Portfolio - Chas Wiederhold

CHAS WIEDERHOLDCandidate - Masters of Architecture

University of Cincinnati - DAAP

CHAS WIEDERHOLDINTERN ARCHITECT

NOTE

THIS PORTFOLIO FEATURES A VARIETY OF PROJECTS IN 2-8 PAGE SPREADS THAT, IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, EXPRESS THE RANGE OF SKILLS, PROFICIENCIES, AND INTERESTS THAT CHAS WIEDERHOLD CONTAINS.

THE SKILLS, PROFICIENCIES AND INTERESTS OF CHAS WIEDERHOLD, HOWEVER, ARE NOT CONTAINED

EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROJECTS FEATURED HEREIN.

THE PROJECTS FEATURED HEREIN WERE DEVELOPED IN PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND ACADEMIC SETTINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS.

PLACES CHANGE TOUR

Anticipating the rigor of graduate school, in July 2015, I embarked on a 2,200 mile bike tour around the Midwest. I designed this tour independently and traveled by myself for 30 days. The purpose of the tour was to clear my head or fill it up- expe-riencing the zeitgeist of the region I have called home for my entire life. I wanted to surround myself and share the goodness with people with pride for their place.

1 Bike

2 Trains

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4 Flats

10 States

30 Days

2,224 Miles

Columbus, Indiana Chillicothe, Ohio Southeastern Ohio

Fly, Ohio

East Liverpool, Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Sistersville, West Virginia

Wheeling, West Virginia

Newton Falls, Ohio

Wheeling, West Virginia

Warren, Ohio

Wheeling, West Virginia

Wellsville, Ohio

Moundsville, West Virginia

Cleveland, Ohio

Jackson, Michigan

Put-In-Bay, Ohio

Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sandusky, Ohio

South Haven, Michigan

Toledo, Ohio

Central Illinois

Madison, Wisconsin

Put-In-Bay, Ohio

Chicago, Illinois

Toledo, Ohio

Madison, Wisconsin

Central Wisconsin

St. Louis, Missouri Chicago, Illinois Minneapolis, Minnesota

Southern Wisconsin

LaCrosse, Wisconsin

Spring Green, Wisconsin

Cuba, Illinois

Richland Center, Wisconsin

Spring Green, Wisconin

Minneapolis Suburbs

St. Louis, Missouri

Lone Rock, Wisconsin

Moline, Illinois

Trempeleau, Wisconsin

St. Louis, Missouri

MY UNION TERMINAL

Serving as the grassroots campaign manager for the Yes on 8 campaign, the effort to pass a levy for 0.25% sales tax increase in Hamilton County, I experienced the con-fluence of my interest in community, place, activism, marketing, and Cincinnati, Using my design background, I designed the logo and the yard sign, as well as managed volunteers, distributed and ordered collateral, organized special events, worked as a liaison with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and breathed the campaign for its duration.

Working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Landor Associates, we designed and installed a Pop-Up Action Center on Fountain Square, Cincinnatis primary public gathering space.

Tracking engagement is often times over-thought. We decided to go low-tech. Purchasing clickers, every interaction on behalf of My Union Terminal was counted by volunteers and members of the campaign team - over 14,000 interactions.

Yes on 8 engaged with thousands of people at parades, festivals and community meetings., photo/Cincinnati Refined

MANAGEMENT, URGENCY, MORALE

Serving as grassroots campaign manager was the most intense professional experience I have had. The volume of human capital that must be moved in an endeavor of our scale was massive. There is just no way that an inner circle of folks can, by themselves, motivate over 146,000 citizens to vote yes on Issue 8. The expansiveness of the turnout comes down to people management. Our volunteers were tireless and delivered the message far and wide leading to our eventual 61% victory.

The pace of the campaign was unlike anything I have ever endured. There is no doubt that those surrounding me were some of the most veteran community engagers. There was simply no time to take your time. Decisions had to be made as perfectly as possible, as quickly as possible.

Resurrecting the campaign from the disappointment felt by many that Music Hall was cut from our initiative needed to be addressed throughout the campaign. Furthermore, as energy dwindled, keeping positive spirits became the modus operandi.

PRICE HILL

Out of School Time Network

2014-2015

A Guide to Out of School Time Opportunities for Pri

ce Hill Youth

Compiled by Charles Wiederhold

LISC AmeriCorps at Santa Maria Community Servic

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As a Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) AmeriCorps volunteer, I was paired with Santa Maria Community Services (SMCS) in East Price Hill. SMCS works to help families help themselves, and have been doing so since 1897. My pri-mary work was to engage with immigrant youth and assess and expand their access to out of school time programs. A tangible product of my service was a 30 page out of school time catalog showcasing opportunities for youth in Price Hill.

