Ryan Quinn Architecture Portfolio 2021-23 by RQtecture

My Design Style Hello my name is Ryan Quinn, I am a recent college graduate from WSU. I have an interest in sustainable architecture, and architectural visualization. I would describe my graphic design style as minimalist and modern, but I have always been fond of using pops of color to unify and highlight certain aspects of a design. My personal philosophy of architecture is that it is a medium just like painting on a canvas, where there are an infinite number of outcomes that can be reached. But the path you choose to reach that final design should tell a story not just in words, but in spacial experience. I hope you enjoy the stories I have to tell in this portfolio.

Research Work With Colored Light Through WSU Http://judytheodorson.squarespace.com

SEAS Center pg. 4 - 11

Perigean 80 pg. 12 - 19

Reclamation Avenue pg. 20 - 25

Nihonmachi Rantan pg. 26 - 33

SEAS CENTER Graduate Studio Group with: Anna Post

Since the modern era of civilization and industrialization, human design and intervention has consistently hurt the environment. Our project looks back through history, learning from the indigenous ways of temporality, to support the ecosystem and mitigate these risks. Utilizing a modular wood joinery system, the levels supporting human engagement and intervention are designed to last only until remediation of the site is complete and the sea level has risen. It will then be disassembled and reassembled in a new location. Utilizing micro-algae concrete pillars, the ground level is intended to support plant and animal life after the building is removed, leaving a habitat for marine life to reclaim.

West Entrance Render

The massing started by excavating 10 feet of land infill in our site to deal with liquefaction. From the ground, we started with our micro-algae infused columns, the platform and modules were then placed on top. Once we had the overall massing, we added variety in transparency to the modules with solid walls, windows, and open versions. Transparency was also designed into the section of the building, allowing for views between all levels. We defined our circulation of only ramps, and we made them ADA compliant, while also making them a dramatic feature to the design. Overall for our massing, we had the temporary architecture defined by program, and the longer lasting features defined by habitat.

DEFINED BY PROGRAM: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THEATER 5400 SF RESTAURANT 1800 SF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LABS 5400 SF PUBLIC EDUCATION 1800 SF CLASSROOMS (2) 1800 SF EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ART INNOVATION OUTDOOR

1800 SF 2400 SF 5400 SF 1200 SF

01 Dig out Site + Place Columns 02 Mass Defined 03 Degrees of Transparency 04 Circulation Defined 05 Program and Habitat

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West Entrance 0

North Entrance

01 Main Courtyard Render 02 East West Section + Entrance Sections

01 Column Physical Model Pre and Post Flood 02 Lower Level Pre-Flood 03 Lower Level Post-Flood 04 Theater + Courtyard Mid-Flood Render

01 In 2040, the sea level will surpass the sea wall we have designed on the east side of our site, and will flood the lower level of the site with roughly 5 feet of water. This will be enough time for our terrestrial plants to remediate the heavy metal and chemical contamination in the soil. We have designed our columns to be home to dry plants, and eventually marine life. We created our coves on the lower level, which are micro algae concrete 3D printed habitats that will be the origin points for reef and coral transplants onto the site once it floods. The human experience of the site will dramatically change during the mid-flood phase, as there will be stronger visual and physical connections to the ecosystem thriving below.

01 Mid-Flood Render From the Bay 02 Ground Floor “Cove” Pre-Flood 03 Ground Floor “Cove” Post Flood

OPAQUE POLYCARBONATE

CLEAR POLYCARBONATE

01 The joinery system we created was based on Japanese joinery, so that our building can be easily assembled and disassembled. The glu-lam members are also able to be flat-packed and moved in truck beds. To create a threshold on the exterior of our building we created a facade system using an opaque polycarbonate. This allows for the attention to be pushed towards our interior courtyards with views to the ground level. In the year 2070, our building will start to be disassembled and moved to a different location that needs remediating. By 2075, all that will remain is the columns and cove features, allowing the San Francisco and Oakland Bay to take back the land in a way that leaves the site better than when we arrived.

