SEBASTIAN TOALSON
Graduate Design Portfolio | University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Sebastian Toalson
sebastian.toalson@gmail.com +1 (402) 318 - 2512
Education | University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2021 - Current Fall 2021 2017-2021
Master of Architecture UNL Faculty-Led: England: College of Architecture London Program Bachelors of Science in Design: Architectural Studies, High Distinction
Work Experience 2021 College of Architecture Summer Workshop University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Assisted professors with creating and teaching a summer workshop for high school students. Instructed students in physical and digital model making techniques using Rhinoceros 7 software.
Sorted and shelved materials in accordance with strict systems, assisted users with finding materials needed for class or research.
Independently completed maintenance tasks (painting, gardening, cleaning) at residence halls while working in a group of 4.
2019, 2021
College of Architecture Library Student Worker University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2018 Maintenance Student Worker University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Achievements
2021 SGH Concepts / Dri-Design Competition: Merit Award Winner. 2021 Graduated with High Distinction from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 2017-2021 Regent’s Scholarship Recipient.
Involvement 2020 - Current Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Secretary (2021 - 2022), Member (2020 - 2021). 2020 - Current Member of The American Institute of Architecture Students. 2016 - 2017 Youth Leadership Lincoln XVIII Member. 2015 - 2016 Lincoln Public Schools Youth Advisory Board Member.
Skills Rhinoceros 7, Revit, Lumion, Adobe Creative Cloud, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Procreate, Physical Model Making. Hand Drawing, Digital Drawing.
References
Craig Babe, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. cbabe@unl.edu Salvador Lindquist, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. slindquist@unl.edu Gama Viesca, Collections Maintenance and Delivery Manager, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. gviesca2@unl.edu
CONTENTS 03 - 16.
17 - 26.
27 - 34.
35 - 42.
43 - 50.
CANOPY
Award winning urban mixed-use project with a focus on
public space.
PHYTO
Research facility tackling lead pollution issues in
Omaha, Nebraska.
GHOSTLIGHT
Children’s theatre with educational spaces in the heart
of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.
PARK(ING) DAY
Installation for a nationwide event which gives parking
spaces back to the public.
OTHER WORK
01
Digital and hand-drawn architectural illustration.
02
01. CANOPY ARCH 411 & ARCH 430 Spring 2021 Instructors: Craig Babe & Luke Abkes Collaborator: Ethan Weiche SGH Concepts / Dri-Design Competition Merit Award Winner
03 | CANOPY
Areas with increased urbanity are always in need of public spaces for their residents. downtown said
Lincoln,
public
space
Nebraska, for
Located in
Canopy
Lincolnites
to
creates inhabit.
The form of Canopy is derived from the nearby train station platforms, which still remain on the site after the station itself was removed. This form allows for
program
to
be
placed
underneath,
which
protects users in the northern public space from the elements.
The southern enclosed area of
Canopy is dedicated to mixed use with the need for privacy increasing by vertical position - a market space on ground level, a gallery in the middle, and artist live / work units on the top floor.
CANOPY | 04
05 | CANOPY
PUBLIC SPACE RENDER |
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CANOPY | 06
With a focus on enhancing Lincoln’s cultural scene, Canopy provides live / work spaces for artists. These spaces allow said artists, musicians, and craftspeople to be able to live directly above the market hall where they can sell their products or perform, and the gallery space where they can display their work. Additionally, these units provide studio space, which can be used for work on projects, or as an educational space for private lessons.
LIVE / WORK SPACE RENDER | S. TOALSON
07 | CANOPY
Canopy’s market space on the ground level is designed to be used year-round.
With large retractable doors,
the large interior space can be entirely closed or opened up depending on Nebraska’s unpredictable weather.
Additionally, because of Canopy’s focus on
natural ventilation (including operable roof windows for exhaust), vehicles can be directly driven into the space for easy setup of stalls and products.
MARKET HALL RENDER | S. TOALSON
CANOPY | 08
09 | CANOPY
GALLERY LEVEL RENDER |
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CANOPY | 10
In addition to being located near the historic Haymarket and Railyard districts in Lincoln, the site of Canopy also features access to a nearby alleyway via vehicle. This access promotes circulation onto and around the
site,
products,
and and
allows food
painless
stands
setup
inside
the
of
stalls,
enclosed
market hall and within the northern public space.
NORTH ELEVATION | E. WEICHE & S. TOALSO
11 | CANOPY
WEST ELEVATION |
ON
roof 70’ - 0”
| E. WEICHE & S. TOALSON
CANOPY | 12
WESTERN VIEW RENDER | S. TOALSON
Canopy’s market hall, gallery, and artist live / work spaces are connected by a large, central open space. This central space allows users throughout the three levels to feel connected to one another and form a sense of community, as one can look down from above and view the works within the gallery space, and the farmer’s / crafts market taking place below.
