AUDARGREDNU
PRESTON WELKER
TSERPARCHITECTURE.
PRESTON LEE WELKER 401 S. View, Oreana, IL 62554 welker3@illinois.edu prestonwelker@gmail.com 217.454.2507 OBJECTIVE Explore the study of Architecture as a means to sustainably integrate human processes and the environment through creative design of space. EDUCATION University of Illinois - Champaign Urbana Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies ORGANIZATIONS U.S. Green Building Council Society for Business and Management in Architecture AWARDS Earl Prize Nominee Fall 2011 Earl Prize Nominee Spring 2012 Earl Prize Nominee Fall 2012 Argenta-Oreana High School Salutatorian PROFESSIONAL ADM Design Services (217) 429.4412 Architectural Intern Construction Documents - Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical Research - LEED, Building/Plumbing Code Design - Program, Facade Study
REKLEW NOTSERP
August 2009 - May 2013 Cumulative GPA: 3.3/4.0 2012 - 2013 2011 - 2012
August 2005 - May 2009 Cumulative GPA: 3.9/4.0 May 2011 - August 2012
UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO OF
.ERUTCETIHCRAPRESTON WELKER.
LIVING
EXCAVATION. FALL 2012
CAPSTONE
DESIGN AND THE CITY
TRANSITION THROUGH
TRANSPARENCY. SPRING 2012
URBAN
SENSE. SPRING 2012
ACTIVE
DESIGN AND THE LANDSCAPE
GLIMPSE. FALL 2011
RESEARCH
LIVE & LEARN. FALL 2011
MODULE
TRANSFORMATION. FALL 2011
ADDITIONAL
WORK. FALL 2009 - FALL 2012
LIVING
EXCAVATION. museum of natural life
*EARL* PRIZE NOMINEE
475 CAPSTONE STUDIO FALL 2012 SENIOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT - 16 WEEKS
champaign, illinois
THE EXCAVATION OF A HISTORIC ARTIFACT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE FOR THE DISCOVERED RELIC. THE GOAL FOR THIS MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE IS TO BRING THE EXCITEMENT AND EXPERIENCE OF EXCAVATION TO CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS. THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THREE DESIGN STRATEGIES, THE IDEA OF EXCAVATION PRESENTS ITSELF IN PLAN, SECTION, AND ELEVATION.
FINAL MODEL - DAY
FINAL MODEL - NIGHT
PRELIMINARY MODEL
SITE PLAN
N
AREA OF EXCAVATION A
A
mech.
gift B
B
exhibition presentation
area of excavation
N 0’
EAST ELEVATION
mechanical
B
work room semi-conditional interior transition space brings a sense of urbanism and community to the entrance of the museum.
A
LOWER LEVEL PLAN
cafe
5’
10’
20’
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
loading A
N 0’
NORTH ELEVATION
5’
10’
20’
B
MAIN EXHIBITION A
orientation B
kitchen secretary B
library A
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
N 0’
WEST ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION
5’
10’
ROOF PLAN
20’
SOUTH ELEVATION
N 0’
5’
10’
20’
SOUTH ELEVATION
CEILING PLANS
A-A
FOLDING GFRC PANELS CLOSED
HVAC SUPPLY AND RETURN DUCTS
FOLDING GFRC PANELS OPEN
STRUCTURAL DIAGRAMS
B-B
ROOF LEVEL 30’-0”
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF ASSEMBLY: PLANTS/SOIL RESERVOIR LAYER MOISTURE RETENTION AERATION THERMAL INSULATION DRAINAGE ROOT BARRIER MEMBRANE ROOF DECKING
WALL ASSEMBLY: GFRC PANELS 2” AIR SPACE 2” CONT. RIGID INSULATION VAPOR BARRIER EXT. GRADE GYPSUM 6” STEEL STUD WALL W/ BATT. 5/8” GYPSUM FINISH GFRC PREFABRICATED PANELS
SECOND FLOOR 19’-0”
METAL DECKING (CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY)
ALUMINUM FRAME WINDOW UNIT
SPREAD FOOTING
First Floor 1’-9” GROUND 0’-0”
DETAIL WALL SECTION
MODEL
COURTYARD SKYLIGHT
MODEL
APPROACH FROM EAST
TRANSITION THROUGH
TRANSPARENCY mid-rise
chicago, illinois
