LESHNAK, SHELBY BS ARCHITECTURE GRADUATE 7076 DARCIE DR. LIBERTY TWP, OH 45011 BUDDYROX24@GMAIL.COM 513-869-0405
2018 PORTFOLIO OF SELECTED WORK
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Cover Photo taken by Shelby Leshnak at The Farnsworth House in Plano, IL
WORK EXPERIENCE
ESM ARCHITECTS
As a project designer who works directly with the architects I get to work on a wide variety of projects, which gives me a lot of responsibility. I get extremely detailed in my work and deal with a large variety of materials. Below are just a couple examples of the West Virginia project that I found extremely interesting and satisfying, as I got to design them and see them built, followed by the finished product.
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MEA CO-OP
During my second co-op I worked with McConnell and Ewing Architects, Inc., whom I now work full-time for. The main project I was working on was Wilderness Land Co. overlooking the Gauley River in West Virginia. The photo below is the Sketch-up model with Photoshopped landscaping and to the right is the finished house from 2018, taken by Dan Patterson. The photo on the previous page highlights the front walkway and intricate stone and wood work throughout the interior and exterior of the house that I was able to have my hand in designing. I was able to communicate with the contractor on site and send plans and details of the interior build out of the process so that the house was built exactly how the client had wanted it done. I took part in designing the deck handrail which is all glass with steel supports. The handrail is meant to maximize the view from the deck to not disrupt the amazing river view over the mountain edge.
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MEA CO-OP
I designed the exterior monumental stair on the side of the house and had the pleasure of seeing it finished. I worked in SketchUp and AutoCAD to design and draw up plans for the stair as well as the interior build out of the house. On the left are my SketchUp drawings and in progress construction photos and on the right are completed photos of the stairs. Final Photo courtesy of Dan Patterson.
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LDG CO-OP
For my co-op in the DC metropolitan area I worked a lot on government office spaces and some other small projects. This project in Rockville, Maryland was an office building that we were renovating by adding in more kitchenette and office space. I worked heavily on the design and construction documents, which was mostly AutoCAD and focusing on the technicals. I also chose all of the equipment in every project, prepared all drawings for permit and drew many elevations as well as modeled in 3D. This specific example I designed a new break-out space for the company’s lecture halls and modeled it as well as drew the technicals for meetings and permitting.
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Left: Shown are the floor plan, elevations and a couple sections of the break-out space. All the work is new work. We added a new tall upholstered booth as well as a large island space with charging ports built into the counter. Above: The new vending space gives the machines a home and creates a built in look for the microwaves and a nice counter area for employees at lunch time. The new pop of color in the old colorless space makes it much more lively and inviting for the employees.
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ESA CO-OP
During my first co-op job at Earl Swensson and Associates, Inc. in Nashville, TN. I worked on a Davita Labs location in Orlando, FL. I spent a large amount of time on this particular project. I put together exterior elevation presentation boards as well as floor plan, roof plan, site plan, rendered perspective presentation boards. I also build all of the casework in the Revit model, and helped with so many other tasks on the project and many others. The photo rendering below is not mine but the other drawings and renderings I did complete myself. On this job I was apart largely in designing the casework and interior spaces as far as how an individual will use the space and walk through it.
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UNDERGRAD WORK
FINDLAY MARKET CAPSTONE
For my senior capstone project my studio group was asked to build an outdoor grilling station for Findlay Market. The station had to be mobile, completely detached from the historic site yet blend esthetically with the Over the Rhine area of Cincinnati and be totally self sustaining as far as electric and water. The station is being used by professional cooks, merchants at the market and by the local community members. The station is built on the Northeast side of the market conveniently located by the street car and the location of soon to be newly restored apartment buildings.
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Basic plan of the outdoor grilling station showing where the appliances go as well as showing the thickness of the wrap finish and the size of each satellite grill location, and the original location of the counter until deciding to move sides as to incorporate the bike 3/4’’ = 1’ racks on the other side of the structure. Center: Two details of the structure as to how the wrap is applied and how the columns meet the structure. Above: Shown are the interior elevations of the station specifying the metal doors, holes for the locking mechanisms, counter heights and grill and sink locations.
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FINDLAY MARKET CAPSTONE
The station has one large 54� grill placed in the center of the unit for teaching and serving opportunities. For the community and for cooking classes there are six smaller satellite grills that are stored in lockable cabinets inside the unit and can be rolled out for free use. Three of which are shown on the bottom right, each grill has its own propane tank hook up underneath as well as lockable wheels for when it’s in use. The roof structure was designed by my studio group collectively but was sent out for bid when it was to be built due to the elaborate steel welding work needed. Pictured is the completed structure as designed.
Left and center images: Finished view of the station complete with the roof structure from the East and South side of the unit.
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Top right: The sign-age for the station as a tribute to the donors for large the project. Bottom right: In the foreground are the satellite grills for the publics use.
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500 SQ FT TINY HOME
During this past fall semester my studio was given the task to improve the health and livability of the South Cumminsville community in Cincinnati, Ohio. The area has many vacant lots that need to be in-filled with residents. South Cumminsville has a very low rate of income as well as homeowners. The tiny house that I designed is able to be paired with others that my fellow classmates designed to create more closer knit neighborhoods. This house can house a family of four comfortably with a large yard space as well as a carport. The interior features ample storage space, daylighting, ventilation and open concept living. Below are the front and back renderings of the house. Bottom left to right elevation views: West (Front), North (Side), East (Back), South (Side).