South Elevation

North Elevation

GLU-LAM WOOD

STEEL

MICRO-ALGAE CONCRETE Facade Section Detail

01 Joinery Assembly Design 02 Facade Section Detail 03 North and South Elevations

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30’

1848

Oakland Bay + Ramaytush Lands

1890

Colonization + Land Infilled

2011

Industrialization + Contamination

2025

Site Abandoned

2040

Remediate + Build Community Through Education

2070

Full Building Operational + Water Level Surpasses Sea Wall

01 Post-Flood - 2075 Render 02 Site and Project Timeline

2075

Deconstruct + Relocate Building to New Site

Return to SF-Oakland Bay

PE RI G EAN 80 4th Year Capstone Group with: Justin Betz, Ruben Estrada & Dutcher Harmon

Perigean 80 is a hub of community action, and reaction, using our vertical planters and breathable systems to create a better Seattle. The community oriented lower levels invite local pedestrians to engage and change the purpose of it’s program. Through both local and grander cultural analysis, we’ve established that cultures evolve and change, progress and regress like a tide, guided by the people of which it is composed. Surrounded by operable doors, we actively connect the interiors to the planter facade system, which engulfs the upper floors of our building while collecting and filtering water. Our building acts as a community focused, sustainable addition to South Lake Union

SE Corner Render

We developed the massing of our building by first looking at building a connection to the community around it. We designed a system of movable reflective aluminum panels in the entrance to create a space that can change similar to how the use of that space will change depending on how the community decides to use it. We then angled the upper floors on the north of the building to create balcony spaces while conforming to firewall regulations. We carved balconies on the south facade to frame views towards downtown Seattle. A planter system was added to all of our upper floors to add life to the building to pull people outdoors, and make this a hub of activity for the community.

01 Carving a Community Entrance 02 Lake View Orientation 03 Carving Views for Offices 04 Pullback Facade for Greenery Balconies 05 Building in Context

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01 Lobby Render 02 Ground Floor Plan 03 Entrance Roof Diagram

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01 Across the Crosswalk Render 02 Vertical Planter Circulation System

‘Simulated Steel’ Bi-fold Door Stainless Steel Chain Plantings Dirt

Sand

Gravel

Metal Topper Flashing

Concrete Planter Box Adjustable Riser

Aerated Concrete

Structural Concrete Metal Decking

Storm Water Piping

Metal Framing Furring Rigid Insulation

Metal Flashing Sheet Membrane Water Proofing Ext. Screen

Aluminum Panel

Wood Panel

Air Gap

02 On our rooftop we have 28,750 sqft of water collection area, which will collect 698,000 gallons of water annually. To make use of that water, we designed a rain-chain system that drip feeds through the planters on each of the upper level balconies. This water is used to sustain our 3,600 plants across 17 different King County native species, with 70% of them being evergreen. We utilized aerated concrete and storm water piping to create a way for the water to run down our building, without causing issues of flooding or thermal bridging. As you approach our building from the street, the plants will be the most dominant feature of the design as the facade is white aluminum.

01 Isometric Balcony and Planter Section 02 Planter Detail 03 Plant Palette

02 The second floor of this project is an open workshop space for local community artists. This work will then be part of the display in the gallery downstairs. On the office floors, the main focus was the orient the open office spaces towards views of downtown Seattle and of Lake Union. As a way to increase community in these spaces, there is a central classroom space that the two small companies per floor share. On the rooftop level, there is an interior bar and restaurant. And this spills out onto the rooftop deck which is surrounded by planters. The deck is covered by a slanted solar array which will produce roughly 157,275 kWh per year.

01 Studio Floor Plan 02 Studio Lobby Overlook Render 03 Rooftop Floorplan 04 Rooftop Bar and Restaurant Render

01 Tech Start-up Office Render 02 Typical Office Floorplan 03 Southern Office Balcony

RECL AM ATI ON AVENUE Graduate Studio Group with: Karly Ennis & Jake Lewis

Reclamation Avenue is an adaptive reuse project located in Post Falls, Idaho. During the operation of the Idaho Veneer Mill, the land was heavily contaminated from the bi-products of the machinery. This project is about slowly giving back the land to the surrounding forests, and letting nature breathe a new life into this urban context. Reclamation Avenue utilizes the centennial trail and an abandoned railway line to create a green-belt between Falls park and Black Bay park. The main greenbelt divides research and residential areas. The inclusion of research labs as well as classroom spaces, allows opportunities for local universities and researchers to study and learn from the surrounding nature.

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01 Research Courtyard Render 02 Pollinator Garden Axon 03 Wildlife Pond Axon 04 Forest Axon

We started with the original buildings leftover from the Idaho Veneer Mill company. We proposed a green belt to connect two existing parks that would utilize the abandoned railway next to the site. We had to remove the existing facade due to corrosion. We used the main diagonal alleyway to split the residential section from the public, and research buildings on the site. We then added courtyards in all of the residential buildings, and the research building to allow for a better connection to the nature that we are allowing to grow and eventually take over the site. As one of the steps in our massing, we made sure to leave unbuilt spaces on our site that natural ecosystems could grow into.