THIS TWENTY EIGHT STORY MID-RISE BUILDING TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TWO INTERLOCKING SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE VARYING LEVELS OF TRANSPARENCY BASED ON PROGRAM. THE SKIN ALLOWS PEOPLE TO INTERACT WITH THE BUILDING IN DIFFERENT WAYS, AS WELL AS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. AT THE GROUND (COMMERCIAL) LEVEL, THE BUILDING ENVELOPE EXPLODES TO ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH THE SKIN. WHILE THE SKIN IS EXPLODED, THE PRIMARY VIEWS ARE PARALLEL TO THE BUILDING SURFACE. AS YOU MOVE UP THE BUILDING, THE SKIN BECOMES MORE REGULAR AND TRANSPARENT, PROVIDING MORE DIRECT VIEWS OUT TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
*EARL* PRIZE NOMINEE
374 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND THE CITY SPRING 2012 JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT - 8 WEEKS
MASSING DIAGRAM
STRUCTURE TRANSFORMATION
STRUCTURE & CURTAIN WALL core
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PRIVATE SITE PLAN
PERPENDICULAR TRANSPARENCY
PRIVATE
PRIVATE N
curtain wall
subtraction to allow natural light penetration
PRIVATE
building lean toward street corner
structure
STRUCTURE
PARALLEL TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY DIAGRAM
CURTAIN WALL
EAST BALCONIES
5
1. MAIN ENTRANCE 2. STORE SPACE A 3. STORE SPACE B 4. RESTAURANT SPACE 5. LOADING
3
2
4 1
N
N 0’
5’
10’
20’
GROUND FLOOR PLAN - COMMERCIAL GROUND FLOOR - COMMERCIAL
0’
5’
10’
20’
RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL FLOOR
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
VIEW FROM N. WELLS ST. AND CHICAGO AVE.
sunspace balconies PENTHOUSE
BALCONY DETAIL
FITNESS
RESIDENTIAL
building skin balconies
COMMERCIAL
MODEL
BUILDING SECTION
CONVENIENCE
CORNER OF N. LASALLE ST. AND CHICAGO AVE.
URBAN
SENSE row house
chicago, illinois
THE LEFT AND UPPER PORTION OF THIS ROW HOUSE IS DESIGNED FOR A PERSON WITH A HEARING IMPAIRMENT. THE ENTRANCE IS MARKED BY A LARGE, YELLOW WINDOW THAT FACES A SERIES OF FOLDING MASSES THAT OPEN UPWARD AS THE MAIN STAIR ASCENDS. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS DEAF TO EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURE THROUGH COLOR, LIGHT, SMELL, AND TOUCH.
374 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND THE CITY SPRING 2012 JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT - 4 WEEKS
THE LOWER PORTION OF THIS ROW HOUSE IS DESIGNED FOR A PERSON WITH A VISION IMPAIRMENT. THROUGH THE MANIPULATION OF SPACE AND USE OF MATERIAL, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS BLIND, TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURE THROUGH SOUND, TEXTURE, HEAT FROM LIGHT, AND THRESHOLDS.
LIGHT STUDY
STREET ELEVATION
deaf person apartment
APARTMENT DISTRIBUTION
blind person apartment
A deaf person has the ability to experience architecture through SUN AS NATURAL LIGHT. KINETIC DESIGN. LARGE, OPEN SPACES.
DEAF.
BLIND BLIND.
SPACIAL EXPERIENCE
A blind person has the ability to experience architecture through VARYING THRESHOLDS FOR ACOUSTIC EFFECT. SUN AS A HEAT SOURCE. TEXTURE AND MATERIALITY.
UR UR bedroom
living & kitchen space
DEAF PERSON APARTMENT
bedroom
garden patio space
GARDEN LEVEL
kitchen garage living space patio BLIND PERSON APARTMENT
FLOOR PLANS
DEAF
RAINFALL DIAGRAM The introduction of this water wall allows both occupants to relate and interact with one another. Knowing that each person has a different understanding of “sense�, a mutual relationship can be developed through the use of a single system, in which something as simple as water, can be understood equally by both.
BLIND
see.
feel.
SECTION
hear.
hear. touch.
