TYLER KOORY / ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

TYLER KOORY

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

SELECTED WORKS Spring 2020 - Spring 2023

EDUCATION

2014 2018

2018

HIGH SCHOOL Paillion LaVista High

Involved in STEM academy for four years while also being involved in sports year round.

GPA : 4.3

THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas

Fifth year student in the five year Masters of Architecture program.

GPA : 3.62

2022 2022

EXPERIENCE

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

RDG Planning & Design, Omaha Nebraska

I worked along side the College + University studio on many different projects around the Midwest. I was also able to design and build a small project that brought awareness to women and people of color in the design field.

2021 2022

I am a fifth year student at the University of Kansas enrolled in the five year Masters of Architecture program. My hope is to be able to experience what the world has to offer all while pursuing my passion for architecture.

2021

STUDY ABROAD

San Jose, Costa Rica

A group of my peers and I traveled to Costa Rica for a month and observed the different sustainable ways the country has designed its infrastructures throughout the plethora of climates. We also helped brainstorm ideas with a company who is working on a river renovation project that will run throughout the city of San Jose.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP McNeil Company, Omaha Nebraska

REFERENCES

THOM ALLEN

University of Kansas Professor t273a306@ku.edu

DAN ROCKHILL Graduate Year Supervisor dan@rockhillandassociates.com

NILOU VAKIL

University of Kansas Professor nilou.vakil@ku.edu

2021

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Dirtworks Studio, Lawrence Kansas

I joined an a team of Designers on multiple custom home projects that were to be or already being built around the city of Omaha. I aided in the construction documentation, interior design and presentation process. 2020 2021

I researched, coordinated and helped with construction and the documentation with the two studios involved in a full scale design and build project. Studio Professor is Chad Kraus. 2019

STUDENT MENTOR ARCH/D Mentorship Program

As a fourth year Arch. student with some experience in the program, I help first-second year students with programing, presenting and general architectural advice.

PERSONAL

2018

PHOTOGRAPHY

Self-Employed Business

I began by just taking photos when I would go on trips and it has now grown to me taking senior, couples, familes, and wedding pictures for those in the Omaha and Kansas City area. Running a side business since the age of 18 has given me the opportunity to grow my knowledge when communicating with clients, manage my time and money, and allow me to experience the feeling of creating something bigger than myself on my own.

selected works

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HARBOR SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED 24 - 39 CENTRAL PARK, DENVER

8TH STREET POP UP 40 - 45 KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

STUDIO 804 // 432 INDIANA STREET HOUSE 46 - 55 LAWRENCE, KANSAS

PRIME - CREATORS HUB 4 - 23 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 05.

POLARIS PAVILLION 56 - 67 LAWRENCE, KANSAS

PHOTOGRAPHY 68 - 69 EVERYWHERE

Prime | Creators Hub Kansas City, Missouri Fall 2021

Professor Eddy Tavio Partners: Tyler Koory & Olivia Erickson

Located in the center of the Crossroads District and 18th and Vine, Prime is the utlimate attraction for people who are interested in any field of creativity. Whether it deals with painting, photography or even youtube, Prime is the place to be to pursue ones passion and live the life they have always wanted.

The focus of our design was to create a place where people could come live, create and play all under the same roof. Prime is housed with over 100 units ranging from one to two bedroom options, over 50,000 sqaure feet of community amentities that fall in categories such as arts, entertainment, retail and much more. Whether your looking to create the next Mona Lisa, become the next tiktok star or relax and have a soda by the pool, Prime has it all.

Walking down the new 18th street pedestrian walkway, one will be greeted with walls of windows, towering natural wooden louvers, and a bridge element that will guide you into a one of kind courtyard. Along with Prime, 10 other projects joined the 18th street neighborhood ranging from transitional housing to the next Power and Light District all designed by our peers. 18th street, Kansas City, Missouri will be the next talk of the town.

We want to envision a space that is home

We want to create a space for creators to collaborate within — whether media creators, photographers, or really

We want creators to feel connected and inspired by their

This will be a Creators Hub. Escape the

CREATIONCOMMUNITYCOLLABORATIONSOCIALIZE INNOVATIVE URBAN NETWORKEDUCATION PUBLICHOME INSPIRING

1. SITE BETWEEN PEDESTRIAN GREEN SPACES.

2. CENTRAL CONNECTING

home for all different avenues of creation. whether that be artists, musicians, fashion stylists, architects, social really anything that involves creating. their surroundings, in an environment that fosters creation. the 9-5 job. Make something of yourself.

