To m m y M o o r e Under gr aduate Sophomore Architecture Por tfolio
About Summar y
Experience
Me I am a second year student studying inter ior architecture and design with a focus in architecture at the Milwaukee Institute of Ar t and Design. My deep love of nature dr ives the designs I creates, and I str ives to create spaces and str uctures that co-exist har moniously with the landscape they are placed within.
Intern Beam Custom // May 2016 - August 2016 St. Joseph, MI 269-873-0160
Interior Architecture and Design Lab Monitor Milwaukee Institute of Ar t and Design // November 2016 - Present 253 East Er ie St. Milwaukee , WI 53202
Education
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design BFA in Inter ior Architecture and Design Minor : Fur niture Design
Honors Knowledge
Pre si dents Li st A lpha Lamba Del ta National Honor s Society Sketchup Podium Illustrator Photoshop Lightroom
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The Urban Surf Shack
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Gallun Loft
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G r e e n Tr e e G u e s t H o u s e / S t u d i o
22-34
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Creating an intimate space above a bustling city, this design embodies a different atmosphere than the world below. Catered for the outdoor lifestyle that Great Lakes surfer Daniel Schetter lives, the design is a juxtopostion of contemporar y architecture and a West Coast, surf aesthetic . The outward momentum created by the walls of the penthouse and rafters on the ceiling push visitors out onto the patio, highlighting views of Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River. This patio works to seclude the visitor from the city below, while still embracing a multimillion dollar view.
Concept
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Room Layout 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Entr y Kitchen Living Room Study Bathroom Closet Tr a n s i t i o n S p a c e Bedroom Outdoor Patio
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Public vs. Private Public Semi Private Private
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Circulation
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Located in the Southeast corner of what is currently home to the Milwaukee Institute of Ar t and Design, this project envisions the residential possibilities if the school were to ever vacate the building. Similar to nearby, renovated warehouses along the Milwaukee River, this unit is entered on the 4th (top) floor of the building. From there , the unit punches through the roof, allowing for a penthouse to sit atop the building.
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4th Floor Plan
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Because of the Historic Third Ward preser vation and building regulations, buildings such as this that have been deemed historic are not allowed for their facades to be altered. Though the face of the existing structure could not be modified, new structures are required to contrast in style from that of historic structures. This requirement allows for the design to pull inspiration from the language of the warehouse and translate it into a modern form.
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5th Floor Plan
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Kitchen/Stairs
Enter ing the space , guests find themselves welcomed by a wall of windows to their left and the kitchen to their r ight. The ener gized space also shares real estate with the base of the stair s. The light palette breathes life into the open room, while the black c a b i n e t fixtures provide contr ast to help ground the design. 10.
Living/Study
Sitting on a platfor m, the study shows hier archical signifigance . Located directly o p p o s i t e t o t h e d o o r, a s i g h t l i n e t o t h e d e s k i s q u i c k l y e s t a b l i s h e d . A s t h e m o s t impor tant space in the apar tment, the study is home to the best views found within the space . Not only does it have incredible views, but there is a void in the cieling above , allowing for the study to have over twenty foot high cielings.
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Stairs (Detail)
An existing column against the back wall posed the question of how to place t h e s t a i r s . Wo r k i n g a r o u n d t h e c o l u m n , s t a i r s r u n a d j a c e n t t o t h e b l o c k a g e . While the main pathway on the stair s avoids the column, the two foot s e c t i o n a l o n g t h e w a l l s k i p s e v e r y o t h e r s t a i r, a l l o w i n g t h a t p o r t i o n o f t h e stair s to be used as display space .
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Outdoor Patio
Connecting the patio area and bedroom, a two way fireplace ser ves both spaces. The window wall seper ating the two directs vistor s’ eyes out into the distance towards Lake Michigan and the Hoan Br idge , while the opposite window wall directs one’s eyes to the Milwaukee River. 13.
G a l l un
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Matthew Robins is a writer who just moved back into Milwaukee after spending years on the west coast. He was looking for a place to spend his days writing that embodied a modern, West
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Coast aesthetic mixed with that of a mid-century 6.
modern. Often times some of the most overlooked
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architecture in cities can be
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the most intriguing. Modern 7.
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US cities’ alleyways tend to be rough and rugged, while French alleyways are often bright and unique, or elegant and historic. Taking ideas from both, this design
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Study Entr y Path Bedroom Dining Room Living Room Kitchen Bathroom
is centered around the “alley” that cuts between the study and bedroom. Besides the alley, the design also focuses on the hierarchy of spaces through elevation.
Floor Plan
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Entr y Bedroom Study Living Room Dining Kitchen Bathroom
Public vs. Private
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Private Semi Public Public
Diagrams
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Entr y
Wa l k i n g i n t o t h e s p a c e , t h e v i s i t o r i s d i r e c t e d plants, metal railings, walls, and window walls, passing through the most elevated rooms, the kitchen. A window in the kitchen is directly in large the space feels.
b y a n e l e v a t e d p a t h w a y. T h i s p a t h i s l i n e d b y creating an alley/outside atmosphere. Once path leads directly into the living room and line with the entr y path, helping to extend how 17.
Living Space
The living space is made up of a limited color palette, allowing for the warm browns and green to be emphasized while the white still controls the space, creating a clean, airy feel. This helps to create a bright feeling of life throughout the space. 18.