INTERACTIVE
GLIMPSE. roadhouse
moab, utah
THE GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A NEW BRAND OF DESTINATION. A PLACE THAT COULD SERVE AS A POINT ALONG THE PATH TO A FINAL DESTINATION, OR AS A FINAL DESTINATION ITSELF. LOCATED IN THE MIDST OF THE MOUNTAINOUS AND DESERT LIKE TERRAIN OF MOAB, UTAH, THIS ONE-STOP RESORT EMBRACES THE LANDSCAPE WITH ITS ASCENDING FORMATION. A STIFF, STRUCTURAL SHELL AND CORE ALLOW FOR AN ENCASING OF PERFORATED PODS WITH MINIMAL STRUCTURAL INTERFERENCE. THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE PODS GIVES GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY GLIMPSES OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT FROM ANY OF ITS NUMEROUS TERRACE SPACES. THIS INTERACTION WITH THE BUILDING AND THE SITE ALLOW VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE AN EXCITING NEW PERSPECTIVE OF THIS REGION. THE PROGRAM OF THE ROADHOUSE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: A QUICK STOP BIOFUELING STATION, EXTENDED STAY BIOFUELING AND ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORE, HOSTEL, COMMONS AREA, RESTAURANT, ROCK-TOP BAR AND POOL, AS WELL AS OFFERS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES. VISITORS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH. THIS MONUMENTAL BUILDING SERVES AS AN OASIS FOR HUMANS AND THEIR VEHICLES TO RECHARGE AND
PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE: DESIGN CONCEPT AND DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS, RENDERING, MODEL BUILDING, 3-D MODELING (RHINO) *EARL* PRIZE NOMINEE
KEVEN GREWE CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, POD DETAILS (NOT SHOWN), BUILDING SECTIONS, MODEL BUILDING
373 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND THE LANDSCAPE FALL 2011 JUNIOR 8 WEEKS -- PARTNER KEVIN GREWE
A GLIMPSE OF THE ROADHOUSE IS REVEALED BY BILLBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. REGARDLESS OF ITS LOCATION, EACH GLIMPSE SIGN GIVES A SMALL TASTE OF ITS MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. UPON VISITING THE SITE, THE GLIMPSE DETACHES ITSELF FROM THE SIGN, AND BECOMES THE LANDSCAPE BEHIND IT.
SITE ACTIVITIES HIKING. BIKING. CLIMBING. RAFTING. WINDSURFING.
SITE MAP
N
N
RESTAURANT
N
N
N
N
HOSTEL
N
N
COMMONS/FUELING
N
N
QUICK STOP
activity registration
dining area
terrace
kitchen
car charge stations biofueling parking FLOOR PLANS
outside seating
RESTAURANT
COMMONS BIOFUELING CHARGING PARKING
HOSTEL
CONVENIENCE STORE
QUICK STOP BIOFUELING
BUILDING SECTION
MODEL DAY
MODEL NIGHT
RESEARCH
LIVE&LEARN. research center
kickapoo state park
THIS RESEARCH CENTER IS DESIGNED TO HOUSE TWO RESEARCHERS. THE BUILDING CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE RESEARCHERS CAN OBSERVE AND STUDY THE DIETARY AND MIGRATION PATTERNS OF LOCAL WILD LIFE, MOST SPECIFICALLY BIRDS. THE BUILDINGS SITS ON A STEEP SLOPE IN KICKAPOO STATE PARK. THE SLOPE ALLOWS FOR OPTIMIZED VIEWS OF THE LANDSCAPE, AS WELL AS A HEIGHTENED PERSPECTIVE OVER THE SURROUNDING WILD LIFE. THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED OF PRE-FABRICATED, CONCRETE CUBES THAT ARE HOLLOW AND TRANSPARENT, PROVIDING CONTAINER SPACE FOR FEED USED TO ATTRACT SPECIFIC TYPE OF ANIMAL, AND A VIEW THROUGH THE CONTAINERS TO REVEAL CERTAIN TENDENCIES OF THE STUDIED ANIMAL. AS TIME GOES ON, THE WALL OF CUBES BECOMES MORE TRANSPARENT, NARROWING THE FOCUS DOWN TO SPECIFIC AREAS, AND ALLOWING NATURAL LIGHT TO PENETRATE THE BUILDING ENVELOPE.
