Rachel Stagner portfolio
rstagner.com 314-957-8118 rstagner@ku.edu
Education 2016 – 2021: Master of Architecture, University of Kansas
Appointments 2019
Teaching Assistant for ARCH 605 “Visualizing Site and Environmental Systems”
2019
Teaching Assistant for Honors Seminar “Popular Music of the Vietnam Era”
2017 - Now
Barista at Starbucks
2018
Teaching Assistant for Honors Seminar “Adaptive Control, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence”
2017
Teaching Assistant for Honors Seminar “Eco-Fueled”
2017
Art Director and Lead Curator of “Cocaine: Coca to Crack” exhibit
Honors 2018
Work exhibited in KU Architecture Student Show
2016 - Now
KU Architecture Department Honor Roll
2016
University of Kansas Chancellor’s Scholars Club
2016
University of Kansas University Honors Program Member
2016
National Merit Scholarship Finalist
2014
University of Missouri-St. Louis Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement
Skills Revit
InDesign
Unreal Engine
AutoCAD
Lumion
Photoshop
3DS Max
Photography
SketchUp
Illustrator
Rhino
Hand Sketching
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Crossroads Elementary
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Lakin Daycare
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Marvin Annex
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Making
Crossroads Elementary
19th and Grand Kansas City, MO K-5 for 200 Students
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Crossroads Elementary is located in the heart of Kansas City, in the Crossroads Arts District. The core idea with my school is to create an environment for students and children in the area to have a place to use specifically for them. There is a lack of greenspace within a quarter mile radius of the school as well as in the surrounding city, so I reserved half of the site to be a public park space. In the inner courtyard, students will learn about plants and hands-on science with planting beds for each grade level. I opened up the building into a U-shape on the first floor to allow for free movement of students between courtyard to park space.
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The classroom is focused on dividing different parts of the room into different learning environments. The shared reading room space can be used for presentations as well as individual breakout learning. The glass wall kind slide over to open up to both classrooms. The acoustic panels that divide the room can also be moved back to create one large room for presentations and shared learning. The differet zones allow for flexible learning for students. The varying heights of seating allow for more choice Space which helps give them a ofClass students sense control Space in the classroom. Sharedof Presentation Smaller Presentation Large Presentation Soft Study Individual Desk Study Public Group Study
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The classroom should foster an environment for learning that motivates students to want to learn. In order to help create this environment, this classroom is to focus on student-driven, project-based learning. Young students often struggle to focus on shifting topics: by streamlining the education process to include an overarching theme between different subjects, students will stay interested in their schoolwork.
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The detailed wall section cuts through the south classrooms. This helps to illustrate the way that the light is filtered in through the curtain walls on both the north and southVertical sides. The vertical louvers Louver to the north for clear, uninterrupted Double allow Pane Insulated Glass views of the inner courtyard while the south curtain wall has a pattern of Level 2 louvers that help frame views horizontal 14' - 0" to the city while filtering light into the reading rooms on both floors.
The ceiling heights are shown clearly in the drawing and help to show the spatial quality and feel of the spaces. The circulation in the hallway is bounded by a lower 8’ ceiling while the breakout space in the hallway opens up to a 10’ ceiling height. The reading room has the highest ceiling with an exposed ceiling that makes the room feel close to the outdoors.
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Perimeter Heating French Drain Footing, 36” deep
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Vertical Louver Double Pane Insulated Glass
Terrazzo Finish, 1” Concrete, Reinforced Decking, 4” W 27 x 94 W 18 x 76
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Gypsum Ceiling with Recessed Lighting Sliding Glass Wall System
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The detailed wall section cuts through the south classrooms. This helps to illustrate the way that the light is filtered in through the curtain walls on both the north and south sides. The vertical louvers to the north allow for clear, uninterrupted views of the inner courtyard while the south curtain wall has a pattern of horizontal louvers that help frame views to the city while filtering light into the reading rooms on both floors. The ceiling heights are shown clearly in the drawing and help to show the spatial quality and feel of the spaces. The circulation in the hallway is bounded by a lower 8’ ceiling while the breakout space in the hallway opens up to a 10’ ceiling height. The reading room has the highest ceiling with an exposed ceiling that makes the room feel close to the outdoors.
