Sara Lichti University of Kansas
Cover: 1st Semester Wall Creation Card stock and Basswood 18”x12”
01Kansas City Monarch Institute 11KU Field Station Residence 25Net Zero Laboratory 35Center for Health and Wellness 45Display Design Internship 55Undergraduate Works 63Resume and Contact Information
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KC Monarch Institute Kansas City, Missouri 5th Semester 9 week project 15,000 square feet Placed in downtown Kansas City, the Monarch Institute is on a lot north of the City Market. The program consists of wet and dry laboratories, a library, a black box theater, exhibition space, and a large vivarium for butterflies. A design challenge was to consider the strict lighting and ventilation for laboratory use, as well as the reaction of butterflies exposed to lighting and architectural elements. The program needed to accommodate both public visitors, as well as scientists and employees of the Monarch Institute.
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Upon initiating the project, the Monarch Institute instilled certain expected values about how the building should be experienced. The exterior of the building, in the midst of the old downtown, Kansas City, was carefully designed to not interrupt the original fabric of the city. City Market, across the street, is a used as a public venue for outdoor concerts in the evenings and a large farmer’s market on the weekends. I regarded it important to consider the Monarch Institute as an extension of the City Market instead of detracting from the importance of the market. The cantilevered vivarium aides as public outdoor space for cafe seating and gathering space. The main influential factor in the design of this project was to create a modern and iconic building for Kansas City without disrupting the existing patterns of the historic city.
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Roof Structure A composition base flashing B horizontal 2x6 stud C drop ceiling with plenum space D 2x6 roof joist E 1 1/2” metal roof deck and concrete infill F 3 1/2” expanded polystyrene rigid insulation G exterior sheathing, 1 1/8” oriented strand board H white single ply roof membrane
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Lasting Design Without a Lasting Impact Lawrence, Kansas 4th Semester 5 week project 1,500 square feet The University of Kansas Field Station is located about twenty miles northeast of the main university campus. It is used by scientists and graduate students to study biology and horticulture in both outdoor and controlled environments. The faculty of the Field Station has requested new housing for the caretakers of the facility as well as minimal housing for students or visiting faculty. The program required three 1500 sqft houses consisting of minimal environmental footprint. The residences were also required to meet universal design guidelines to accommodate for elderly grounds keepers or faculty.
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Main access to road to KU Field Station Existing trees: American Elm, Osage orage, Hackberry, Redbud
Planted trees: Red Cedar for winter wind protection
Shared or private social deck space for residents
Expanded use of existing pond
Native species: Willow, Indian grass, Switchgrass
Short walking trail and foot entrance to KU Field Station Reserved forest for least disturbance of the habitat for wildlife
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The site for the project was set in rural Kansas and implemented the tone of simple and minimalist living. The small pond in the site serves as an aesthetic attraction as well as provides evaporative cooling in the summer months. The long, rectilinear shape of the proposed houses provides sufficient cross-ventilation and southern exposure along the long facade, allowing for natural lighting. An important challenge to consider was the living conditions and accommodations for those requiring universally-designed homes. The large deck space encourages social gathering and interaction. For activity among the residents, a walking path is placed through the trees around the pond, also leading up to the main facilities of the KU Field Station.
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Roof Structure:
18 gauge galvanized steel DuPont™ RoofLiner underlayment ½’’ FSC certified Oriented Strand Board 2x12” FSC certified joists 12” high-density fiberglass batt insulation (R-40) ½’’ EcoRock wallboard 1‘x1’ glulam beams made from recycled utility poles
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2x6” pinewood as side boards water barrier metal flashing 2’’ plywood head cover board wood window frame rolling shades laminated safety glass & 4mm float glass
Straw Bale Wall Foundation Construction:
interior cement plaster with diamond lath prefabricated straw bale exterior cement plaster with diamond lath 4x4” sill plate ½’’ anchor bolt crushed gravel for drainage 3/8’’ bender board with weap holes at 12’’ on center galvanized sheet metal flashing 6mm plastic vapor barrier
Radiant Floor Construction:
8’’ site case concrete slab with ¾’’ dia. reinforcing bar ½’’ diameter radiant floor tubing 4’’ rigid form insulation 6mm plastic moisture barrier 2’’ sand 6’’ drainage gravel 3‘’ diameter drainage pipe
Deck Construction:
beam hanger post-consumer recycled HDPE #2 deck plastic lumber 3’’ deck screw 4 by 8 HDPE recycled plastic lumber galvanized steel post cap with ½’’ A490 bolts-nut crushed gravel 3’’ diameter drainage pipe
Column Construction:
12’’ by 12’’ glulam timber galvanized steel column caps #46 with 1’’ a490 boltsnut 1‘ precast concrete footing
Louvers:
2 by 4 recovered pinewood head 8’’ by 1’’ thick recovered pinewood louver 2 by 4 recovered pinewood sill
Stay Local. Sustainable.
