Alex Augustin Portfolio

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4-19 New Orleans Film Center

22-31 Urban Perception(s)

40-49 Redux

52-57 Study Abroad in Italy _ sketches

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50-51 Poker Table Design

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c o m p r e h e n s i v e New Orleans, LA Studio 609

New Orleans Film Center

The mission of The New Orleans Film Center (NOFC), dedi-cated exclusively to supporting independent documentary- and independent-film artists, creating an indigenous enter-tainment industry. NOFC serves as a support facility and research center. It provides an ideal site for students and fac-ulty to explore film and other media and plays a vital role in fostering serious interdisciplinary film scholarship. The Cen-ter supports classroom teaching, curricular film screening, and individual research in dedicated screening room and media classrooms, and through the development of its archi-val film collection. In addition to providing curricular support, NOFC hosts an array of public events, programming, archival film screenings, conferences and symposia, workshops and programs with visiting artists and film scholars.

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Located in the Garden District along mag-azine street and felicity street, the site sits in a neighborhood mixed with commercial and residential buildings. This makes for a very diverse group of people. Diversity is what makes this an interesting and unique place to be because the NO Film Center can be a place that connects all these people together.

NO Film Center sees itself as a little broth-er studio to Second Line Stages. Their close proximity is a definite benefit for both businesses to work together at times to either produce or view independent film. With only a 43 seat Theatre, Second Line Stages could benefit from the 250 seat theatre, which would be the perfect atmosphere for sneak previews, public or private viewing of their films, awards, or etc.

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1. Green room 2. Black box soundstage3. Production yard4. Cafe5. Lobby6. Mechanical7. Offices8. Break room9. Conference room10. Work rooms11. Storage12. Info booth13. Small classroom14. Large classroom15. Outdoor/indoor connecting space16. Multifunctional space (screenroom, classroom, gathering, etc.)17. Gallery hallway18. editing rooms19. Viewing/sitting area20. Theatre21. Projection room22. Green room access

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The floor plan is broken up into three parts: production, public, and private. The production areas are along the western side, the public areas are located near the southeastern side, and the private areas are located on the northern side. A feature of some of the spaces are that they are multi-functional. On the second floor there are a series of walls that collapse into the wall or pivot so that the room can either be closed off or opened up. Another feature on the second floor is that there are strategically places windows that allow people to look down into the production rooms so they can observe the process in which a film is made.

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Elevation _ West

Elevation _ East

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Ipe wood was explored for use in a rainscreen facade. House Ijburg designed by Marc Koehler Architects was looked at for insipiration in a dark brick application for the back-of-house material. In response to the sustainable approach being imple-mented in the redevelopment of the Lower Ninth Ward, the NOCF will keep with this type of spirit by incorporating a green roof over nearly half of the roof area.

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brick facade

gravel

brick tiebacks

decking

drainage/aeration/water storage/Rootbarrior

insulation

CMU

water vabor

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water vapor

2” insulation

copper flashing

concrete decking

ipe wood rainscreen

zee girt

copper flashing

concrete decking

ipe wood rainscreen

2” insulation board

water vapor

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Interior Render _ multi-purpose room

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Section _ Axon

black box

multi purpose room

lobby

archive

gallery

multi-purpose space

projection

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theatre

cafe/bar

classrooms editing room

offices

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Interior Render _ multi-purpose room

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NO Film Center sees itself as a little brother studio to Second Line Stages. Their close proximity is a definite benefit for both businesses to work together at times to either produce or view independent film. With only a 43 seat Theatre, Second Line Stages could benefit from the 250 seat theatre, which would be the perfect atmosphere for sneak previews, pub-lic or private viewing of their films, awards, or etc.

Looking south on Magazine Street

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We were required to build a 1/2” = 1’ sectional model of a key area of the building. This model shows a sectional cut through the classroom space with the outdoor balcony and the stairway leading up to the entrance of the building. The southeast fac-ing wall is a curtain wall system with wood louvers to protect the interior from the harsh Louisiana sun. The section shows structure, HVAC system, decking, insulation, water vapor bar-rior, roofing membrane, parapet detail, curtain wall and louver details.

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INTER.CITY

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e l d o r a d o + k u Kansas City, KS Studio 811

This studio is a collaboration between a group of fifth year stu-dents from the Universtiy of Kansas and the Kansas City archi-tecture firm, El Dorado. Eldo Principal Josh Shelton leads the studio through local projects immersed in Kansas City’s urban culture and conditions. The semester consisted of three itera-tions of the same site located in downtown Kansas City. Each iteration explored a mixed-used high density solution to cur-rent issues in Kansas City with slight variations of program. Visit www.intercity.ku.edu for more information of the studio.

