Advanced Design Portfolio

Stella Kelmann Advanced Design Portfolio 2011-12 ICAGO EXPO 2011 AGO EXPO 2011

CHICAGO EXPO 2011

Advanced Design A 06. FleX House

Advanced Design B Chicago World Expo

Advanced Design B A Place for Quito

Fall 2010-11 Professor Mark Weston and Stanley Russell

Summer 2011 Professor Nancy Sanders and Martin Guneterson

Spring 2012 Professor Jean Wampler

Haiti Ideas Challenge

Tampa Skyscraper

Spring 2011 Professor Mark Weston and Stanley Russell

Summer 2011 Professor Nancy Sanders and Martin Guneterson

Table of Contents THE SUSTAINABILITY OF

MATERIALS

CLARK NEXSEN architecture + engineering

Additional Work Florida House Spring 2011 Professor Levent Kara

Reconstruction of Copenhagen Summer 2011 Professor Levent Kara

Additional Work Architecture Summer Internship Summer 2012 Clark Nexsen Norfolk, VA

Advanced Design A

FleX House Design A|Spring 2011

FLeX House is Team Florida’s entry in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011.

FLeX House, is a 1000 sq.ft Florida zero energy prototype designed to perform under hot and humid Florida’s climate. The Design was based on Florida’s vernacular architecture known as “cracker house” characterized by its high ceiling, exterior porches, and cross ventilation.

The design and construction of Flex House was a result of team work and collaboration of over 30 students from 4 Florida universities including disciplines such as architecture, engineering, interior design and communications.

Flex House Floor plan (Left).

Images taken during Solar Decathlon 2011 (Below)

FleX House Design A|Spring 2011

I have been actively involved in the solar decathlon competition from the design stage through construction and final exhibition in Washington DC. One of my tasks was to develop a distinguished design to the south entrance louvers.

The louver design was based on rhythm and movement and originated a scale model, full scale mock ups, and construction details.

Group Mmebers: Krista Bennet, Eric Burns Stella Kelmann Scale Model of proposed entrance louver design.

Proposed main entrance FleX House louver profiles (Above)

Flex House exploded Diagram.

Image of south entrance louvers under construction phase.

Image of house under construction phase

Aerial Image of house under construction phase

FleX House Expansion Design A|Spring 2011

The name “FleX� highlights the flexibility of the design due to a modular system defined by movable elements that can expand or contract according to different necessities of transportation or site situations. When the modules are retracted the the house can be shipped in one piece considering the dimensions of a flatbed truck.

This assignment is an exploration of possibilities of expansions for the FleX House by taking in considerations its modularity. My approach is to duplicate the house square footage vertically by stacking modules. .

Cross section on FleX House Expansion

Flex House Rendering

Advanced Design B

Chicago World Expo Design B|Summer 2011 A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World’s Fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city’s centennial. The fair has been a remarkable moment in history by introducing innovations in science and technology also creating an impact on Arts, architecture and social behavior.

“The festival’s success in attracting over a million visitors during its two-week run inspired a diverse group of Chicago’s business and civic authorities to propose another world’s fair that would build confidence in the American economy and political system.” Robert W. Rydell

World’s fair announcement Illustrations

Chicago’s Internvention Map

CHICAGO EXPO 2011

Proposed illustration for a current Chicago’s World Expo

Chicago World Expo Design B|Summer 2011 The tower design was based on a vertical organization of exhibition spaces held by a central armature and connected to the ground with minimum footprint. Images of physical model (Below). Combined detailed Image of physical model and graphics (Right).

Chicago World Expo Design B|Summer 2011

Process graphics (Below) Night rendering of physical model within comtext (Left)

Combination of Maps from Chicago and New York

The development of this exercise was inspired by previous Chicagos world fair that caused an impact on world’s technology advancement and people’s behavior. The actual Chicago’s world fair will take place near the navy pear facing Lake Michigan. Due to special limitations, the special organization will be vertical, unusual compared to previous exhibitions.

The process of special organization began by exploring and overlaying maps from different scales.

Chicago World Expo Design B|Summer 2011

The world’s fair responds to current issues of global interest. A design of a contemporary world’s expo in Chicago could possibly address issues such as sustainability, population growth and poverty. My design is based on an exhibit for urban sustainable communities throughout the globe. The tower is organized in three main zones to respond to the topic: new technologies, local technologies and social improvements.

Process Models

Upper Pavillions for performances and arts

Central Pavillions to accomodate local technologies for community improvement.

Lower pavillions for new sutainable technologies for community improvement.

Chicago World Expo Design B|Summer 2011

Detail image of upper pavillions

Detail image of upper Pavillions

Detail Image of lower levels (street access)

This speculative design was based on an intensive analysis of form and vertical circulation with minimal use of ground and different media. The project consists on a multi-use tower that holds pavilions for a future world expo.

