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ACADEMIC WORK

09 SIU CARBONDALE CAMPUS BIKE SHOP15 ESTEBAN CANTU SCHOOL - ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY23 GROSSE ILE HOT SPRINGS PUBLIC BATH AND PARK

PROFESSIONAL WORK

39 300 E. MONROE BUILDING RESTORATION AND APARTMENTS57 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN VILLAGE 25 BED ADDITION65 ReGEN BOSTON COMPETITION

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ACADEMIC WORK

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SIU CARBONDALE CAMPUS BIKE SHOP

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - SOAPROFESSOR STEWART WESSEL

In response to the rising cost of transportation, this project’s goal was to propose a greener and more sustainable transportation network for SIU’s campus. The requirements of the design centralized around a campus biking center that would alleviate traffi c and parking concerns as well as promote a healthier student body and reduce CO2 emissions. The biking center would serve as a biking hub for the campus integrating itself into a series of bike paths including a local Shawnee National forest trail, a pathway to off campus student housing, and the campus sidewalk system. The bike shop includes a sales store, bike mechanic shop, auditoriums for lectures, fi tness food store, and an LED metal mesh fabric window covering for displaying biking events.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN0’ 8’ 16’ 32’

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SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVEView approaching building from route 51/ S. Illinois Avenue.

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ROOF DETAIL Glulam beam and lateral bracings.

NORTHWEST PERSEPECTIVEView approaching from campus.

OPPOSITEClockwise from top left.SW PerspectiveSE PerspectiveNW PerspectiveNE Perspective

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ESTEBAN CANTU SCHOOL - ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - SOAPROFESSOR SHAI YESHAYAHU DESIGN COLLABORATORS: DAN CORTE, MITCH MCGREGOR, CHRIS BARTH

This project was designed for Architecture for Humanities 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom Competition. Our studio partnered with a school in Esteban Cantu, Baja Mexico to design a new building that could be a sustainable replacement for their existing structure. Our goal was to blend the local and regional environment into our structure. To encourage community involvement and create a connection between the daily schedule of the village and the school, the building design spans an existing pathway that is used by villagers and students to cross the property. The school is oriented to take in views of the bay, the mountains, and nearby Ensenada, a city that represents a diff erent life not off ered to the students by their own village. Budgetary issues also came into play and as a response we developed walls of recycled bottles and laptop fans, as well as screen walls made of bark from the native terotti tree.

SITE PLANIncluding Ensenada and Esteban Cantu

NORTHWEST PERSPECTIVEBuilding is situated on a signifi cant slope and is supported by concrete piers.

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PLAN AND SECTIONSection shows surrounding neighborhood structures.

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COURTYARD PERSPECTIVEVantage point from which building frames view of Ensenada.

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NORTH ENTRY PERSPECTIVEView from village path at entry point to school.

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WEST ELEVATIONThe west screen wall looks accross the student soccer fi eld to the existing school building.

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GROSSE ILE HOT SPRINGS, PUBLIC BATH, + PARK

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNINGPROFESSOR KATHY VELIKOV

This was a graduate level project that involved both creat-ing a project brief and a design solution that would improve on an urban infrastructure system and provide a public service or recreation amenity. My project involved routing the hot water discharge from a Detroit power plant across a thin portion of the Detroit River to a nearby plot of land on Grosse Ile Island where it could be fi ltered clean and cooled to a suitable temperature to be used as a bathing hot springs source. The project removed a pollution point on the Detroit River by repurposing the power plant’s water discharge whose impurities and excessively hot water was harmful to aquatic life and public recreation. At the same time it created an opportunity to design a facility and park that could be used by the public for swimming and camp-ing.

CONCRETE BOTTOM SPRINGAfter the water has been filtered in the carbon and sand filter pools a portion of it will be sent to concrete bottom springs. There will be two types of concrete bottom springs, some that are extensions of the mud bottom springs, providing a way of cleansing before exiting the hot spring and some that contain cool water from the Thorofare for an after hot spring dip.