LISC - AMERICORPSCITIZENSHIP AND SHARING

Public service is a very good exercise in citizenship. There were times during my service where I felt so close to the problems and issues felt by the people around me, that I too could feel over-burdened by the slow pace at which the world improves and situations change.

I am a planner. Throughout my service there was a constant drive to zoom out from the conditions and issues and look at a map, or research census data, or attend a task force meeting.

The reality of poverty is hard to zoom out from once you put a name to it, or experience it yourself. The daily plight of the poor cannot and will not be solved by staring at color coded maps and excel spreadsheets but by going door to door. Being neighborly; sharing, learning, and meeting people where they are.

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Community Kitchen

Findlay Farm Stand Expansion

East Price Hill Food Incubator

Enright Ridge CSA

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Price Hill took advantage of my architecture and design skills while I served as an AmeriCorps volunteer for SMCS. Price Hill Will invited me to several meetings where we discussed the future of the neighborhood. I was asked to join task forces for an Urban Land Institute grant (Figure A) and work continues to secure funding for the proposed redevelopment of the Olden Tot Lot (Figures B and C).

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8. DUKE SUBSTATION9. UPGRADED DECORATIVE BRICK WALL10. UPGRADED AND ENCLOSED TOT PLAYGROUND11. PARK OFFICE AND BATHROOMS12. WARSAW AVE ESPLANADE13. DECORATIVE SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, AND AUDIO14. ENHANCED STREETSCAPE

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8. DUKE SUBSTATION9. UPGRADED DECORATIVE BRICK WALL10. UPGRADED AND ENCLOSED TOT PLAYGROUND11. PARK OFFICE AND BATHROOMS12. WARSAW AVE ESPLANADE13. DECORATIVE SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, AND AUDIO14. ENHANCED STREETSCAPE

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8. DUKE SUBSTATION9. UPGRADED DECORATIVE BRICK WALL10. UPGRADED AND ENCLOSED TOT PLAYGROUND11. PARK OFFICE AND BATHROOMS12. WARSAW AVE ESPLANADE13. DECORATIVE SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, AND AUDIO14. ENHANCED STREETSCAPE

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OVER-THE-RHINE KROGERcapstone | spring 2013

A social and economic system already in place unsuccessfully supports a grocery store in Over-the-Rhine. The proposed intervention seeks to find balance between corporate priorities, unique urban interventions, and existing social capital.

Corporate Concern A successful grocery store needs to be in an open location, with plenty of parking for customers.

Urban Intervention In a truly urban location, walking is the primary form of transportation, limiting the size of a grocery trip to whatever you can carry

Existing Social Capital A grocery store on this site has developed a tight knit community over time.

transports groceries in small, manageable bags

transports groceries by hand or in a personal pushcart

There is a drastic difference between the footprints of suburban and urban groceries. Not only is the footprint different, urban interventions active the street whereas suburban stores are typically set back and only approachable by car.

Designing safe spaces is possible. In Urban places, safety is found on the street with an urban canyon preventing disagreeable activity. Also, by spilling the program out onto the sidewalk, a statement is made that this space is for positive use.

transports groceries in trunk or other large capacity space

URBAN FACTORS

Urban Form

Typical Suburban Typical Urban

Perception of Safety

Mobility

DESIGN FOR FLEXIBILITY

MAKING FLEXIBILITY WORKFigure A shows how flat floor plates and a double helix spiral provide an armature for expansion as density in Over-the-Rhine increases.

Figure B demonstrates how practical double helix spirals are for movement throughout a parking garage. The flat floor plate can be continually short-ened without impeding traffic flow.

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Figure C shows the HVAC plenum and circu-latory space that is built for final form during initial construction. This allows HVAC to expand as the grocery expands without expensive reconstruction.

Figure D shows the con-struction of the movable back wall of the grocery store. By placing refriger-ated units along this back wall, the stores HVAC does not have to compen-sate for heat created from convection.

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+ Online Order Pick-Up+ To Go Window+ Outdoor Produce Section+ Prepared Foods Section+ Limited Frozen Foods

+ Expansion of dry goods+ Greater Produce Variety+ More artisan selections+ Expanded Kitchen- Automobile Parking

6,730 SQ FT 8,530 SQ FT 10,630 SQ FT

+ Small clinic+ OTC drug section+ Expanded frozen foods+ Expanded produce+ Additional Kitchen- Automobile Parking

+ Small pharmacy+ Expanded dry goods+ Expanded frozen foods+ Expanded produce+ Expanded Kitchen- Automobile Parking

+ New kitchen+ Bike mechanic+ Expanded dry goods+ Expanded frozen foods+ Expanded produce- Automobile Parking

12,430 SQ FT 14,680 SQ FT

TRIBUNE PARK WATER STREET WORKS

An Ultra-Urban Water Treatment Plant

In celebration of the re-reversal of the Chicago River and the restoration of the original Northern Illinois watershed, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has decided to play a more educational role in the water purification process by gifting to the City of Chicago and State of Illinois a passive urban water reclama-tion plant that doubles as an educational and recreational park dedicated to water quality Through the site, the user experiences, participates, and learns about Earths lifeblood through a series of follies that both represent a step in the water purifica-tion process, and have programmatic uses.

