William Roarty Architectural Portfolio Selected Works
Projects 04 - 13
South Haymarket Apartments
14 - 21
Barcelona Study Abroad
22 - 27
ICESilo
28 - 31
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge Narrative Departure
32 - 35
Pershing Library
Concept Development Diagram Rhino, Illustrator
North Facade View Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop
South Haymarket Apartments William Roarty 12/06/2023 ARCH 510 Project 3: A New Domestic Space
The South Haymarket Apartments are situated adjacent to the South Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. Through research of the history of housing and contemporary precedents I was tasked with designing a housing development Additionally, this project was designed in conjunction with Frank Ordia’s Valuing Real Estate Development course and was subject to a market analysis to determine the viability of the project in its proposed location and configuration.
South East Axon Rhino, Illustrator
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North Elevation Rhino, Illustrator
East Elevation Rhino, Illustrator
Projection PF = A/B 1.833 = 11
A 11'-0"
Projection PF = A/B 1.5 = 11/7.
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B 5'-11 2 "
A 11'-0"
North Section
B 7'-4"
Rhino, Illustrator
1F Site Plan Rhino, Illustrator
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(Above) Community Space Plan Rhino, Illustrator
(Below) Unit Floor Plans Rhino, Illustrator
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Courtyard View Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop
Community Greenspace Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop
Barcelona Observational Sketching and Model Making 06/07-07/01/2023 STUDY ABROAD SPCW500 Model Making in the Digital Age Last summer I had the opportunity to join Professor Brian Kelly on the Spain Design and Making Traditions in Catalonia study abroad program. Over the course of 3.5 weeks I enhanced my skills in hand sketching and observational drawings as well as learning methods of model making and hand fabrication in collaboration with Atelier La Juntana. There we learned the processes of resin, ceramic, and bronze casting, as well as hand engraving and screen printing. Hard Ground Engraving Plate and Print Nitric Acid on Zinc Plate
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Bronze casting via Lost Wax method
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Ceramic Slip casting
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Playa de Portio Graphite, Watercolor
Palau Güell chimney sketch Graphite, ink, watercolor
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Crypta de la Colonia Güell observational sketch Graphite, Ink
Casa Mila chimney sketch Graphite, Ink
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Bunkers del Carmel observational plan and view Graphite, ink, watercolor
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Sant Pau detail sketches Graphite, watercolor
Atelier la Juntana observation sketch Graphite, ink, watercolor
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Ice Coring & Education (ICE) Silo Project Team: Nikita Mansinghani, Paul Mullins, William Roarty, Eliot Stoner 12/07/2022 DSGN410 Design Studio: Collaborate P2 ICEsilo
The ICE Silo (Ice Coring & Education) is situated within an abandoned Atlas F Missile Silo near Seward, Nebraska. The process of finding a design solution considered precedents and collaboration with teammates and AI to compose a facility that will test ice drilling equipment for the SALSA (Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access) research team at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Additionally, this project documents the simultaneous ideation of theory presented at the beginning of the studio which considers what is and isn’t appreciated as “architecture”.
Process Sketches
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Pencil and Pen
Escape Hatch
Concrete Shell
Split Section Drawing Rhino, Illustrator
Exploded Axonometric Drawing
Guard Rail
Rhino, Illustrator Level One
Hung Floor
Structural Frame
Level Two
Hung Floor
Concrete Shell
Corrugated Metal Panelling
Kalwall Panelling System
Space Frame Structure
Office and Gantry
Internal Walls
Building Structure Exploded Axon Exploded Axon: Workshop
Rhino, Illustrator
North Section Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator 22
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Relief Section Model Rhino, Lasercutter
Site Model Chipboard and MDF Board Hand and Power Tools, Rhino, Laser cutter
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Entry and Workshop Renders Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop Rendering by Nikita Mansinghani and Eliot Stoner Facade and Structure Modeling by William Roarty
Night Render Modeling of Kalwall Facade and Subterranean elements Rendering by Nikita Mansinghani and Eliot Stoner Facade and Structure Modeling by William Roarty 25
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge 02/04/2022 ARCH 311 Situate: P3 Sandhills, Wildlife Refuge Education Center Located South-West of the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (VNWR), this Research and Data station provides a space for researchers to monitor, study, and prevent invasive species from impacting the natural environment of the sandhills. The station serves as a headquarters that houses up to twelve researchers/ staff at a time; With the capability to expand and support an additional ten staff members at the Lake Probes spread throughout the VNWR. One of the greatest threats to the Sandhills is the introduction of invasive species. Invasive flora and fauna can overcrowd and spread rapidly through native ecosystems. Eurasian Watermilfoil and Eastern Red Cedar inspired the establishment of this research and data center and its focus on prevention.
Site and Section AB Rhino, Illustrator
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Design Diagrams: Programming, Site Specification, Environmental Considerations, and Materiality
Environmental Consideration: Shaping the building along the coastline presented unique opportunities to follow nature instead of imposing on it.
Rhino, Illustrator
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Passive & Active Systems: Rooftop mounted PV panels take advantage of abundant daylight energy in the sandhills to allow the station to run off-grid.
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Locally Sourced Materials: Cross Laminated Timber favors prefabrication of construction elements.
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Entry, Lake Probe, and Social Stair Renders Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop
Building Composition and Structural Exploded Axon Drawing 28
Rhino, Illustrator
1F and 2F Headquarter Plans Rhino, Illustrator
1. Social stair and Auditorium 2. Education/Contemplation Gallery 3. Observation deck 4. Working spaces 5. Living spaces
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Pershing Library 12/06/2021 ARCH 310 Organize: P2 Library/Archive This project built upon on the first project of the semester maintaining the same material logic of concrete I developed with my group partner. Starting with the existing Auditorium I “shattered” the existing structure to create a new central library for the city of Lincoln. As an existing building with its 65 years of history, opposed to an empty site, the auditorium provided an existing framework to react to historically, spatially, and structurally. I responded to these frameworks to provide a narrative, unique program, and explore potentials within the parts of the structure that were maintained. I chose to focus on community and green space in the downtown area of Lincoln and develop a central library and community space that connects people and offers them someplace to be. The approach for this design was broken into a series of studies starting with the analysis and creative reading of the typology, building on material & typological studies I developed the program through historical, structural, large-scale, & small-scale studies.
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Narrative Departure
Establishing Narrative Diagram with Precedent Photography Photoshop
- AGGREGATE The dispursion of filler material within a desired bound.
- DRY The process of creating with less substance.
Concrete Material Logic Diagram P1 Work with Mitch Hill Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator
- CAVE A space surrounded by material but lacking material itself.
- SHATTER To fragment and reveal irregularities in the internal agregate.
- CRUMBLE To break, exposing small agregate that continue to break down and fall.
pershing mural
floor plates + roof
cores + walls
exterior walls + mullions
Building Composition and Structural Diagram Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop
major concrete elements
blocK + foundations
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2 lobby | 3 local partner space | 4 learning space | 5
1F Plan Rhino, Illustrator
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1 3
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East Section 1” = 20’
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0 5 10 1F 1” = 20’ 0 5 10
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1 auditorium | 2 lobby | 3 local partner space | 4 learning space | 5 bookstore
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East Section Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop East Section 1” = 20’ 0 5 10
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2F
5 bookstore
2F
1 auditorium | 2 local partner spa
Entry Facade Render Rhino, Enscape, Photoshop
William Roarty wroarty2@huskers.unl.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-roarty/ (402) 981-0456 (Mobile)