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Santa Fe Daycare Lakin, KS Childcare Center, Science Center
Aerial View of Surrounding Farms
Abstracted Forms
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This building is adjacent to a comprehensive hospital complex. It is to serve the working families of Lakin and surrounding communities as 24 hour daycare was not available in the area. It also will serve as a satellite location to the Exploration Place science museum.
There is a playfulness to the facade that allows for children to interpret faces and different silhouettes from the abstract shapes. This ties in the beauty of Western Kansas and farming culture to the early childhood development of the users of the building.
The premise of my design draws from the surrounding vernacular concepts of the area: irrigation circles and grain silos. Western Kansas is largely farming industry so there are plenty of crop circle forms around. I took satelite imagery of the farmland and used that as a basis for my facade pattern.
The building also serves as a community space with a central cafe area that can be utilized by a local business to cater to the Exploratoin Place visitors from nearby townships as well as the daycare center.
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This building is adjacent to a comprehensive hospital complex. It is to serve the working families of Lakin and surrounding communities as 24 hour daycare was not available in the area. It also will serve as a satellite location to the Exploration Place science museum.
There is a playfulness to the facade that allows for children to interpret faces and different silhouettes from the abstract shapes. This ties in the beauty of Western Kansas and farming culture to the early childhood development of the users of the building.
The premise of my design draws from the surrounding vernacular concepts of the area: irrigation circles and grain silos. Western Kansas is largely farming industry so there are plenty of crop circle forms around. I took satelite imagery of the farmland and used that as a basis for my facade pattern.
The building also serves as a community space with a central cafe area that can be utilized by a local business to cater to the Exploratoin Place visitors from nearby townships as well as the daycare center.
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The building wraps around the corner of the street to create a shared courtyard between the daycare center and the senior living facility to the south. this allows for intergenerational socialization opportunities that benefit both children and seniors. The library space within the daycare wing is a hosting space for this interaction--where children can first be read to by elders, then, as they grow, the
children can return the favor and read to the elderly. Community connectin is key within this space. The shared cafe space allows for a local vendor to occupy space within the building while serving the community as well as visitors that are in town for the science center down the hallway.
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Marvin Annex
West of Marvin Hall Lawrence, KS Critique Space for KU School of Architecture and Design
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The concept with the form of the building focuses on the evolving conecpt of opening up. The front of the building, which faces north, has the more prominent roof lift. This leaves the critique space of the building without much solar access to the south sun. Then, I opened up the south side on the critque side. The opposing roofs did not make structural or visual sense, so I decided on combining them to one dual-opening roof. The butterfly roof allows for two seperate attitudes of publicity on the north and privacy on the south, while allowing light to be brought in from both sides.
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This building serves as an extension of Marvin Hall and acts as a critique space. The building tucks away from the main line of buildings along Jayhawk Avenue to create a more private space and not distract from the prominent Marvin Hall next door. The form is derived from the structural bay unit of 5’ and an emphasis on passive systems. The butterfly roof fits the building by allowing a prominent northern facade that signals a main entrance, while simultaneously lifting up the southern side to allow south light into the main critique space. The lifted roof also allows for the utilization of natural ventilation out from under the north side of the roof. The north and south facades play between positive and negative space, with solid and transparent materials. The addition of more trees to the landscape helps to create a shaded grove that students will be more comfortable using. The current lawn is used by drawing classes and students gather under the few spots of shade. By making a tiny extension of Marvin Grove next to Marvin Hall, students will have a more comfortable space to draw and paint as well as space to hang a hammock between the trees for spring afternoons.
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Natural Ventilation
Daylighting, Summer Sun
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During my first year, I spent time making smaller fabrication projects. My lamp is inspired by the way that cities light up at night, with skyscrapers reaching up past shadowy streets. This project was made using a laser cutter to get precise measurements and slice through the acrylic sides. I chose to use the acrylic as my “fastener� because of the way that light travels through the edge. It expresses the structure of the lamp.
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