DUNN TJ 2016-2017
Architecture Portfolio
Table of Contents 01-06
Covington Row House
07-12
Rowing Facility
13-18
Conceptual Athenaeum
19-20
Case Study
21-28
Lindner Center Insertion
29-30
Wall Section Study
31-32
BHDP 3D Printing
Covington Row House In the first four weeks of the Spring 2017 semester we were assigned a row house with a property line of 135’ long by 75‘ wide. The property was split into three making each row house 25’ wide. I was given site A with a client wanting a multi-generational house. The family consists of parents, two young kids, and grandma,They wanted to have their own private space within the house with a communal gathering space for entertaining. I based my building mass off of the existing row house next to me so that the back yards open up to each other. This created the two spaces I needed, a private suite for grandma and the rest of the house for the family. The site is on the Ohio River with great northern views overlooking the Cincinnati skyline. I wanted to capitalize on the views with floor to ceiling windows and roof top terraces. The front of the building steps back to allow for more terrace space while still keeping the views.
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Covington Row House 01-02
North Elevation
Covington Row House 02-03
West Section
East Section
Covington Row House 05-06
North West View
North East View
Rowing Facility In the Summer 2016 Semester we were asked to design a Rowing Facility for the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club. We were given a very challenging and large site to work with that had a 30 foot levee close to the waters edge. We were not allowed to dig into the levee but we were allowed to puncture through it. I wanted to find a way that united both sides of the levee. A series of ramps with a staircase that runs through the middle was my solution. Circulation is one of the main drivers in this project. The roofs of this concrete structure are all walkable grass, this connects back into the landscape to make the building feel like it is apart of the levee. The land side of the levee contains the locker rooms, community room and parking. On the water side of the levee there is a large concrete ramp that is used for docking and indoor/outdoor storage directly behind it. Along this side there is also a watch tower and store. The workout facility and rowing tank rest on the top portion of the levee overlooking the views of the Cincinnati skyline.
Rowing Facility 07-08
Plan
East Section Front
West Section Middle
West Section Front
Rowing Facility 09-10
Dock/Storage
Watchtower/Store
Community Room/Lockers
Row Tank/ Workout
Rowing Facility 11-12
Conceptual Athenaeum In Fall semester of 2015 our final project was an athenaeum. An athenaeum is a place of learning and gathering of the community. I based my design on different styles of roofs that were rotated on their sides and morphed together, This was the first 3D print that I had ever done and I wanted to make something that would be extremely difficult by hand. The original precedent of the building was for high-tech learning and gaming.
SLS 3D Print
Rhino Model/Vray
Conceptual Athenaeum 15-16
Rhino Model/VRay
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Kimbell Art Museum Case Study In the Fall of 2015 We were asked to do a quick study on an existing building. In this study I conducted research and created a Rhino model of the Kimbell Art Museum by Louis Kahn for its use in diagramming.
Case Study 19-20
Photograph
Lindner Center Insertion As a small group of 4 we were assigned a building to study, measure and model to scale. My group was given the Lindner Center as our building. Lindner Center is located on the University of Cincinnati’s campus and houses the world’s longest freestanding staircase. The model was set at quarter scale and was constructed using chipboard and basswood. The final model was carefully built and put together by the four of us and it became a massive structure.
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Lindner Center Insertion 21-22
Photograph
2nd Floor
1st Floor
Lindner Center Insertion 23-24
Rhino/Photoshop
Lindner Center Insertion After the quarter scale model was built we each had to design our own insertion into the building. With the building having the world’s largest freestanding staircase I wanted to find a way to juxtapose it. My idea was to create a nonlinear staircase by the entrance that blends in to the original staircase at the end. There are four staircases that occupy the empty atrium at the entrance of the building. The stairs are the same dimension as the original staircase but wider and at an angle. These stairs are able to rotate and have a flush connection with the top of the next staircase.
Rhino/Photoshop Lindner Center Insertion 25-26
Wood Scale Model
Lindner Center Insertion 27-28
Study Wall Section We were asked to create a diagram of a wall section as a study for class. I created an MDF base with the footing cut out, place wooden studs in the footing and then poured plaster into the base. Once the wall studs were in place I had a good foundation to build on. The wall creates interesting shadows and also reveals all of it’s structure.
Study Wall Section 29-30
BHDP SLA 3D Print
BHDP 3D Printing While I was at my first Co-op with BHDP Architecture in Cincinnati, Ohio I became dedicated to researching 3D printing for the firm to further invest. I have just started my passion for 3D printing and have purchased my own FDM printer. The images of the building were Modeled in Rhino and printed on a SLA resin printer. I was in charge of making the model and getting it printed.
FDM 3D Print
3D Printing 31-32