Living Room/ Kitchen
C o e x i s t i n g w i t h o n e a n o t h e r, t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d k i t c h e n a l l o w f o r s o m e o n e i n the kitchen to connect with guests in the living room. They are also located on the lowest level of the apar tment, helping to create a cozy feeling as one descends into the space. 19.
Study
T h e s t u d y s e r ve s a mu l t i t u d e o f f u n c t i o n s . I t i s t h e w r i t e r ’s l i b r a r y a s we l l a s h i s r e a d i n g a n d w r i t i n g s p a c e . T h e r e a d i n g s p a c e t h e n s i t s b e l o w t h e r e s t o f t h e s t u d y, c r e a t i n g a c o z y c o r n e r. Glass door s open into the space , while behind the reading space an arched, glass window sits, creating sitelines throughout the apar tment and visually connecting all of the spaces. 20.
Bedroom
Since the writer spends minimal daytime hour s in the bedroom, the room has little access to natural light. Because the wr iter is an ear ly r iser who likes to be awaken to t h e s u n , t h e r e i s a b a c k l i t mu r a l t h a t m i m i c s t h e s u n ’s r i s e . T h e s p a c e i s m e a n t t o function as an escape from wor k, allowing the writer to decompress while resting. 21.
G r e e n Tr e e
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Moving from the Pacific Nor thwest, the couple was in need of a get-away studio reminiscent of a coastal and woodland lifestyle . Pulling from their Pacific roots, an extended, wooden pier, in line with the main house , leads up to the studio. Once inside , all the individual for ms of the studio and exter ior shed angle towards the pier, as a reminder that a piece of their old home now leads to their new one .
Concept
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The Pier
With just enough room for a chair or two, one is able to walk to the end of the pier after a day at wor k and enjoy a bever age while relaxing. The pier leading up to the end ser ves as a threshold, allowing one to seper ate themselves from the wor k they left inside . 24.
Site Programming
The pier sits aligned with the stairs leading off of the deck of the e x i s t i n g , m a i n h o u s e . W h e n t h e c o u p l e l i v e d o n t h e We s t C o a s t , t h e y w o u l d r e g u l a r l y s i t a t t h e e n d o f t h e i r l o c a l p i e r, l o o k i n g o u t i n t o w h a t t h e y c o n s i d e r e d t o b e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e i r h o m e - - t h e o c e a n . N o w, the couple is able to sit at the end of their own pier and look out to their new home , while still paying tribute to their past.
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Spacial Configuration 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Kitchen Living Room Dining Entr y Bathroom Closet Study Closet Deck Bedroom
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Public vs Private
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Circulation
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Blur r ing the lines between inside and out, por tions of the inside extend onto the back deck. Not only do por tions of the house extend out, a por tion of the side , kitchen deck also extends inside . Immediately among enter ing, the visitor encounter s three options. The fir st of which to continue str aight through the sliding door s, leadi ng one to the backyard/back deck. The secon d to tur n r ight into the living/enter taining por tion of the house . And the third to tur n left, heading into the wester n, pr ivate wing of the house . 3/32� = 1’
First Floor Plan
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When enter ing the west wing of the house , a per son is given two options: to go up into the bedroom, or to go down into the study. The study sits five and a half feet below the man level while the bedroom sits five and a half feet above the main level. Because of this, the West wing of the house is slightly below ground level while the East wing of the house sits near ly four feet above ground level. This was done to minimize the total ver ticality of the str ucture . As a result of the location and the ver nacular of existing str uctures on neighbor ing lots, the house is able to blend into the landscape with more ease 3/32” = 1’
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Loft Plan
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Front/Southern Facade
Fur ther blurring the lines between inside and out, the window-abundant eastern wing of the house allows visitor s to see wooded areas in all directions. Becuase of this, at times it is necessar y to control the amount of light enter ing the space . Sections of fixed, wooden dowels cover windows along the house , as well as two sliding panels of dowels thatare e a s i l y s l i d t o c o v e r, o r u n c o v e r, t h e w i n d o w s .
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Entr y
When a guest enter s the house , they are welcomed by a view into the wooded backyard. As they turn left or right, the are once again presented with views of pines on both sides of the s t r u c t u r e . A s t h e We s t e r n w i n g s i t s o n a s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t a x i s a s t h e e n t r y a n d E a s t e r n w i n g , the corridor leading to the Study and Bedroom subtly bends to the left. Windows open to the stair s allow light and shadows to energize the wall that the stair s to the bedroom r un along.
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Living Space (Entr y View)
The wood abundant inter ior creates a war m environment, breathing life into the space . An open floor plan allows visitor s to have views in all directions, while still having the ability to inter act with someone in a different section of the s p a c e . 32.
Living Space (Kitchen View)
T h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y, S h a d o w s f r o m t h e w i n d o w c o v e r i n g s d a n c e a c r o s s t h e space, creating angles that contrast with other linear aspects of the design.
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Nor theast Corner/ Garden
Within the house , the use of wood, concrete , and stone are highlighted. Small uses of dar k metal help to contrast with the lighter materials.
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“By beginning with the assumption that ever ything...has a nature or spir it, architecture can reveal that spirit in a way that is as t a n g i b l e a s t h i s p l e a s a n t w i n t e r s c e n e .”
-Jim Cutler
To m m y M o o r e 269-313-2878
Milwaukee , WI Thomasmoore@miad.edu