Design Portfolio 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTSProfessional Surf Competition Station | 3Re-purposed Oil PlatformIUPUI Hotel | Surge Hospital | 11Extending the UsabilityMixed Use | Open Building | 17Examining a Flexible Building TypeColumbus Commons | 23Rebuilding a City BlockDesign/Build Cabin | 27Designing for Reality

Dedication | Acknowledgement of SupportThis portfolio is a collection of educational projects envisioned over the course of six years. None of this would be possible without the support of my parents |Albert and Sharon Van Wieren [Thanks for all your help]

PROFESSIONAL SURF COMPETITION STATION | 2010Location | Re-purposed Oil PlatformSquare Footage | 60,000 Sq. Ft.Project Duration | 10 Weeks

Project Summary | The year is 2050, and the world’s oil reserves are drying up. Around the world, oil rigs stand abandoned, silent reminders of the oil era coming to an end. In the gulf of Mexico alone, over 3500 rigs sit waiting to be repurposed or recycled.

The project challenged designers to take an existing structure, repurpose and recycle to implement a new function. The project focused heavily on the interaction between the concept of a surf station and the functions to support it. The main challenge was the natural limitations of an oil rig which range from the height of the main floors above sea level, the ability to implement sea level functions while also addresses the sea and massive waves, and the repurposing of traditional oil rig components to meet a new function.

The project allowed for architectural freedom due in part by the solitude of the rig’s surroundings. The project focused instead upon the natural environment and how natural elements can be dealt with in a sustainable fashion. Solar, water, waste, and energy were studied and solutions to mitigate, produce, and utilize were implemented.

03 | Professional Surf Competition Station

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05 | Professional Surf Competition Station

Upper Level Plan | Nature DeckSkylight to Pool AreaAquaponic Food ProductionTropical PlantsPicnic AreaWalking PathCrane for Unloading Ship CargoHelicopter Landing Pad

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07 | Professional Surf Competition Station

Middle Level Plan | Activity DeckSwimming Pool | Scuba Dive Pool |Wave Pool | Hot TubCafe | BarPrep KitchenRestaurantSurf ShopSuites

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09 | Professional Surf Competition Station

Lower Level Plan | Lounge DeckLiving MachineObservation Loading DeckDinner Theater | Media CenterKitchenGym | Game RoomLoungeSuites

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IUPUI HOTEL |SURGEHOSPITAL | 2009Location | IUPUI Campus | Indianapolis, IndianaSquare Footage | 400,000 Sq. Ft.Project Duration | 12 Weeks

Project Summary | The project was to design a hotel that would be placed on the Indiana University | Purdue University Indianapolis campus. The hotel would serve to provide necessary extended stay visitation as well as traditional visitation. The hotel is comprised of multiple functions including underground parking, retail, a business center, and a multitude of hotel room options.

In times of crisis, the concept depicts that the hotel can be transformed into a surge hospital to offset the surrounding hospitals. The floor plates had to become flexible in terms of their design to be able to accommodate the potential use as a hospital. The business center was also designed as a buffer zone to sort patience when a high volume of patience are being admitted in a short period of time. The site also needed to be designed to connect to the hospital located to the southeast while also taking advantage of the canal views to the north.

The project extended to encompass the collaboration with interior students. The idea was for the architectural designer to work hand in hand with the interior designer to further the potential of the design to accompany the functions.

11 | IUPUI Hotel | Surge Hospital

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13 | IUPUI Hotel | Surge Hospital

Above |Diagrammatic Location PlanOpposite |First Floor Plan | Site PlanBelow |Other Floor Plans

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15 | IUPUI Hotel | Surge Hospital

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MIXED USE | OPEN BUILDING | 2008Location | Ft. Wayne, IndianaSquare Footage | 30,000 Sq. Ft.Project Duration | 4 Weeks [Final Phase]Project Partner | Will McCutchan[Hand Rendered Images by Will McCutchan]

Project Summary | The project was to design a mixed use open building. The process started with a design charette in Ft. Wayne which focused in on the revitalization of the Harrison Street corridor. The next phase was an open building exercise which consisted first of building shell design exercises based on structural grid layouts. The second part of this phase focused on the interior build out to prove the success and failures in the original shell designs.

The exercises played a key role in the design and focus of the actual project. The project was to pick a vacant site from the Harrison Street corridor and develop it based on the needs of the surrounding area. It was also important to have each team choose a site and ideal program to benefit one another’s designs.

The building is designed to house first floor retail and upper floor apartments. The building takes advantage of on street parking as well as parking behind the structure. Interior layouts are simple and functional depicting the concept of an open building in which clients can lease space and build out the interior to their desire. The building also has rooftop ammenities such as a pool for the residents of the apartments.

17 | Mixed Use | Open Building

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19 | Mixed Use | Open Building

Above | LeftFirst Floor PlanAbove | MiddleSecond Floor PlanAbove | RightThird Floor PlanBelow |Building Section

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21 | Mixed Use | Open Building

Left | TopCirculation DiagramLeft | MiddleGreen Space DiagramLeft | BottomVehicular Site DiagramRight |Wall Section | Details

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Left | TopCirculation DiagramLeft | MiddleGreen Space DiagramLeft | BottomVehicular Site DiagramRight |Wall Section | Details

23 | Columbus Commons

COLUMBUS COMMONS | 2007Location | Columbus, IndianaSquare Footage | 200,000 Sq. Ft.Project Duration | 10 WeeksProject Partner | Marvin Curiel

Project Summary | The project was based off a real life project that CSO Architects was involved with. The project centers around the Columbus Commons Mall, and the block was being redesigned for multiple functions. Our design makes use of some structural elements from the original Columbus Commons. It reworks the rest of the site to become home to a hotel, business center, and a redesigned common area.

The multi level courtyard allows for parking underground while also providing an amphitheater with various plantings and water features. The upper portion of the courtyard becomes a second level retail space which extends the retail found on the street facade.

The project was coupled with a facade study for the Sears which originally was part of the mall, but a new street is being put back in to reconnect and recreate the original block structure. For this reason, the Sears needed a street facade.

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25 | Columbus Commons

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27 | Design/Build Cabin

DESIGN/BUILD CABIN | 2011Location | Summit Lake Campground | New Castle, IndianaSquare Footage | 128 Sq. Ft.Project Duration | 2 Weeks [Framing Phase]Project Phase Partners | Daniel & Tracy Roberts | Joel YoungSpecial Thanks | Jeremy Hostetler | Breanna Muller

Project Summary | The project was to design and build a cabin for the Indiana DNR that would be located within Summit Lake Campground. The DNR asked for considerations regarding ADA accessibility and sustainability. As well as the cabin should have architectural significance.

The cabin was designed to sleep three people within a sleeping area which was designed as a “solid”. The cabin also includes a “transparent” area which becomes the food prep/social zone. The DNR will add the deck at a later time that will become the “void” area, leaving the cabin with a gradient scale of privacy to publicity.

I was part of the framing team. Our responsibilities included but were not limited to: Producing the original drawings, producing framing plans, constructing the prebuilt floor and wall panels, installing these panels, constructing the roof framing, sheathing the cabin, tar papering the cabin, and coordinating all issues with the other groups within the class.

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