MUD BOTTOM SPRINGThe greatest portion of the filtered water will poured in to the mud bottom springs after its has been filtered in the carbon and sand pools. The mud bottom springs will be the primary kind of hot springs, encompassing the largest part of the site and holding most of the water. The springs will be lined with silty clay soil to ensure water retention and for spa puposes.

VEGETATION BEDSAfter the water from the power plant and Thorofare Canal have cycled through the springs, spa, etc part of the water will be fed into vegetation beds on site via an underground watering system. Then the water will rejoin the rest of the water that has cycled through the system and be passed into the Trenton Canal side of the Detroit River.

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Water returned to Detroit River via Trenton Canal side.

COAL POWER PLANTThe power plant accross the detroit river produces massive amounts of steam that can be converted back to hot water to be used as a resource for constructed hot springs.

HYDRO POWERCowl shaped water intake structures will be placed in the Thorofare canal to take in water for hydro power and cool water source for sections of program.

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CARBON FILTERING Water from both the power plant output and the hydro turbine intake is passed through this type of tank. This is where the water will be cleaned of any hazardous materials that were not removed in the sand filtration tanks. The carbon will remove much finer particles than the sand is capable of.

SAND FILTERING POOLThe sand filtering pool is the primary filtration system of the water coming from the power plant and Thorofare canal. It removes the bulk of sediments and prepares the water for the carbon filter stage. These are rapid sand filters that will cycle the water through in an hour. The valve at the top acts as a means of cooling control for bringing water temp down from 180 degrees (the delivery temp) to 104 degrees (hot springs temp) and as a sediment cleanout access.

STEAM AND SAUNA ROOMSFor steam rooms the cool water from the Thorofare canal and the hot water from the power plant will be converged in a underfloor chamber to create steam. For the sauna the water from the power plant will be circulated through pipes contained within the walls of the sauna for radiant heat.

DELIVERYFILTRATION

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BOAT DOCK ARRIVALINTERIOR OF BATHHOUSE

BATHHOUSE SECTIONSITE PLAN

INITIAL CONCEPT SKETCHES

GRADIENT HEAT DIAGRAM

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SITE PLAN

LEGEND1. HOT SPRINGS2. FILTER TANK FIELD3. THOROFARE CANAL4. POWER PLANT SITE5. BUILDING

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LOWER LEVEL PLAN

LEGEND1. INDOOR HOTSPRINGS AREA2. DRESSING ROOMS3. LOADING DOCK4. STORAGE5. RESTROOM6. RAMP/WALKING ENTRANCE7. SWIM IN ENTRANCE8. EXTERIOR LOUNGE/TERRACE

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UPPER LEVEL PLAN

LEGEND1. SAUNA/STEAM ROOMS2. DRESSING ROOMS3. RECEPTION AREA4. INTERIOR LOUNGE5. BAR6. KITCHEN7. RESTAURANT8. OFFICE AREA9. STAFF DESK

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SOUTH SIDE PERSPECTIVENear pedestrian/drop-off entrance on South side of Thoroface Canal.

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SOUTHWEST PERSPECTIVEView from bridge that connects Grosse Ile to Detroit.

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EAST SIDE PERSPECTIVEView of building from fi lterscape where water is fi ltered and people can camp near the steaming landscape.

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NORTHWEST PERSPECTIVEView of hotsprings landscape during the winter. The park would have year round uses.

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300 E. MONROE BUILDING RESTORATION AND APARTMENTS

FERRY AND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS

The client for this project tasked Ferry Architect with restoring the ground level facade to its original appearance and developing the upper two fl oors into modern open plan apartments. The apartments were a part of an intiative to create more options for downtown living in Springfi eld. The fi rst fl oor restoration involved research at the Sangamon Valley Collection at the Lincoln Library and close work with IDPH (Illinois Department of Historic Preservation).