LIVE CREATEPLAY

BAR/EVENT AREA

POOL

SPEAKEASY RENDER

Harbor School for the Blind Central Park, Denver Spring 2022

Proffesor Nilou Vakil

Partners: Tyler Koory & Ana Muhlen

Located in the neighborhood of Central Park, Denver, this project included designing an elementary school for visually impaired and blind children. My partner and I wanted to create a place where the children did not feel like outsides and had their own community to learn, create and grow as individuals.

We did this by critically designing a space that gives all those who occupy it the proper resources they need to prosper in life, the spaces to make them feel like they have a home away from home, and to increase community engagement to not only connect the school to its surrounding neighbors but also aiming to grow awareness to the blind or visually impaired.

This project will be designed to respectfully integrate and connect the surrounding areas of the neighborhood to this new school for the blind, in order to create environments where visually impaired children can thrive.

Native American 0.4%

Asian 4.2% Other 2.8%

Black 5.0%

AVG.

INCOME

Hispanic 22.3%

65.3%

49.45% 50.55%

MEDIAN AGE : 35.3

DEMOGRAPHICS

2011

More than 14,000 resident and a new interstate exits opened connecting Central Park Boulevard to I-70, I-270 and neighborhoods.

During the Black Lives Matter movement, in order to break the legacy of Benjamin Stapleton, the community changed the name of the neighborhood to Central Park.

The surrounding neighborhood was very micromobility friendly and offered a plethora of activites to do outdoors. Whether it be the 50+ pocket parks or miles of trails, there is something to do for everybody. The sidewalks are also abnormally wide which were accompanied by bike lanes and street side parking.

We incorporated the characteristics of the surrounding homes as well so that the school would flow well with the community. The pictures on the left show how the homes had porches, angular roofs and private green spaces.

Also on the site, there are plenty of trails for the kiddos to walk around and practive their navigation skills and they can even stop by and say hi to their fellow friends at the Anchor School for the Blind across the street.

STRUCTURE

8th Street Pop Up Kansas City, Kansas Spring 2020

Proffesor Barry Balinger

Located on 8th and Minnesota, Kansas City, Kansas, I was given the task to create a community center in two phases. For the first phase, I was tasked to get the building up and running in a timely manor to provide those in need during the coronavirus outbreak. Than as the virus began to hault, was when phase two would begin. Phase two required the building to have the ability to develope into a more permanent structure to fill the needs of the community that are missing (rec center, gallery, community space, etc.)

I decided to use shipping containers for my structure due to the fact they can be distributed in a timely manor all while having the capability to become more structuraly sound for a later more permanent building. In phase one, the containers will maintain their natural, worn facade. Phase two, I incorporated more appealing aspects like windows, exterior art, landscaping, etc.

There are three main shipping container sizes that are used (shown below). These variety of lengths are what were used to help articulate the form of my building. My main design goals were to having the building built in a timely manor, maximize natural light and create a safe space for the community to gather. During the early stages of the process I made sure that each piece of the building was one of the three containers available to minimize contruction

time. While formulating the form of the building allows for a great deal of the reflected northern sunlight to come in all whilst having pockets/ extrusions to maintain shade in needed areas. Lastly, including open spaces big enough for future community gatherings was an important part of the design due to the fact the surrounding area lacks gathering spaces and is in dier need of a place to bring people together.

STUDIO 804 // 432 Indiana Street House

Lawrence, Kansas

Fall 2022- Spring 2023

Advisor Dan Rockhill

The University of Kansas was never on my radar to be honest. I wanted to get as far away from my hometown as possible and KU being only 3 hours away, well did not cut it for me. A family friend who went here sat me down and told me I needed to visit the school of Architecture here and so I did. On that visit, Mike Swan told me about 804 and past projects we have done.