13 | CANOPY
LIVE / WORK LEVEL RENDER | S. TOALSON
SITE ISOMETRIC VIEW | E. WEICHE & S. TOALSON
CANOPY | 14
As part of an integrated and comprehensive design studio, the work done to realize Canopy included energy
modeling
detailing,
climate
collection
methods,
(shown
below),
structural
control
systems,
rainwater
zoning
detail,
fire
code
specifications, and construction cost estimations.
GROUND FLOOR ENERGY MODEL ESTIMATES | S. TOALSON
DAYLIGHTING KEY (LUX) 0
15 | CANOPY
4000
NORTHWESTERN EXTERIOR RE
ENDER | S. TOALSON
CANOPY | 16
02. PHYTO ARCH 410 Fall 2020 Instructor: Salvador Lindquist Collaborators: Jessica Schafer & Meagan Willoughby
17 | PHYTO
Omaha, Nebraska has a tremendous issue of lead contamination resulting from lead factories and refineries that have been active for over 100 years. One possible solution for this lead contamination comes in the form of phytoremediation, the process of using plants to remove pollutants from the soil.
Phyto is a phytoremediation research facility located in the Lake St. Historic District, an area directly affected by lead contamination, which additionally expands with phytoremediation testing locations on other
Omaha
sites
with
unremediated
lead
contamination. Phyto consists of a main site - a gallery, classroom space, multiple lab spaces for phytoremediation research, and off-site testing plots for experimenting with the soil remediation process. Additionally, Phyto works with the local Lake St. community to give residents the opportunity to take the remediation process into their own hands.
PHYTO | 18
Phyto’s large remediative plots serve a dual purpose tackling the lead pollution issue in an environmentally friendly way, and providing a large park area for the local Lake St. community. While the various types of plants will need to be removed and replanted as the phytoremediation process continues, residents are free to explore the site and learn more about the remediative process and how they can introduce this activity onto their own properties.
ON - SITE VIEW | M. WILLOUGHBY & S. TOALS
19 | PHYTO
LAB RENDER | M. WILLOUGHBY & S. TOALSON
LSON
PHYTOSTABILIZATION RENDER | M. WILLOUGHBY & S. TOALSON
PHYTO | 20
21 | PHYTO
LONG SECTION |
The architecture of Phyto’s main building is inspired by the different methods used to remediate soil with lead contamination. A common method used is “capping” replacing only the top 12 inches of soil, while leaving the polluted soil undisturbed. The elevated portion of the building calls out to this method. Additionally, the building appears to directly be coming out of the earth itself - this represents the phytoremediation process. The growth of plants to restore the soil underneath, and living with the new growth as it continues to remediate the earth, is reflected in the building’s form as it comes out of the ground.
SHORT SECTION | S. TOALSON
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PHYTO | 22
LOBBY RENDER | M. W
In addition to remediating soil on site, Phyto also conducts community outreach programs to engage the local Lake St. Historic District community in the ongoing process. With educational events, classroom spaces for field trips, on-site informational plaques, and
instructional
brochures,
Phyto’s
programs
persuade the local residents to get their hands dirty.
23 | PHYTO
GALLERY RENDER | M. WILLOUGHBY & S. TO
WILLOUGHBY & S. TOALSON
OALSON
INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE | S. TOALSON
PHYTO | 24
CONTAMINATION MAP | J. SCHAFER & S. TOALSON
25 | PHYTO
ISOMETRIC SITE VIEW | J. SCHAFER & S. TOALSO
ENTRANC
ON
CE RENDER | M. WILLOUGHBY & S. TOALSON
While the EPA has stepped in to tackle some areas of the lead pollution, their work was limited to residential and childcare facilities which had a sampling of over 400 ppm of lead in the soil, which left many properties untouched.
Additionally, the EPA’s “capping” method
is incredibly invasive, which lead many homeowners to deny consent to the process. The phytoremediative process is much less invasive, and can be used as
a
solution
for
these
untouched
properties.
PHYTO | 26
03. GHOSTLIGHT ARCH 310 Fall 2019 Instructor: Craig Babe Individual Work
27 | GHOSTLIGHT
Downtown Lincoln is in the market for a local children’s theatre.
Ghostlight is a space that tackles this
issue, featuring a black box theatre for professional and
youth-focused
productions,
educational
spaces for the art of theatre, such as dance, acting, and set production, and a cafe space for parents to relax at while their children are trained in the arts. Additionally, Ghostlight features a “fauxoutdoors” area for outdoor performances to be held during
Nebraska’s
Ghostlight’s
large
frequent
inclement
weather.
windows
additionally
provide
passersby with the opportunity to look into the building, in addition to allowing performers and audience members to look out onto the nearby streets.
The
notion of “performer” vs. “audience” thus becomes questioned, as the audience members indoors now become viewable from outside, while onlookers can now be seen by the audience and performers.
GHOSTLIGHT | 28
Representationally, this project was partially inspired by the works of graphic novelist Chris Ware.