INVOLVEMENT: I researched the building to fi nd historial photographs of the building. I worked closely with the Principal in charge to develop a design for the facade and to create layouts for the upper fl oors. I also developed renderings, sketches, and presentations for the client.

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HISTORICAL PHOTO RESEARCHPHOTOS FOUND USING THE SANGAMON VALLEY COLLECTION AT LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY

CIRCA 1909 CIRCA 1918 CIRCA 1920

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CIRCA 1926 CIRCA 1950

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MARIAN CENTERThe RELIGIOUS SUPPLY

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EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION

EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION PLAN

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EXISTINGSOUTH EAST PERSPECTIVE

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PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION

PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION PLAN

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PROPOSEDSOUTH EAST PERSPECTIVE

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EXISTINGPERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM SOUTH SIDE LOOKING EAST

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PROPOSEDPERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM SOUTH SIDE LOOKING EAST

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EXISTINGPERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM EAST SIDE LOOKING NORTH

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PROPOSEDPERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM EAST SIDE LOOKING NORTH

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HYBRID DESIGNPERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM SOUTH SIDE LOOKING EAST

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HYBRID DESIGNSOUTH EAST PERSPECTIVE

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4’0’ 8’ 16’THIRD FLOOR PLAN

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PERSPECTIVE SKETCHESTWO APARTMENT LAYOUT OPTIONS

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LINCOLN CHRISTIAN VILLAGE 25 BED ADDITION

FERRY AND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS

The client for this project asked Ferry Architects to design a 25 bed Skilled Nursing Facility addition that would tie into their 1960’s era modernist structure but have an aesthetic that was more sympathetic to the buildings residential con-text. They also wanted to clean up their main entrance and add a drive up with a porte cochere.

INVOLVEMENT: I worked closely with the Principal in charge on this project to develop a design for the addition. I prepared renderings, drafted schematic plans, and compiled the fi nal submission for the client.

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PROPOSED PLAN0’ 8’ 16’ 32’

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PROPOSED 25 BED ADDITIONWITH OUT DRIVE UP ENTRANCE

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PROPOSED 25 BED ADDITIONWITH PORTE COCHERE

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PROPOSEDMAIN ENTRANCE WITH PORTE COCHERE

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ReGEN BOSTON COMPETITION

DESIGN COLLABORATOR: MIKAIL KIM

This project was a competition entry for the ReGEN Boston competition which called for an innovative housing model with ideas for new ways of living in urban environments. Our proposal draws inspiration from the rise of the sharing economy and builds on this spirit by encouraging its residents to come together in daily informal ways to share a meal, a power tool, some spare time for a project, or to simply mingle. We amplifi ed the shared amenities and the building’s organization to encourage such activities.

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DESIGNThe design is based on three vernaculars: North End’s Italian heritage, downtown Boston’s physical context, and maritime/industrial infl uences.

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NORTH EAST PERSPECTIVEVIEW FOR APPROACHING KAYAKERS, SAILORS, AND OTHER WATERWAY USERS.

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THE SITE a pier in Boston’s North End neighborhood

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WINDOW DESIGNExplorations on the window expression are simultaneously infl uenced by the immediate built context as well as nautical forms.

SHARED SPACESShared amenities and gathering spaces are diff used throughout the building. These include an outdoor theater, gym with rock climbing wall, restaurant, and professional grade community kitchen.

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MASSING/FORM CONCEPTThe massing is derived from a traditional courtyard arrangement with a piano nobile level that houses an expansive shared kitchen that overlooks the courtyard with an outdoor movie screen.

SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES The building has a green roof that doubles as a rooftop garden/farm and a living wall in the courtyard.

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GROUND FLOORThe ground fl oor is highly porous and weaves public circulation along the waterfront and with in the building and the courtyard.

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COURTYARD PERSPECTIVEThe metaphorical hearth of the scheme centers around a large open staircase/amphitheater that gradually slopes down to the water on the opposite end.

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