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1 B R : 1 0 4 , 4 0 0 s f ( 1 2 0 u n i t s )

2 B R : 7 9 , 2 0 0 s f ( 1 2 0 u n i t s )

3 B R : 1 0 8 , 0 0 0 s f ( 6 0 u n i t s )

TOTA L : 2 9 1 , 6 0 0 S F ( 3 0 0 U N I T S )

O f f i c e

TOTA L : 9 3 , 6 0 0 s f

A m e n i t i e s

G r o c e r y S t o r e : 1 0 , 8 0 0 s f

G y m : 1 3 , 4 4 0 s f

TOTA L : 4 4 , 2 4 0 s f

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TOTA L : 1 0 5 , 8 0 9 s f

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3 5 0 s f / r o o m : 3 2 r o o m s

TOTA L = 3 8 , 4 0 0 s f

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URBAN PERCEPTION(S)Alex AugustinAbby BrandenburgAaron Kalfen

Longitudinal Section

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The alleyway, represented in or-ange, is the main circulation artery for the site. It gives access to Broadway Street, the parking ga-rage and the courtyard terraces.

This courtyard scheme is multi-functional. Parking below terraces up with the site; large horizontal openings between courtyards al-lows for natural ventilation, lighting and direct access. Separating the courtyards naturally creates pro-gram hierarchy and distinct se-quences through the site.

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Scheme 1 utilizes the existing buildings on the site to account for the required amount of retail spac-es. New program is placed in the center of the site for a more private residential complex. This strategy created interesting pathways and spaces in between the existing fab-ric. Office space anchors the north of the site as a measure to connect to the central business district.

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The alleyway, represented in orange, is the main circula-tion artery for the site. It gives access to Broadway Street, the parking garage and the court-yard terraces.

This courtyard scheme is multi-functional. Parking be-low terraces up with the site; large horizontal openings be-tween courtyards allows for natural ventilation, lighting and direct access. Separating the courtyards naturally creates program hierarchy and distinct sequences through the site.

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View looking south into alleyway

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The brick facade greets the ex-terior of the complex. It is char-acteristic of robust developments around Kansas City. The warping brick facades describe motion, in-fluenced from the passing of cars to the adjacent highway.

Each “building blocks” is is com-posed of multiple towers. Gaps between towers allow access for winds to ventilate the site and sun exposure. These gaps also act as public rooftop gardens.. These rooftop gardens are common on each of the “building blocks”.

East Elevation _ Broadway Street

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The wood facade embraces the interior as a warmer and more hu-man sensitivity material, which is influenced by the homes in the Westside of Kansas City.

All buildings have 60 ‘ floorplan widths. All lengths are multiples of 60’, with the exception of two residential towers at 60’ x 80’. This strict dimensioning allowed the achievement of the required program without taking over en-tire site footprint.

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R e s i d e n t i a l

1 B R : 1 0 4 , 4 0 0 s f ( 1 2 0 u n i t s )

2 B R : 7 9 , 2 0 0 s f ( 1 2 0 u n i t s )

3 B R : 1 0 8 , 0 0 0 s f ( 6 0 u n i t s )

TOTA L : 2 9 1 , 6 0 0 S F ( 3 0 0 U N I T S )

O f f i c e

TOTA L : 1 5 8 , 4 0 0 s f

A m e n i t i e s

G r o c e r y S t o r e : 1 0 , 8 0 0 s f

G y m : 1 3 , 4 4 0 s f

C o m mu n i t y C e n t e r : 1 5 , 2 4 0 s f

TOTA L : 5 9 , 4 8 0 s f

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TOTA L : 7 7 , 0 6 8 s f

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3 5 0 s f / r o o m : 3 2 r o o m s

TOTA L = 3 8 , 4 0 0 s f

Longitudinal Section

West Elevation _ I-35

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Scheme two replaces the existing fabric with new retail, amenity and office spaces using the same logic as the first scheme. This demon-strates to a developer or client that each scheme is plausible sepa-rately or together as a phasing pro-cess.

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West Elevation _ I-35

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Alex AugustinCarmen Arriaga-ButcherKC AC“Created more spaces for imagination to mix with social information so the relationship between the formal and the social begin to collapse and blend together.”

- Mark Bradford

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Investigations of how a city is added and subtracted upon grew into the idea of layering of activity, program and space though out the development. This layer-ing would reflect the character of the ad-joining communities and create a strong intercommunity in the new development. The concept of collage and decollage were driving forces throughout the de-sign. An extensive process began with the construction of a collage of the program spaces. Further development of stacking, shifting and rotating led to the idea of mul-tiplying units. This idea played out closely within the residential units.