Studio 804 is a not-for-profit design-build program in which students, alongside Dan Rockhill, design a project and then build everything we have designed. I chose 804 because I am a hands on type of learner and I loved what 804 had to offer. Since being in 804 I have learned more then I have in all the past 4 years in Architecture school and am very happy with the decision I made. This document will give you a little taste as to what I have done thus for while being in Studio 804.

This year we have designed a single family (1,600 SF) home that has a detached garage with an accessory dwelling unit on top (800 SF) located on 5th and Indiana. We wanted to design something that was not going to be towered by the neighbor house so we designed the home with a gabled roof. We included walls of windows to not only allow for views to the outside but to also bring in natural light throughout the space. The high ceilings allowed us to create a lofted space that overlooks the first level living and kitchen area but also houses a second bedroom and/or office. We included a wrap around deck which not only helps tie together the two detached structures but will also enable the occupant to have the option of relaxing outside to people watch or enjoy the quietness of the surrounding natural elements.

Northwest corner of site

Pictured is the site at the beginning and as one can see, there was a lot to get done. Our site is to the left the and next years site is to the right (more forested part).

Southwest corner of site

Roughly two weeks later we made of progress clearing the smaller and everything in between. This machinery needed to rip out the

MEET THE TEAM

ITS ME!

made a decent amount smaller trees, forested floor This prepped us to use the the bigger trees.

Site Managment

At the beginning of the year my main role at the time was site management. With this role I communicated back and forth with the team at east hills and also with Dan. We would discuss daily what needed to get done and how many people we thought would be needed to fulfill these goals. Since this year was the first year that Studio 804 bought two sites (one of them being a forest), clearing the site took a little longer then it had in the past. With all that being said, we go the job done in a timely manor!

Southwest corner of site

Once we finally had everything cleared we had to bring in material to fill and level the site to get ready to pour concrete! This was the moment it began to feel real that we were building a house.

Kitchen

My partner Tom and I are in charge of the kitchen. This role comes with the design of the kitchen and everything inside of it. This means the floor plan, cabinet layout and material, appliances, fixtures, etc. During this process we had to make a lot of phone calls and send a lot of emails to hopefully receive donations for things such as the counter-top and appliances (we got the counter-top fully donated and a 50% discount for all appliances).

This process is still ongoing and currently we are working on getting a portion of the cabinets donated. We also had/have to do shop drawings for floor plans, elevations, cut sheets, details, etc. accompanied with estimates for how much everything cost/will cost throughout the process. There is still a lot to get done but here are some images of what has been done thus far.

THE PROCESS

Kitchen Renders

Final render done by a classmate, this was the new design as of thanksgiving break. The thought was to make it feel like a more luxurious home while tying in the exterior facade with the interior design. We kept wood elements to give some warmth to the space and to act as accent pieces to the black.

Prefabrication of walls

We stood up one of the walls to see how it compared to our 6’ 7” friend. They were plenty tall enough.

Prefabrication of walls

We clamped the bottome plate always had a straight side, then then finally sqaure them.

First floor walls

The next step was putting up all the walls and making sure they were level.

House all framed Before we knew it, the house was framed vapor barriers on the roof. We were very ended up going. A lot of work!

plate to a steel plate so that we then would nail the stud and

Prefabrication of walls

This process was long and hard. We made sure to keep the environment positive and tried to best to make everyday fun all while being productive.

Framing

I helped along side 3 other classmates with framing. I helped prefab all the walls, layout the pressure treated plates on the concrete slab, and put up all the walls on site.

framed and ready for the exterior insulation and very proud of ourselves with how the framing

Located on the northern cusp of Wells Forest, this picnic pavilion structure provides a space of shelter and seclusion while still serving as a point of connection to the rest of the park. Two modular spaces, or pods, create two different experiences as one is funneled into the site from the parking lot. The northernmost pod offers gentle entry into the site and a more intimate connection with the site and adjacent garden. The southern pod gestures to the clearing in Wells Forest and acts as a host for larger gatherings under its roof.

Whether one is following Wells Ridge Trail eastward or coming from the main parking area, the Polaris Pavilion harmonizes two paths as a symbol of the many paths of exploration that have wound their way through Eastern Kansas. An imbedded North arrow also pays homage to the area’s history, while the name “Polaris” alludes to the Kansas state motto: “Ad astra per aspera.”