Falls Park

Black Bay Park

01 Current Site and Nearby Parks and Alleyway Greenbelts 02 Strip Existing Skin 03 New Growth Buildings 04 Soften Edges + Courtyards 05 Residential Greenbelt Rooftops 06 Designing for Ecosystems 07 Trees Aging on Site 08 Design for Potential Disassembly

Education Spaces

Micro-housing Units

Research Spaces

Normal Residential Units

Retail and Bike Repair Shop

Residential Amenity Spaces

Museum Restaurant

Courtyards

Allow for sunlight access on opposite ends of units

Windows

On opposite ends give opportunity for cross-ventilation for personal comfort control

Trees

Connect residents to Natural Views

02 The residential side of the project was designed as thin cross-sectioned series of shapes with courtyards for greenery in the middle of them. As seen in the residential unit section, this thin cross-section allows for deep access to sunlight, as well as cross ventilation strategies to keep the building naturally cooled. Many of the design decisions we made on this project were the result of looking at our project as temporary. The project timeline shows how the natural elements on this site have decreased over time, and our building aims to bring that nature back. And instead of just planting trees, we are proposing that some of the buildings on site will be removed to re-wild the site.

Existing Railroad Tracks

Planned for Decommissioning by 2025

Centennial Trail

01 Exploded Site Floorplan 02 Residential Unit Section 03 North-South Section

1870

Wilderness + Kootenai Territory

1953

Post Falls Early Settlement

2020

Idaho Veneer Mill Operation

Mill Closure + Soil Treatment

2022

Operation of Reclamation Ave + Reintroduction of Ecosystems

01 Residential Courtyard Render 02 Project Timeline

2100

Potential for Project Disassembly + Final Steps of Full Ecosystem Integration

NI H ONM ACHI RAN TAN 3rd Year Studio Group with: Ruben Estrada & Dutcher Harmon

Nihonmachi Rantan is a multi-use complex designed to provide low-income housing, office spaces for local businesses, a public library and space for daily markets to be held. The facade and the ground floor circulation are the threads that connect the Nihonmachi alley through the building to the street corner. Centrally placed internal massing defines separation of spaces to create unique atmospheres throughout the public spaces of the building. As Seattle’s Japan-town district moves towards more modern public spaces, the Nihonmachi Rantan, translated to the Japan-town Lantern, is to be a guiding light to bridge traditional Japan-town to the modern age.

Northeast Street Corner Render

This project’s district has a rich cultural diversity with many aspects centering around community gathering. Whether that is located in the Danny Woo Community garden, or the many night markets held monthly. When it came to the design of the massing of this project, we wanted to have a ground level that was inviting and allowed community members to walk through our building. The angled roof was designed to emulate a modern interpretation of a traditional Japanese tiled roof. We utilized a fin facade with a curve that continued a pattern in a fence of a nearby garden. The market areas are inside and outside on the ground level and lower levels, to allow for a direct connection between the street and alley.

Racial Diversity Asian (50%) White (29%) Two or More (8%) African American (7%) Hispanic (5%) Other (1%)

Courtyard + Pedestal

Angled Roof + Rooftop Deck

Alleyway Circulation + Wood Fin Facade

01 Neighborhood Demographics 02 Site Plan 03 Massing Steps

01 Main Courtyard Render 02 Ground Level Floorplan 03 East - West Section

01 Lower Alleyway Market Render 02 North - South Section 03 Lower Level Floorplan

The market space exists indoor and outdoors so even on rainy Seattle days, the market can function and become a dependable part of the Japan-town urban fabric. The ground and lower floors are utilized for public market and seating lounge. The first floor features a public library and a private office area. The top floor is fully residential, aimed at creating smaller, low-income spaces for the elderly community members who have been gradually pushed out of their old apartment buildings by office and high end residential buildings taking over. The residential floor also has community amenities like a kitchen, laundry room, and rooftop deck, to influence interactions with other residents of the building.

01 Office + Public Library Floorplan 02 Residential Floorplan 03 Bedroom Render

01 The residential community rooftop deck allows for views of the surrounding buildings, as well as a view of the Danny Woo Community Garden located across the street from the building. The East Elevation shows all the materials of the building. The ground and lower levels were designed with a china pearl brick, as well as a glass brick facade over the public lounge, as shown in the wall detail. The Structure on the upper levels are glulam columns and beams with CLT walls. The Vertical fins are made from Douglas fir planks. The morning render shows how our building will be the shining lantern of the community which will bridge the modern and traditional in Japan-town.

01 Residential Rooftop Deck Render 02 Rendered East Elevation

01 Wall Detail 02 Foggy Morning Render

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