373 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND THE LANDSCAPE FALL 2011 JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT - 4 WEEKS
restroom
bedroom
observation laundry/storage
bedroom
N
SECOND FLOOR
kitchen
research/study
dining
living room deck
N
BIRD SEED DENSITY OVER TIME
FIRST FLOOR
MODEL
CONCRETE BLOCK DETAILS
LONG SECTION
CROSS SECTION
MODULE
TRANSFORMATION. pavilion and event space
373 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND THE LANDSCAPE FALL 2011 JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT - 4 WEEKS
university of illinois arboretum
THIS PAVILION WAS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE. THROUGH THE USE OF BIRD SEED CONTAINERS AS BUILDING BLOCKS, A NORMAL EVENT SPACE IS TRANSFORMED INTO AN EVER CHANGING, ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE HUMANS AND BIRDS CAN INTERACT. OVER TIME, AS THE BIRD SEED IN THE CONTAINERS DIMINISHES, THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF THE PAVILION CHANGES. AS THE CONCENTRATION OF BIRDS SHIFT, AND MORE LIGHT IS ALLOWED THROUGH THE EMPTIED MODULES, THE DIVERSITY OF THE SPACE IS REVEALED.
SITE PLAN
1. mens restroom 2. womens restroom 3. event storage
4. observation deck
1
2 3
3
GROUND LEVEL
4
SECOND LEVEL
MODULE DENSITY DIAGRAM
TUFTED TITMOUSE EXTERIOR
100% 100% Bird seed modules
80% 80%
50% 50%
30% 30%
PERCENTAGE OF BIRD SEED CONTAINERS
0%
- COMMOM IN DECIDIOUS Solid modules FORESTS - OFTEN VISIT BIRD FEEDERS - SONG BIRDS - NEST IN HOLLOWED HOLES IN TREES - PRESENT ALL YEAR ROUND 0%
INTERIOR Common in deciduous forests. Often visit bird feeders. Song birds. Nest in hollowed holes in trees. Present all year. Solid module Bird seed module The pavilion is constructed of two different modules. One module is a solid, cylindrical unit that serves as a nesting area. The other serves as a bird seed container. Over time, as the bird seed is eaten, the walls become more transparent. This creates and everchanging environment aimed at attracting local song birds, such as the Tufted Titmouse. The Tufted Titmouse is also significant because it is known to nest in crevices such as the ones present in the hollow modules, and the holes located in the larger, circular BUILDING MODULES
TUFTED TITMOUSE
O T L T W B T
MODEL
ADDITIONAL
WORK. SINGLE FAMILY HOME SPRING 2011
TAFT HOUSE OBSERVATION DRAWING FALL 2010
VISUAL PAVILION SPRING 2011
VISUAL PAVILION - SPRING 2011
PRESTONWELKER Letter of Intent Architecture is a medium through which I have the potential to improve the world we live in, making it a better place for future generations. The ability to effectively define space as a solution to a programmatic situation, while creating an unprecedented environment, is something very few people have ever had the honor of possessing. It is our responsibility as students of architecture, to reach beyond the limits of past inventors. My intentions for the next years of study are to explore the study of architecture as a means to sustainably integrate human processes and the physical environment through creative design of space. I am specifically interested in the manipulation of material, texture, and space, in response to the desires and needs of all types of disabilities, such as the following: hearing impaired, vision impaired, persons with a physical disability, and persons with a mental disability. It is important that we begin to focus less on simply accommodating people with needs, and more on facilitating a response to the design that is both understood and significant to all who encounter it. Supplementary to my exploration of integrative design, is the concept of stimulation through kinetic architecture and sustainability. We live in an ever-changing environment. Through the application of kinetic architecture, we can allow the built environment to change. This variable transformation can be dependent on more than just the natural environment or use of space. A building that responds to the people who use it becomes more than a piece of architecture. A symbiotic relationship is developed that could prove vital to the progression of the urban landscape. Everybody has experienced architecture through their own scope of understanding. Most people don’t knowingly analyze their progression through space. However, subconsciously, our minds seek familiarity. It is my aspiration to develop an understanding for architecture and the manipulation of it, through which I can offer the people who use it every day, the opportunity to share a common experience. I am inspired every day by what I see, hear, touch, and otherwise experience. I believe that I have the motivation and necessary skills to accomplish my goal to sustainably integrate human processes and the built environment through design.
people who use it every day, the opportunity to share a common experience. I am inspired every day by what I see, hear, touch, and otherwise experience. I believe that I have the motivation and necessary skills to accomplish my goal to sustainably integrate human processes and the built environment through design.
THANK YOU.