Under the two roofs, one finds many places to sit, either at one of the three universallly accessible tables or along one of the benches. The four sets of screens provide shade and add to the intimacy found underneath the roofs. A timber plank path intersects the path from the parking lot and terminates in a garden of native Kansas flora. Overall, the Polaris offers many instances to apprecaite serene views and find peace among the trees.

Polaris Pavillion Lawrence, Kansas Fall 2020 Proffesor Chad Kraus

ALIGNMENT

The steep slopes Park flatten to create thin strip of flat land is to engage in outdoor as soccer and frisbee. park also offers the Wells quarter mile trail runs forested area of the the two picnic areas: and the Polaris Pavilion. structures provide shaded under their canopy, and

CARDINAL GRID NORTHERN

of Wells Overlook create Wells Ridge; this is perfect for families outdoor activities such frisbee. This section of the Wells Ridge Trail; the runs through the lower ridge and connects the Ridgetop Pavilion Pavilion. Both of these shaded picnic tables and the former features

two nearby cooking grills. As Wells Overlook Park was historically native prarie, the Wells Prarie restoration project aims to return the landscape to its original condition. In addition, the project will educate visitors on the importance of restoring and maintaing tall grass praries in Kansas. In this section of the park, families can experience the timber observation tower and the Passerine Pavilion.

1. NAIL LAMINATED TIMBER ROOF: Nail laminated timber creates a repetition of materials located in the screen and benches, following an “ABB” configuration. The unique footprint of the roof serves to frame our experience in numerous capacities. The angles that slice through the long horizontal roof members draw attention back to the two converging grids established within the pavillion. Cantilevers reach out past the screens over the benches and picnic tables creating either a more solitary experience on the exterior of the screen or a more intimate experience on the interior.

2. CUSTOM TRASHCAN: Located along the main axis of circulation for convenient access while not creating a visual distraction. The design purpose was to have them in unification with the pavillion. Steal frames with repetative wooden members aid them to be directly correlated to the main aspects of the Polaris Pavillion.

3. STEEL PLAQUE: The north-pointing axis becomes the concrete base to the western benches. As it rises from the plane of the sidewalk, a steel plaque pays homage to those who aided the procress of making the Polaris Pavillion a reality. These include names of those in the Dirt Works studio, supporters and others who aided in its process. These names are etched into the surface of the steel.

4. TIMBER SCREEN: Nail laminated timber screens follow the “ABB” pattern found in the roof above. Found in the corners of each pod, HSS Beams with T-plates are used to attach the screen to the roof all while providing enough lateral support. The arrangement of the screens provide a consistent rhythm whilst giving visitors a parallax experience.

5. CUSTOM FURNITURE: The pavillion is home to three different picnic areas. Two under the souther pod and one under the northern, all varying in size to provde different sized groups with multiple options. Each bench reiterates the repetition of the screens and the roof. Bench and table bases are made out of pre-cast concrete, while bench seats follow the timber patter. Each table was designed to be universally accessible for those wanting to experience the space.

6. STAMPED CONCRETE FOUNDATION: The floor slab and sidewalk both consist of broom-finish concrete, bisected by a central path following the cardinal grid. The path is stamped with timber to continue the intigration of wooden elements. It articulated a difference in texture, thus signaling a new possible experience to visitors, even those that may be visually impaired.

WEST ELEVATION

1/4” = 1’-0”

NORTH ELEVATION

1/4” = 1’-0”

SOUTHEAST VIEW

June 2018 - Present Personal Work

Instagram: @Pixbyty

It all started summer 2018, right before college. I had always loved taking pictures of landscapes and portraits on my phone. I was planning on going on some roadtrips with friends that summer so I thought ‘why not buy a camera’, and so I did. I bought it with the intention of just taking pictures of my travels but it has grown to be so much more.

Four summers later, I now have taking multiple different senior sessions, couples, friend groups, families and so much more. What started as just a hobby of mine evolved into something I would have never dreamed of!

REFERENCES

THOM ALLEN

University of Kansas Professor t273a306@ku.edu

NILOU VAKIL University of Kansas Professor nilou.vakil@ku.edu

DAN ROCKHILL Graduate Year Supervisor dan@rockhillandassociates.com