In close proximity with the Booth School of Business, the University of Chicago has elected to open a Center for the Great Lakes - a fresh water marine biological institute.

An arcaded mall, MADE IN CHI TOWN, on the Magnificent Mile introduces millions of tourists a year to products made in the Chicago River watershed.

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6) Gravity Inlet7) Bio-floculents added8) Dessication9) Water Testing10) Capillary Activated Storage11) Restored Water

1) Inlet Landmark Folly2) Nature Center Folly3) Research Folly4) Water Tower Folly5) Fountain Folly

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DESIGN TEAMURBAN

The RFP for the corner of Howard and Ashland in Rogers Park was a fast-paced project that asked the firm to put together ideas for housing and non-profit agency opportunities for HOW (Housing Opportunities for Women) and their community of organizations that work issues of housing, poverty, and education in the historic neighborhood. This project considered some large scale interventions in the neighborhood for transit oriented, mixed income, sustainable housing and offices for a grouping of non-profit organizations.

ROGERS PARK FARM

Key design elements for the project are a working farm in the rear of the site that would stock a grocery store in the retail portion of the building, green screens along Howard, and a series of courtyards that allow levels of natural light, security, and community to flourish in the different multi-layered settings.

A shipping container farm stand was proposed for the farm portion of the site. There were many iterations in the consideration of the roof of the structure.

A planted security fence surrounded the farm. A prominent entry faces the neighborhood side of the development.

DESIGN TEAMURBAN

TUDT is a six week long instructional design program in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. The program asks teenagers to analyze public space to account for its stewardship, safe passage, and for social gain.

Post-analysis, teens identify safe and unsafe spaces, design, prototype, and propose a number of interventions for their community, and in two final weeks, build their designs at full scale.

Made possible by After School Matters: providing teens with opportunities to discover their potential and find their future.

TUDT postcard distributed at Albany Park area schools.

TERRITORY URBAN DESIGN TEAM

First day immersion, 90-minute full design cycle.Inspired by Wallet Project Stanford d. school

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AFTER TERRITORY DESIGN TEAM

My experience in Chicago was a term based co-op and after six months, I returned to Cincinnati. The program, however, went on the road.

From May-September 2013 Spontaneous Interventions featured 84 urban interventions initiated by architects, designers, planners, artists and everyday citizens that bring positive change to neighborhoods and cities.

Chicago was the first destination of the installation, which served as the U.S. representation at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale (2012).

US Pavilion, Venice Biennale, photo/CW

TUDT was selected to be

part of Spontaneous Interventions | Designs for the Common Good

at the Chicago Cultural Center.

NORWOOD ART THERAPY CENTER

Adaptively reuse the site of a mothballed Neo-Romanesque school building tohouse a center dedicated to therapy through artistic expression. Polymorphicexpansion of the existing school building is much like how art allows latent feelingsand emotions to be expressed and shared in a visual way.

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EXPERIENCING CONCEPT

Undergrowth with Two Figures by Vincent Van Gogh/Cincinnati Art Museum Figure 1

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A parametric, sculptural ceiling was alarge component of the concept ofthe NATC. The ceiling would filter light through a triangulated screen displaying a famous painting at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

A Grasshopper script was designed to translate grayscale values of the painting Undergrowth with Two Figures figure1 into an aperture based light screen. This painting, by Vincent van Gogh, hangs in the Cincinnati Art Museum. Not onlywas van Gogh an incredibly thoughtful and enlightened individual, the metaphor of Undergrowth as a means of therapy and introspection resonates with the program of the building.

Values from the painting control how large or small apertures in the flying carpet surface are. The higher the value (darker or more black) the smaller the aperture. The lower the value (lighter or more white) the larger the aperture.Effectively, when the script is run, anappropriated image appears of thepainting. figure 2

It should be noted that the finaldesign of the building trimmed theflying carpet to a pure rectangleinstead of an irregular polygon.

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PROCTER HALL

Procter Hall, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Skin Replacement. photo/Rob Amend

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CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM

Cincinnati Art Museum, Mary Schiff Library and Archives Renovation and Addition

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Ronchamp, France

Florence, Italy

Mont St. Michel, France

San Francisco, USA

Zaragoza, Spain Brussels, Belgium

Paris, FranceMaasai Mara, Kenya

London, England

Barcelona, Spain

printmaking | spring 2013

THANK YOU

CHAS WIEDERHOLD214 Magnolia St

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202937.776.6221