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Top left: Above is a diagram of the daylighting, below is the ventilation diagram of the open vaulted living space in the house. Top right: The second and first floor plan of the house. Bottom left: Section perspective of the living space as the family would use it. Bottom right: Rendered elevation view of the staircase highlighting the under-stair storage space that provides space for the washer and dryer as well as coat and boot storage.
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TOWNHOUSE
In an urban setting we were given a site between two townhouses that had to accommodate a family of four. I wanted to focus on bringing light into the center of the townhouse as well as keep the house private to the street pedestrians. The house ensures that each bedroom has its own view through the glassed atrium spaces as well as sliding panels for privacy to give the feeling of indoor to outdoor space throughout the house. There is a roof top garden space as well as a greenhouse space to add more greenery and life.
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TOWNHOUSE
The townhouse has a very simple, industrial, modern design with curtain walls in the front and back. The interior has elegant wood floors that run the length of the building and the staircase is made out of grated platforms and steel to allow light to reflect and shine Breakdown throughout the space. The circulation is kept on the same side of each floor and Material as you go up the space gets dedicated more to the Diagram kids. Roof
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Kid’s Space
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HAND DRAWN RENDERING OF FOUNTAIN SQUARE
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The project objective was to hand render a space but to distort it to create a view that the human eye can not see normally. In order to create this view I took six photos of Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati and collaged them together to make it look almost like a panoramic photo. To render the photo I first drafted in graphite and then started drawing in colored pencil, Prismacolor markers and pens.
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STUDY MODELS FOR WALL UNIT
The objective of this project was to create individual units that could fit together in multiple ways for humans to use and interact with. The study models shown are created with chip board, bristol and museum board. Throughout each model I explored the way space is created and how an individual can sit and use the space as screen wall.
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FINAL WALL UNIT
The unit wall shown above is the final screen wall layout for a space. The shelves appear on both sides and are highlighted with white paint. The wall is about eight feet tall and wide. The individual units make a T shape bent at a 90 degree angle. The top right is the organization for spacial representation. The wall can be organized such that it makes an “S” shape and creates a space in two spots. The bottom right organization is for seating. The units stack on top of one another’s shelves in order to create the optimal spot for someone to sit down as well as provide visual pleasure. The units are made from MDF, medium density fiberboard.
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SKETCH MODELS
These models were made from bass wood and chip board to represent the pavilions that were to be built in the end. All eight sections had to build scale models to explore space and to figure out how each pavilion fits together so that it creates one large space for people to interact. The models needed to provide shading, protection, and entrance and an exit. The space needed to be appealing from the outside but also be able to pull the viewer in to explore further.
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FINAL PAVILION
The final pavilions were anywhere from eight to twelve foot in dimensions and were made from MDF, medium density fiberboard, and pine two by fours. The pavilions had to fit together in order to make this spacial “hallway� that is visually appealing from the inside and outside. We had to pay close attention to the details as well as the structure. The pavilions had to stand for a week and be able to hold people sitting, jumping and hanging on them. My group had to make one of the sides so it was the entrance/ exit space that had to engage the viewer and make them want to enter the space and investigate. We had a diagonal bench that connected with the second groups bench as well as walls that continuously stepped inward to blend seamlessly with the pavilion from the second group.
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PERSONAL WORK
PERSONAL DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS
Left: Drawing of my dog wearing a sweater and with my patterned shirt wrapped around him. He is laying on the carpet floor on his side. Done in colored pencil on watercolor paper. Top: Painting of empty water bottles laying on my stove top in my kitchen. I randomly threw bottles on top of each other and applied a harsh light to create the dramatic shadows and reflections in the
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PERSONAL DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS Bottom: I took a milkshake glass and proceeded to put multiple liquids from the fridge and cabinets in it, such as ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, creamer, milk and multiple colors of food coloring and swirled them in the glass. I took the photo looking directly into the glass. Done in watercolors on watercolor paper. Right: I had to think of an object that could move and become alive as well as abstract it. I chose a tree that was crawling across the ground with its roots. I abstracted the roots and some of the branches to make them look like octopus legs and to really bring the lively creepy feeling into the painting. Done in pen, ink, charcoal, trace paper, tape and illustration board.
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PERSONAL DRAWINGS
Top left: I took a photo of my patio chair on the back deck at sunset as to get the most dramatic shadow on the deck. The drawing is 17” by 22” using a stippling technique with multiple sized pens and done on a drawing paper. Top right: This one point perspective drawing won the Scholastic National Gold Medal in 2013. It is of my art classroom in high school. Done on a green died drawing paper completely done in different Sharpie thicknesses.
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Bottom left: This is a view of my cars engine lit only by a strong mechanics lamp that is hanging from the hood of my car. The drawing is done in gray scale Prismacolor markers from the warm, cool and French gray categories on illustration board. Bottom right: I drew this of a friend’s new born grand daughter. Done in nupastels and the page is a small 6” by 8”.
PERSONAL DRAWINGS
Top left: This is a self portrait taken with multiple sheets of colored construction paper in the background. There are two strong lights pointed at me in order to create very dramatic lighting on my scarfs, the wall and I. Done completely in oil pastel on 18” by 24” watercolor paper. Bottom left: A drawing of my sister sitting on her bed working on her computer. Done entirely in the stippling technique, using multiple thicknesses of pens on an illustration board. Bottom middle: A drawing of my other sister in Walmart picking out DVDs after her soccer game. Done entirely in colored pencil on watercolor paper. Bottom right: This is a drawing of my sister eating chili at the dinner table while my dog sniffs the table in the background. There is clutter and water bottles are all over the table. Done entirely in oil pastel on an 18” by 24” watercolor paper.
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