Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio
Education • Southern Illinois University - Carbondale - 2011-2015 Bachelors of Science - Major: Architecture
Minor in History Minor in Environmental Studies GPA - 3.8
Software Knowledge • Modeling • Adobe SketchUp Photoshop Illustrator InDesign After Effects
Revit Rhinoceros AutoCAD
Work Experience • Basalay, Cary, & Alstadt Architects Ltd. - Ottawa, IL - Summer 2014 Internship
• Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, IL - Fall 2013-Spring 2015
Digital Fabrication Assistant
Memberships & Honors • SIU-Architectural Resource Collaborative - Vice President • Habitat for Humanity • Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Member • Students Composing Space
Stephen Lauer (815)674-6924 slauer12@yahoo.com
Table of Contents 1. E-Commerce in Carbondale, IL
Junior - Fall 2013
2. Ice Fishing House in Miltona, MN
Junior - Spring 2014
3. Women’s Center in Springfield, IL
Junior - Spring 2014
4. S.T.E.A.M. School in San Antonio, TX
Junior - Spring 2014
5. Revitalizing Carbondale
Senior - Fall 2014
E-Commerce
Carbondale, Illinois
The purpose of this project was to create an internet based company and design the building to house the company. For this project, I created 3D Works, which is a 3D printing company that takes orders and 3D prints the order for the client. In this design, I was trying to capture as much Northern light as possible in order to keep the workers content and comfortable.
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The office space was designed to hold twenty people with an open floor concept so that each person can discuss and get ideas from each other. The office space is also where the 3D printers are located for the employees to use when needed. The executive offices were placed on the opposite side of the building because they will require a quieter environment. Both executive officers also have spaces for secretaries outside of each office.
The chart shows the different aspects that employees look for in a job and what 3D Works holds as the most important aspects for their employees to have a safe and friendly work environment.
Office Space
Conference Room
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Ice Fishing House Lake Miltona is a prominent lake in Minnesota for ice fishing every year. My design for the ice fishing house grew out of this quick sketch. I took this idea and pushed it further to develop the claws on top of the ice fishing house. These claws are used to anchor the building down into the ice and to lift the house up so a trailer can maneuver underneath.
Lake Miltona Alexandria, MN
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The claws for the model were 3D printed so the model would be interactive and a person would be able to move the claws like the design intends. The claws were printed using gray ABS plastic in order to create the hard and strong feeling like the metal material that the claws would be constructed out of.
The sketches were very important in the design process because it was difficult to decide how I wanted to place the claws on the roof of the structure. Also, the sketches helped determine the location of the claws and the motor that is needed to run them.
The series of pictures at the bottom of the page are showing the claws at various stages throughout the moving process. The first shows how the claw is stored during transportation and the final image is when the claw is anchored into the ice. The claws are all powered by an electric motor on the top of the structure. This motor must be lightweight but still must have enough power to be able to move these claws and have them anchor into the ice. For the interior of the shelter, I designed almost everything to be able to fold up into the walls so there is plenty of floor space to be able to fish indoors. Also, I made nearly everything out of wood to create a warm, cozy feeling on the inside.
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Women’s Center
Springfield, Illinois
The Women’s Center was created for the Unity for Christ Outreach Ministry in Springfield, IL. The project called for an office building that would house all of the administrative aspects of the organization and a residential part that would house young mothers. My design was based around getting the organization publicity by making an inviting entrance on the corner. Also, I tried to create a place that is welcoming and friendly for all.
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In the residential portion of the building, I created a basic layout in order to maximize the amount of rooms and square footage while maintaining the ease of security by limiting corners and making long hallways. On the second floor of the residential portion is the apartment style rooms for the mothers with one or two children that require more space than the pregnant mothers on the first floor.
This facility also has the capabilities to educate the mothers in order for them to go out and get a job to support their children. My design includes a large computer lab on the second floor to teach them basic typing and computer skills. The lobby of the women’s center is a two story atrium that creates a large open feeling while allowing the director the ability to oversee everything that happens in the lobby.
The center needed a space that would primarily function as a cafeteria, but with the use of accordion doors, this space can be divided into three separate rooms.
The site in Springfield was in a residential neighborhood, which made the design of this structure difficult. I overcame these problems by creating a structure that was all connected to maintain security from the outside. The playground for the kids is hidden behind the residential part of the building to keep the kids and mother safer. This conceptual sketch is the first drawing that I came up with after our meeting with the client. Her biggest wish was that it would have a corner entrance. I also decided to go with the corner entrance because it gave the most publi city to the organization by being seen from multiple streets. T.O.C.
S.T.E.A.M. School The S.T.E.A.M. School system is a specialized school that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. In this project, I wanted to create a building that was fun to interact with and was very intriguing to look at and be in. I accomplished this by creating an atrium that is the height of the building and divides the two different sides of the building.
San Antonio, Texas
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Each floor, starting at the third floor, is the same layout all the way to the top floor. I designed it this way because each floor has a collaboration lab on it and some of them may require ventilation. By stacking these rooms, the ventilation ducts can be stacked.
The stairs on each floor shift back as each floor progresses higher. By doing this it will create an interesting atrium that creates different solid and void spaces. It will also create intriguing shadows on the first floor.
A Focus Room
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B Break-Out Room C Collaboration Lab D Instructor Office
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The first floor of the school is an open cafe for the public to use and the auditorium for the school allows public viewing. The elevators and stairwells require key cards to allow access to the upper floors to keep the students safe. Also, the atrium goes all the way to the roof, so looking up towards the roof from the first floor shows the receding stairwells and creates an interesting environment.
On the roof of the school house are four pavilions that the school is able to use for classes. Students can also use these pavilions to be outdoors and work on homework or socialize. The elevators and both stairwells go all the way to the roof and there is a walk way across the top of the atrium to get from one side of the roof to the other. Also, by allowing access to the roof, it creates a great view over the city of San Antonio and over the historic riverwalk.
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Revitalizing Carbondale Revitalizing Carbondale was an urban design project done in Arc 451 Urban Design studio by one entire class. In this project, there was four groups of students with different responsibilities. Group one had to redesign the SIU Campus Housing; group two had the Carbondale strip; group three had the SI Healthcare portion; and group four had all the animation and graphic detailing. In this project , I was in group four and produced the animation along with the renders displayed for this project.
Carbondale, Illinois
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This is the redesigned graduate housing for SIU Campus. All of the buildings are five stories with four stories used as housing and the first holding administration. The site has two lakes that create a very calm environment and also give the students activities to do in their free time. The perspective shows a 3-dimensional version of the masterplan from the southern most point of our site. This shows the campus housing up close while also showing the redesigned Carbondale downtown in the background.
The diagrams above are the bike lanes (orange) and the pedestrian paths (blue) designed for Carbondale. The bike lanes are very important because, before the redesign, Carbondale had very few bike lanes. The pedestrian paths were designed off of the existing Saluki Walk that is already on campus, but is now extended throughout the entire downtown area.
Revitalizing Carbondale Animation YouTube link: http://youtu.be/mROdUQKv9GE
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