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Total Square Footage: 1540 1 Full Bathroom 2 Safe Room/Store Room 3 Kitchen 4 Laundry Room 5 Wet Room 6 Full Bathroom 7 Master Bedroom 8 Living and Dining 11 Movable Green Wall
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Single/Grad Student 9 Guest Bedroom 10 Office
Retired/Caretaker 7 Master Bedroom (2 beds) 9 Caretaker Bedroom 10 Library
Married/Children 7 Master Bedroom 9 Bedroom 10 Bedroom
The largest need for designing Universal residence is the ability to adapt and change according to the stage in life the residents need accomodation for. Because of this, the floorplans are changable with moving and removable walls, continuing changed usage for spaces. The floorplan diagrams show how the spaces can be changed and adapted depending on the life stage of the resident.
Universal. Aging in Place.
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1. Pond provides evaporative cooling in the summer months as well as sun reflectivity for warmth in the Winter months 2. Excess rain water from the roof and garden is shed into the pond 3. Native Kansas grasses are planted to filter and clean pond water 4. Pest resistant autoflow garden composter recycles food waste from the residence 5. Louvers provide protection from the harsh summer sun 6. Panels include both photo voltaic and thermal capabilities for both electricity and hot water 7. Clerestory windows around the perimeter bring natural light into the entirety of the residence 8. Radiant floor heating and cooling 9. Straw bale construction is an abun dant Kansas material and is used for its high insulation value 10. Geothermal tubes for radiant cooling in the summer months 11. Summer winds provide cross ventilation 12. Tall native Red Cedar trees are planted on the North side of the buildings, to protect from winter winds and provide privacy
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EnviroLAB: A Response to the Natural Forces St. Croix, Virgin Islands 3rd Semester 10 week project 60,000 Square feet This competitions project is a project that is currently being built in the Virgin Islands. The program is a campus plan including housing for professors and graduate students, classroom and lecture hall building, laboratory, community outreach building, and a dock and dive operations. The most challenging aspect of this project was that the campus is required to be net zero energy and water.
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Studying forms in nature and the way elements naturally erode the landscape, all influenced the way the buildings were formed. The footprints of each building came from extensions of the lines previously formed by the surrounding neighborhood, in order to reduce a foreign footprint to the existing buildings. We formed and placed the buildings based on maximizing cross ventilation, optimizing winter sun while blocking harsh summer sun, and to lower energy usage for heating and cooling. We also considered the harsh hurricane season of St. Croix by creating strategically placed break away walls to minimize damage done by hurricane winds. We also planned for maximum water collection on the site as there isvv limited underground water supply in the Virgin Islands. Water is collected from the roof, as well as a large, but beautifully landscaped constructed wetlands to filter waste water before releasing it safely back into the ocean.
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1Dock and Dive Operations 2Classrooms 3Community/Exhibition Space 4Laboratory 5Wetlandst 6Student Housing 7Parking
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Adapting the building’s form with Ecotect software, we were able to create a maximum efficiency of ventilation using the stack effect. Concrete “ribbons” stream through both the housing and laboratory using this ventilation strategy.
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The Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system is used in this temperate ocean climate. Energy is produced from this process, to power the campus. Coincidently, desalinated water is a byproduct of the OTEC system which can be distributed to the campus, as well.
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Indigenous Coconut Lumber
All lumber used in the laboratory is wood found in the Virgin Islands from coconut trees. Not only is this wood local and easily accessible in the area, it also adds a beautiful aesthetic to the island campus.
Rammed Earth
The walls in the laboratory is made from rammed earth. Not only does this medium produce less carbon emissions than manufactured material, rammed earth also serves as a natural desiccant in the humid climate of St. Croix. Medium in creating this material is also found locally on the island.
Terrazzo
All floor is made from terrazzo because of it’s durability for the heavy traffic in the building. The components of the terrazzo include recycled glass and stone. The concrete mixture provides very little carbon emissions in this laboratory.
Energy and Carbon Results Offices, Classrooms and Laboratory Complex
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Proposed total carbon emission
94.8 tons CO2/yr
Energy Breakdown: heating
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Lawrence, Kansas 2nd Semester 6 week project 12,000 square feet Placed in downtown Lawrence, KS, the center for health and wellness is to be set in a vacant lot between the 715 restaurant to the south and the Eldridge Hotel to the north. The program required a cafe and dining area, exercise rooms, swimming pool area, and yoga studio. Massachusetts Street is significiant to the history of Lawrence. A pattern emmerges between the rows of multi-story buildings with ground floor patios, with recessed, or protruding, outdoor seating areas. The design challenge was in creating a building with such a high square footage to fit comfortably in the fabric of downtown Lawrence. Also, being a second semester project, systematic and environmental factors are starting to be noted. To blend with the current rhythm of Massachusettes Street, the front facade is placed at the front of the building purposefully and in line with all other facades. The alley side provides a continuation of dining and gathering space from the cafe, inviting the public, as well as visitors to enjoy the space. The open floor plan allows for all exercise spaces to be seen from the lobby, with viewable and straight forward circulation.