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With connections to the Performing Arts Center, Crossroads, Westside, and Downtown, circulation was a key factor. The circulation was created to activate the Broadway streetscape with retail shops and restaurants while providing an inter pedestrian walkway. Running along the pedestrian street is a bioswale to slow the water runoff and activates the outdoor space. All of these design factors combine to serve the existing communities but add a much needed density to the area.

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d e s i g n / b u i l d Lawrence, Kansas Studio 409

If this project were to have a name, redux would be a fitting candidate – this is an exercise in using reclaimed/brought back materials that would in all likelihood find their way into landfills across America. Our precedents included products available from companies such as Modern Cabana, Kithaus, and Modern Shed – all prefabricated kits/spaces designed for the backyard.

With these products customers have the choice of assembling the kit themselves or hiring a contractor. All of the examples we examined were expandable and considered as outbuildings linked to a primary structure by walkways and other landscape features. All of the precedents utilized a range of programs: i.e., a guesthouse, a pool house, a workshop, an art studio, etc.

REDUXre•dux (r-dks)adj.Brought back; returned. Used postpositively.Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary 2009

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Our prototype is 100 square feet and was conceived as a series of flat and L-Shaped components (floor, roof and walls). The prototype attempts to draw on “pattern” as a precise piecemeal fitting together of found materials that often require overlap and stagger in order to function as structure or skin. We also found this type of “pattern” as more closely approximating the notion of suburban transformation over time, where boats, pools, porches, sheds, landscape features, etc., were placed in the back and side yards of homes in order to provide the owner greater functionality or with a sense that their home was one of a kind and where a street was once homogeneous becomes episodic.

For academic purposes we chose to locate the unit behind the 1954 Snower House in Kansas City by Marcel Breuer. This ex-ample of fine Fifties Modernism was chosen over typical subur-ban homes as a means of focusing on the abstract patterning that is apparent in its use of plain and patterned concrete block, wood siding and De Stijl-based window infill conditions.

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Purchased• Framing Nails• Sheathing Nails• Staples• Brad Nails• Nuts & Bolts $120• Door $40• Sealant/Paint $90• Lighting $82 $332 Total

• $332 or $3.32 per square foot (labor not included)

Reclaimed• 1x4s- 2/2x2s- 50/2x4s- 60/2x8s 12/2x10s- 1.5/4x4s- 5• Heavy Timber Moving Blocks- 8• I-Joists- 8• Vinyl Billboard Sheeting- 2• OSB- 250 sq ft./Plywood- 400 sq ft./ Particle Board - 1 large sheet• Roofing Felt - 2 Rolls• Exotic Hardwood - 100 sq ft.• Hollow Core Doors- 5/Windows- 2• Vinyl Siding- 330 sq ft.• Skylights - 2• Electrical Conduit- 30’• Cable Routing Overhead Track- 12’• Cinder Blocks - 8• Full Length Mirror - 1• Screws/Washers• Hinges- 5 sets• Door Hardware (1 handle set, 1 deadbolt)

m a t e r i a l sused in project

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Architecture 409: Team Bruce A. Johnson Critic

Aaron Aday, Alex Augustin, Dani Boyd, Lindsay Bris-ko, Kristin Doner, Raymond Dwyer, Fritz Helbert, Lauren Kimball, Andrew Krivanek, Landon Moore, Ryan Otterson, Bryan Pendzinski, Claire Ryan, Kath-leen Sis, Abigail Steck, Brad Thaw, Margaret Walck

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We intended that the south facade was set apart from the rest of this autonomous black box. The concept was to allow it to transform into something spectacular. In order to do this, we broke the facade and allowed sections of it to hinge in different directions. When closed, the facade becomes subtle and com-pletes the rest of the box. When the hinged slats begin to open, it begins to transform into something completely different.

The exterior space becomes interactive with the occupants and can be folded out into a table for several different uses. In this particular case, it was folded out to become an outdoor dinner table for two. The slats also function as a shading devise as well as a privacy shield. Making them operable al-lows for the owner to easily transform the space into something suitable for that individual or different occassions.

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Each student explored a different typology of the project. The exploded axonometric shows the different layers for constructing the kit of parts included in putting together an artist’s studio.

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Designed and built from scratch, this poker table is constructed to a custom size and function for an utlimate poker experience. It took two weeks to build and is a great addition to any poker play-ers game room. The legs de-tach easily so the table can be stored away and can also function as side tables.

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Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore _ Florence San Rocco’s Church_Venice

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A collection of sketches from my experiences in the Architecture in Italy study abroad program at the University of Kansas.

San Rocco’s Church_Venice

I t a l ys t u d y a b r o a d i n

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Basilica of San Domenico_Siena

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Vatican_Rome

Venice, Italy

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Inside of the Duomo inVolterraDuomo di Siena

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Inside of the Duomo inVolterra Siena, Italy

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