While
Ghostlight was an early project in my educational timeline, the technical skills and program research done for this project proved foundational to my future work. Exploring different styles of architectural representation
through
drawings
is
one
of
my
passions, and this early project helped form the underlying techniques that I continue to use to this day.
SITE ISOMETRIC VIE
29 | GHOSTLIGHT
SHORT SECTION |
EW | S. TOALSON
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GHOSTLIGHT | 30
31 | GHOSTLIGHT
EXPLODED ISOMETRIC ASSEMBLY |
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GHOSTLIGHT | 32
STORAGE
GREEN ROOM DRESSING ROOMS
PAINT SHOP LOBBY
SCENE SHOP
BLACK BOX THEATRE
AUDIENCE SPACE
CAFE
PROP SHOP
FIRST FLOOR
33 | GHOSTLIGHT
LONG SECTION |
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CLASS ROOM
CLASS ROOM
DANCE STUDIO
COSTUMING SHOP
OFFICES
SECOND FLOOR
GHOSTLIGHT | 34
04. PARK(ING) DAY DSGN 210 Fall 2018 Instructor: Marc Maxey Collaborators: Michaela Smith, Dhanush D.C., Geneva Sinkula
35 | PARK(ING) DAY
In the United States, there is a concerning amount of land dedicated to parking spaces for motor vehicles. Park(ing)
Day
is
a
nationwide
day-long
event
featuring installations that challenges this notion, by giving a singular parking space back to the public.
This Park(ing) Day installation, constructed of wood and tissue paper, contrasts the urban landscape and seeks to provide an area of amusement in an otherwise boring environment.
Users are drawn to
this installation from afar via the visually loud tissue paper construction, and are then invited to explore the space within. Once within the installation, multiple forms of sensory input, those being texture, sound, and color, envelop the user and help to create a microspace in the bustling downtown area.
PARK(ING) DAY | 36
37 | PARK(ING) DAY
ON-SITE
E PHOTO
PARK(ING) DAY | 38
The construction of this Park(ing) Day installation consisted of wood, paint, and tissue paper.
For the
wood structure, we used lap joints for a seamless and clean installation, which was then painted white to contrast with the tissue paper units.
The tissue
paper units consisted of 4-6 pieces of paper, which were then overlapped, folded in an “accordion” style, attached to the structure, and then were expanded and folded out to create a “pom-pom” appearance.
STUDY MODEL | M. SMITH, D. D.C., G. SINKU
39 | PARK(ING) DAY
ASSEMBLY DIAGRAMS |
ULA, S. TOALSON
| M. SMITH, D. D.C., G. SINKULA, S. TOALSON
PARK(ING) DAY | 40
41 | PARK(ING) DAY
ON-SITE PHOTO
01. ASSEMBLE
02. FOLD
03. SECURE AND CUT
04. EXPAND
05. UNFOLD
06. COMPLETION
PAPER UNIT CONSTRUCTION | S. TOALSON
PARK(ING) DAY | 42
05. OTHER WORK ARCH 497, ARCH 492, Personal Work 2021 Instructors: Rumiko Handa (ARCH 497), Brian Kelly (ARCH 492) Individual Work
43 | OTHER WORK
During the last semester of my undergraduate degree, I further explored digital representation. My main inspiration came from the works of James Gilleard and his expressive, geometric style.
For
my final project in ARCH 497, we were tasked to explore another theoretical change that occurred to a building which had already gone changes - I chose the Bachman-Wilson house by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Additionally, during my study abroad in London during the Fall of 2021, I produced a travel journal in order to refine my on-site hand drawing skills and to document my time spent there. I find both of these forms of architectural illustration (digital and hand drawing) to be very enjoyable and visually pleasing, and I aim to continue practicing and refining both skills throughout the coming years.
OTHER WORK | 44
45 | OTHER WORK
BACHMAN-WILSON HOUSE |
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OTHER WORK | 46
47 | OTHER WORK
ROYAL OBSERVATORY CONTOUR | S. TOALSON
My study abroad experience in London was very eye opening to me.
It was very interesting to see the
different “language” that architecture in the United Kingdom has when compared to the United States. Additionally, studying abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic was an unforgettable and unique experience.
I returned with a heightened appreciation for both European and American architecture and a new lifelong skill, which I aim to continue to practice over the course of my life. I find the information you can learn about a building by sketching it in-person to be very valuable. The most important aspect of sketching to me, however, is the fun that I have during the process.
OTHER WORK | 48
BARBICAN CENTRE WATERCOLOR | S. TOALSON
49 | OTHER WORK
SOUTH KENSINGTON JOURNAL SPREAD | S. TOALSON
GRANARY SQUARE JOURNAL SPREAD | S. TOALSON
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL STRUCTURE AXON | S. TOALSON
OTHER WORK | 50
Thank you! Sebastian Toalson +1 (402) 318 - 2512 sebastian.toalson@gmail.com