vance lor
architecture portfolio.
“The craftsman needs to develop specific relationships between thought and making, idea and execution, action and matter, learning and performance, self-identity and work, pride and humilty.”
- Juhani Pallasmaa
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contents. Interpretative Center of The Six Nations
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Low Rise Housing in Eureka
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Council Grove Branch Library
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Cultural Center
Housing
Library
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selected work.
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introduction.
interpretative center of the six nations. Fall 2023 Term
An eight week project aimed to create an architecture capable of contemporary needs while acknowledging the tensions
Topeka, KS
and nuanced history of the six indigenous nations in Topeka,
Location
KS.
Cultural Center Typology
The design reverses the methodology of the built environment and establishes a foundation to a new approach and critique of architectural expression of indigenous culture. Integration of the formal typology of Topeka and Indigenous architecture forms are abstractions becoming spatial elements of teaching and echoes of the past. Experiences of spatial quality are derived from indigenous architecture homes creating a sense of belonging into the space.
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process.
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development.
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schematic sections.
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concept.
Reversing Methodology of the Built Environment
Abstracting Formal Typology of Topeka
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operational diagrams.
Earth
Nestle
Migration
Integration
Growth
Discovery
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floor plan & section.
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Key 1. Entry 2. Lobby 3. Cafe 4. Cafe Kitchen 5. Council Chamber 6. Classroom 7. Apartments 8. Archives 9. Open Office 10. Conference Room
11. Director’s Office 12. Office 13. Performance Hall 14. Outdoor Amphitheatre 15. Gallery 16. Outdoor Gallery 17. Workshop 18. Storage 19. Mechanical
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Bottom Floor Plan
North Section
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experience.
Entry
North Elevation
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elevation.
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selected work.
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introduction.
low rise housing in eureka. Fall 2023 Term
A five week project aimed to introduce unfamilar housing typologies within familar architecture in the context. The
Eureka, KS
design aimed to revitalize the public district of the town in
Location
hopes of aiding in the growth of the town.
Housing Typology
The design introduces unfamiliar housing typologies into the current housing architecture. The current neighborhood typology of a two way street and backyard becomes reinterpreted in a unfamilar way becoming spaces that are more community driven. Porches, windows, and roofs are manipulated in such way that brings a different feeling to what a house is.
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process.
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development.
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operational diagrams.
Site
Setback
Extrude
Shift
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concept.
Context
Program
Subtract
Amalgamated
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floor plans.
Bottom Floor Plan
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elevation.
Top Floor Plan
Section Axonometric
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experience.
Gathering
East Section
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Family
section.
Gardening
Baseball
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selected work.
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introduction.
council grove branch library. Spring 2022 Term
An eight week project aimed to commemorate and celebrate the rural identity of Council Grove, KS.
Council Grove, KS Location
Library Typology
The goal was to design a branch library for the city of Council Grove, Kansas. The city wishes to retain the key roles of a traditional library that of communal gathering and contemplative refuge. The project celebrates the rural identity by acknowledgment of the history, the people, and the surrounding context.
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process.
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concept.
Explore
Settle
Trade
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operational diagrams.
Site
Entry
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Translate
Axis
experience.
Split
Amalgamate
Extrude
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floor plans.
Bottom Floor Plan
Cross Section
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section.
Top Floor Plan
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south.
South Elevation
South Section
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east.
East Elevation
East Section
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Vance Lor (918) 851-3977 phone
vance8@ksu.edu email
www.vancelorworks.com website
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