Tampa’s Skyscraper Design B|Summer 2011

Overall Physical Model (Right) Night Images of Phisical model (Left)

Initial process model wthin context

Tampa’s Skyscraper Design B|Summer 2011

Process sketches of the context to define bulding orientation. (Left)

Hotel Rooms

Common Green Area

Tampa’s downtown is distinguished by its high rise contemporary buildings mixed with early 1900’s architecture. The location for this assignment is characterized by the river, the Tampa museum of art and children’s museum and railroad tracks. The context implies movement and continuity, what inspired me to develop a high rise structure located on the corner of N Ashley Dr, and W Cass street. The initial proposal is to articulate the ground and integrate it to the train tracks giving an opportunity for the development of a future train station. The project consists of a threshold from public to more private spaces. Due to its proximity to the park, the lower levels are recreational and relate to the street. The next levels are to accommodate retail, offices and hotel rooms.

Office Spaces

Hotel Loby and Retail Parking Garage Contextural Map.

Tampa’s Skyscraper Design B|Summer 2011

Overall images of physical model

Vertical Circulation

Steel structure (Columns)

Concrete Slabs

Glass Curtain Wall

East Facade and garage skin

Digital model at context

Advanced Design C

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

Quito is a city where the past is layered with the present. From the old city to the contemporary surrounding, it is easy to see the development of a rich cultural valley. The essence of Quito can be seen in the expression of each one of its citizens; nostalgia and hope for a future is sensed in the child who is working on the streets to sustain his family. The people juxtapose their own creations and the sad expressions of their face contradict the beautiful, and colorful city markets. A desperate need in growing is taking them to a path of struggle to maintain alive a culture that has been around for hundreds of years. Our intent is to create a village within the city that regenerates and protects the essence of Quito’s cultural aspects. By providing more opportunities for their citizens to sustain themselves as a community, they will be able to focus more on the growth of what really makes Quito; for it is the people, the children of the future that will be in charge of maintaining the original vision of a future that has not lost its past.

Group Members: Rebecca Frye, Lauren Sajek, Alejandra Alvarez and Stella Kelmann

Architecture and urban planning are very powerful tools for the future of cultures; for it could take them to the path of degrading the people or enhancing their lives. Our project strives to construct a modern day village that maintains the values of the citizens of Quito. We created a system that structures the village around a series of interconnected pathways that lead to nodes within the site, but, also connects the site to the existing context. We communicate this idea through the concept of ‘stitching’; a network that integrates the citizens and the various functions offered within the site. Agriculture, city markets, art studios, museums, education centers, public theaters, house of hope, nature trails, public parks, and open space plazas are some of the proposed programmatic components that will allow for a cultural growth of Quito’s communities.

Space between model Plaza San Marco

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

The process initiated through a series of precedent studies on existing public plazas throughout the world. Referenced below are Plaza San Marco in Italy and Gammeltorv in Denmark. Elements of the plaza referenced in our studies are scale, public open space, pedestrian precession, vehicular precession, intensity of use, layering and hierarchy.

Space between model Gammeltorv

Gammeltorv in surrounding context

Detail image of space between model Gammeltorv

Plaza San Marco in surrounding context

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

Space in between models were constructed to interpret the elements studied within the plaza to bring a new language of thinking and building to the investigation. The Plexi construct images (left) are representing intensity of use and connection between main plazas.

Initial definition of spaces diagram.

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

The found object model initiates the design process after being introduced to the site in Quito. Found within are objects from an antique accordion as well as an electric keyboard. One of the key concepts of our design which carries throughout the process is the juxtaposition between the old and new, capturing the essence of the culture while designing a modern day intervention for the site. This model study first introduces the idea of ‘stitching’, a series of elevated walkways that connect the pedestrian within the site that also allows numerous access points from the surrounding context. Through the process of investigation and discovery of our found objects, a vertical datum emerges in the site, helping to formally structure and organize the plan.

Succeeding the found object model we developed a sketch design diagram for the total site representing our attitude, design ideas, and future intentions.

Detail image of found object model

Process physical model

Found object model

Sketch design diagram

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

Riverfront plaza cross section

Physical model of the urban center

Our next step in the process allowed us take a portion of our existing plan and continue to further detail our design at a larger scale. Present in the physical model is the most dense portion of the site; the urban center, which houses a public market, open space plaza, public theatre, learning center, amphitheater and park space.

