form of transportation in Minneapolis.
Plaza de la Soledad 2011 // University of Minnesota Located in Oaxaca, Mexico, Plaza de la Soledad is of great civic and religious importance to the city. While the plaza holds the Basilica of Soledad and the City Hall, its currently underutilized. In our redesign of the plaza, programmatic elements were added to the public space, such as a caretaker’s house, art gallery, and library. On the steeply sloping site, terraces provide entry plazas for the buildings bordering the plaza. The main circulation angles down to focus attention on the Basilica. Long shade canopies float above the art gallery at the upper side of the plaza and above the library at the lower end. The canopies draw visitors into and across the site. All drawings are ink on mylar.
Site Axon
Caretaker’s Residence Floor Plans
Section at Library
Site Plan
Library Floor Plan
Picnic Area
Riverside Park 2011 // University of Minnesota Located on a hypothetical site along the Minneapolis riverfront, the design of the park developed around the flow of pedestrian movement. Angled geometries and paving patterns draw people into and through the park. Through a series of terraces, the park steps down to the Mississippi, providing seating and an intimate experience with the water that is currently difficult to find along the central riverfront.
Site Plan
Site Section
Mixed Use Daycare 2011 // University of Minnesota This project reclaimed a previously industrial site overlooking downtown Saint Paul. The development includes a commercial space on the first floor which holds a childcare facility and five residential units above. A split level design allows for spacious ceilings in the first floor daycare. The living units, two 2-bedroom and three 1-bedroom, wrap around two stair cores that provide two entrances to each unit; a main entrance off of the street and a back door and elevator from the on site parking.
Elevation
Section
1st Floor
Vertical Circulation
Daycare Facility
2nd & 3rd Floor
One-Bedroom Units
Two-Bedroom Units