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meditation garden 1 central circulation 2 light well 3 pool area 4 sauna 5 offices 6 dining and cafe 7 aerobics classroom 8 weights and fitness 9 vertical alley garden 10
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1. Retail 2. Lobby 3. Bookstore 4. Cafe 5. Kitchen 6. Atrium 7. Conference Room 8. Director’s Office 9. Office Support Space 10. Employee Offices 11. Restroom 12. Mechanical Elevator
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1. Aerobic Space 2. Weight Room 3. Men’s Locker Room 4. Women’s Locker Room 5. Trainer’s Offices 6. Councilor 7. Nutritionist 8. Massage Room 9. Massage Room 10. Nurse’s Office
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1. Trainer’s Offices 2. Men’s Locker Room 3. Swimming Pool 4. Men’s Sauna 5. Women’s Sauna 6. Women’s Locker Mezzanine 7. Aerobic Space 8. Aerobic Classroom
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1. Yoga Classroom 2. Silent Garden 3. Restrooms
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Display Design Internship Anthropologie The six months as a design intern, creative displays were produced to enhanhance the quality of display for the store merchandise. These displays are created and changed out every three to five months. While I was an intern, the displays were designed around a theme of organic styles and shapes. Canvas was dyed different shades of green to create funky cacti, wall hangings, wire sculpture, and hanging sculpture.
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An organic wall hanging was created by dying various weights of rope and string different shades of green. The rope was then twisted manually and automatically with a drill to create a vine-like effect. The ropes were then hot glued onto a three by five foot piece of plywood and mounted onto the wall.
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Wire sculpture was formed into flower shapes to represent a three dimensional “sketch� of a simple flower. About eighty sculptures were created and were used in flowerpots with live plants, alone with a merchandise description, or in clusters driven into wood to sit on a shelf. The flowers were slightly spraypainted neon green for dimension. All of Anthropologies displays are either sold or donated after the display period. Some are sold in auctions with the proceeds being donated to charity, but many are given to local venues such as preschool or elementary school clasrooms.
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This display was created by creating different shades of green wax cups. The cups were made by dipping water balloons into hot wax. The cups were then attached to wire and large fabric imitated flowers.
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This “Breakfast in Bed� piece was created out of plywood lumber and primed and coated with gray paint. The goal of this theme was to make the spaces look like people are inhabiting them, giving it a more home-like feel. The qult rack behind was also made from plywood and screws tight and loose to exchange quilts on display.
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This dining table top was created to be placed on an existing display table. nooks are carved from the table top to fit two existing chairs and a bench to display.
Shelving units were built using plywood for the horizontal pieces and stacked 2x2s for the vertical. The shelves were attached to the wall using screws and L brackets.
(Right) A large wall installation was created using gray ground cover and corrugated cardboard boxes. Because of the strict display budget at the store, materials were used that are abundantly accessible to the store. The pieces were folded and threaded together with then rope, then hot glued onto a cardboard base. This base was then stapled to the wall.vv
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Undergraduate Works William Jewell College As an accumulation of four years of undergraduate work, a theme presentation of twelve pieces were celebrated in the Stocksdale Gallery at William Jewell College. The gallery was shared with three other graduating art majors. The pieces, being a combination of oil painting, printmaking and quilting, all followed the theme of my experience in Southern Utah.
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Quilt, 36”x36”, Satin Arch, 2010
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Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas, 24”x24”, Arch, 2010
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Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas, 24”x24”, Arch, 2010
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Printmaking
Print, Wood Cut, 14”x18”, Delicate Arch, 2010
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Monoprint, 10”x12”, Untitled, 2010
Monoprint, 10”x12”, Untitled, 2010
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4501 Wimbledon Dr. C2 Lawrence, KS 66047 lichti.sarabeth@gmail.com (816)401-0164
Education:
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Master of Architecture GPA: 3.21 Anticipated Graduation: May 2014
William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri Bachelor of Arts Major: Art, Minor: Art History GPA: 3.065 Graduation: May 14, 2011 Studies Abroad: Italy Renaissance Art and Architecture Tour, May 17-June 3 2010 Greece Ancient Greek Art and Mythology Tour, May 24-June 11 2011 Exhibitions: Desert of Southern Utah Series, Stocksdale Gallery, William Jewell College, April 10-17, 2011 •Exhibited ten personal pieces, which included printmaking, oil paintings, and quilted works.
Design Experience:
Achievements:
Architect Intern, Treanor Architects, Lawrence, Kansas May 21, 2013- August 26, 2013 •Worked primarily in Revit and Autocad in Design Development phases •Put together pre-design analysis and presentation documents Furniture and Display Design Intern, Anthropologie, Leawood, Kansas January 2012- May 2012 •Designed and constructed over 15 creative pieces of furniture and merchandise displays for the store. LEED Accredited Professional BD+C, Exam Date: March 24, 2014 ACSA Sustainable Labs Competition, Honorable Mention, July, 2012 •Awarded honorable mention in international design competition of over 500 students, which were evaluated by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture •Honorable mention award was recognized in a publication of BURN magazine and at the LABS21 annual conference in San Jose, California. William Jewell College Carpe Annum Award- Art, 2011 •The college’s “Seizing the Year” awards are given to two senior students from each academic major.
Technical Skills: Portfolio:
http://issuu.com/slichti227/docs/portfolio_saralichti
Sara Lichti University of Kansas