Detail image of the urban center

Subway station cross section

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

Public theatre/plaza

Museum/secondary plaza

Secondary plaza/riverfront

Main open space plaza

Detail image of secondary plaza block model

Block model of museum and seconday plaza

Block model of main open space plaza

Block model of public theatre and plaza

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

This study begins to help understand and interpret the materials used in Quito to create a vocabulary for the rest of the project. Three different zones were considered while designing the elevation; ground zone, middle zone, and sky zone. The elevation montages below capture the character that exists within the streets of Ecuador through materials, shading devices, climate, and scale.

When looking at the facades of existing Quito, one realizes that the horizontal layers begin to blend with the terracing qualities of not only the architecture but the mountainous landscape. Some of the elements took into consideration while designing the facades are terraces, balconies, layered materials, windows, columns, doors, stairs, and public hallways.

Images of existing architecture in the surrounding context

Elevation Collage Montages,

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

North end subway cross section

Market plaza cross section

Typical cross section w/parking

Detail Image of secondary Plaza

Detail image of secondary plaza

Detail image of public theatre

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

Main open space plaza

Secondary plaza

Secondary plaza

Public theatre

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

As the project moves toward a resolved overall design on the site, we still strive to investigate and challenge our initial twelve visions for Quito. Our plan continues to be structured around ‘stitching’, a series of interconnected pathways that lead to nodes within the site.

This system also connects to the roads, transit hubs, and the existing context. The main objective of ‘stitching’ is to integrate the citizens and the various functions; agriculture, city markets, art studios, museums, education centers, public theaters, house of hope, nature trails, public parks, and open space plazas.

Overall physical model

Open space plan

Circulation plan

Land use plan

A Place For Quito Design C|Spring 2012

The echo of our project expresses our idea of preserving Quito’s rich culture and allowing it to create a new culture within it for the new generations to grow as one whole community that works towards the benefit of their own; one that can learn about something held in common and start to enroot a notion of responsibility for its own surroundings.

“The unique relationship between the open area, the surrounding buildings, and the sky above creates a genuine emotional experience comparable to the impact of any other work of art.”

- Paul Zucker

Physical model ‘echo’

Detail image of urban center, agriculture and residential area

Detail image of small village, riverfront and boardwalk

Detail image of main open space plaza.

Additional Work

Florida House Additional Work|2011

This assignment is a 2 dimensional investigation of Florida’s landscape through a process consisting of digital and hand drafted illustrations. The initial composition (on the right) was based on a film and further incorporated with images of Florida’s natural environment (on the left).

Image of a gulf coast Florida Beach

Consolidation of beach image and composition.

Final result of digital and hand drafted illustrations

Hand drafted composition (Below)

Florida House Additional Work|2011

The investigation of Florida’s landscape by utilizing different media originated an exclusive design process for a residence in Florida. The composition bellow is a result of multiple layers of the previous compositions based on horizontality, rhythm and defragmentation.

Reconstructing Copenhagen Additional Work|2011

Model representing the spacial conditions of Downtown Copenhagen.

This exercise is an investigation of Copenhagen’s urban condition by developing a 3D construct based on a map to capture its sense of place. The site investigation was followed by the analyzes of the movie Reconstruction that takes place in Copenhagen.

Reconstructing Copenhagen Additional Work|2011

Initial Investigation of coenhaggen based on movie Reconstruction (Below). Process Models (Left).

The film reconstruction by Christofer Boe was the main inspiration for the evolvement of this project. Set in Copenhagen during a 24-hour period the movie captures a sense of place by the movement of the main characters through the city.

Reconstructing Copenhagen Additional Work|2011

The final step of this exercise is to design an art gallery that fits within the Copenhagen’s medieval setting. My approach originated from three-dimensional constructs and graphics, based on a cube defragmentation. The use of translucent materials, semi translucent and opaque originated distinguished spaces that could be further developed into an art gallery. The linear elements represent continuity and movement throughout the city.

Process model (Above) Night Illustrations of final intervention.

Final Intervention Model within context.

Architecture Summer Internship Additional Work|2012

Excursions Allowed us to get out of the office and see first-hand the work being done on sustainable materials in the area.

Reaserch

My Summer Internship at Clark Nexsen provided me the opportunity to work with Architecture students from various schools and research ideas to improve upon current sustainable building practices utilizing unconventional ideas and “outside of the box” thinking. We obtained “real world” experience first-hand in a professional environment, performed presentations as related to our research, and obtained feedback from multidiscipline professionals in order to assist with the development of our final product.

Group Members: John Knuteson, Anthony Killian and Stella Kelmann

Of relevant sources introduced the breadth of knowledge on this topic. By researching previous work, we were able to see if any holes existed and what could be improved.

Collaboration We came from schools located in three different parts of the country, so collaboration among ourselves as well as with the diverse knowledge base within the firm was crucial to our process.

Group Members: John Knuteson, Anthony Killian and Stella Kelmann