Design portfolio 2013 12 04

CONOR BROWNDESIGN PORTFOLIO

University of Minnesota-Twin [email protected]

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RESDESIGNING HISTORY

MATERIALS & METHODS

JUXTAPOSITION ARTS

REMEDIATION THROUGH DESIGN

PROFESSIONAL WORK

REDESIGNING HISTORYPlaza de la Soledad

oaxaca, mexicospring 2011prof: Lance Lavine, Daniel Lopez, Renata Elizando

Oaxaca City is one full of rich background and traditions. Settled by the Spanish in 1521 there is a strong presence of colonial architecture while incorporating Latin American culture. Plaza de la Soledad is the most important and most comlplex plaza in the city. The project was a eight week investigation into the challenges of redesigning a cultur-allly significant, yet ultimately defunct public space. The space is currently an incoherent conglameration of pro-grams acting as appendages to their adjacent buildings. The baroque Basiclica de la Soledad, Oaxac’s City Hall, the ex-convent of San Jose, and Oaxaca’s School of Music and Art are all high profile buildings with no coherent rythem to their public realm. Further, the space is often taken over by a chaotic spread of ice cream vendors setting up with tarps and ropes,v robbing the plaza of any aethetic appeal. In this partner project we looked to reconcile the demands of each building’s program while creating a unified public space.

Site Plan

Librarian’s House Plan

Librarian’s House Renderings

Open Design & gapped back ceiling for better ventilation and reducing of odor

Opaque glass covered with thin layer of water for cooling

Falling water on back wall to help with cooing and ventilation

Water cisterns to hold rain water for reuse

Bathroom Diagram

Bathroom Renderings

The design solution for this plaza was to give each structure that surrounds the site a presence, some larger than others. We created easier access throughout the site by providing a more cohesive network of stairs and site lines. The program of the library, offices, art gallery, and historian’s house was placed along the city’s entrance road Valencia to draw people into the site and to not disrupt the plaza spaces. The ampli-theatre was created for the art school but also to resonate with the Soledad Church and mirror its interior. The trellis was used to mark the entrances and make a statement by uniting the site by stretching along the entire plaza and reaching out onto the sidewalk. With the use of new and exisiting trees the people will now be able to find relief from the sun in more abundance.

Site Section

Site Axon

All drawings were hand drafted with ink on mylar 24x36 sheets

MATERIALS & METHODSThe RemaindeR houSe

bowen island, british columbia, canadafall 2010prof: Jim Lutz

In a construction methodology course we were asked to construct a model with a partner of an existing building to learn construction processes through emulation. Under-standing through detail was the underlying lesson being taught.

The building that we chose was a small home called The Remainder House, located on an heavily wooded island in Bristish Columbia. What interested me in this house was the use of reclaimed old growth timbers that were used for the entire structural system, and the conscienceness to not disrupt any trees while constructing this house. The entire structure of the model was formed and assembled in the same manner as the full-scale building. What I took away from this project was the knowledge and experi-ence of how building systems work together to create a stablized and aesthetically pleasing structure.

Photos credited to Opensapce Architecture

JUXTAPOSITION ARTSPeRfoRming aRTS CenTeR

minneapolis, minnesotafall 2012prof: Nina Ebbinghausen

In this individual project of the third studio at Minnesota we spent a semester localized in the North Loop Area of Minne-apolis. The North Loop is located a few blocks from down-town and consist of new residential complexes and re-used warehouse buildings. The first steps were to learn about the site by experiencing it from a hands on analysis of how the site works with its surrounding context. The site was seeing a recent transition of materiality from the old buildings con-crete and brick construction to modern glass and steel con-struction creating an interesting site landscape. The task was to design a performing arts center that had the ability to blend into this transitioning site while also creating an ide-nity for itself. There was also a challenge to create a per-manent art installment that exists within the buildings design.

The design was to be a small urban arts facility called Jux-taposition Arts, and its mission is to empower youth and community to use the arts to actualize their full potential. The facility was to be designed for high visibility and public accessibility, actively engaging its context, arts and perfor-mance, and the public realm.

Glass and Steel

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Near North Neighborhoods

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University of Minnesota

Downtown

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4th Street

Concrete and Brick Corner Site Road Access and Pedestiran Traffic

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FLOOR 3

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FLOOR 2

Lobby

Catwalk

Black Box Theatre

Bar Lounge

Classrooms

Office Space

Mechanical/Backstage

The approach to this design was to look at the relationship between public and private space, wanting neither to disrupt the flow of the other. The facility in-cludes an art gallery, cafe, education, work spaces, black box theatre, and social spaces. The spacious layout includes a lobby that allows visitors to see the different oppertunities and attractions provided in the building. The permanent art installation that was designed was a series of narrow openings in the buildings facade. The reuslt of these openings was a change in perception with the vary-ing speeds people are passing by the center. The faster one moves, example cars on the highway, the more permeable one can see the interior from the openings blending together as one. The slower one moves, example a pedes-trian walker, the more disrupted of a view they receive. Being able to also utilize these narrow windows to light of the dark streets at night and create a beacon for this neighborhood.

REMEDIATION THROUGH DESIGNBundled develoPmenTS

valparaiso, chilespring 2012prof: Dan Clark

Teaming up with a studio in Santiago we worked to study the city of Valparsio. This city is one who has recently gone through major revitaltion to try and save itself from economic depression. A once vibrant port city that has since been ne-glected because of the creation of the Panama Canal. The city was forced into economic hardship and resulted in the creation of many slum living situations. After weeks of research our team of three was asked to find problems that we found most interesting to further investigate. First creating an urban plan then moving forward with a section of the urban plan to further develop into a more detailed built environment.

The two problems that we found most interesting is the abun-dance of precarious housing throughout the city and lack of student housing in the city. Along with these main problems they both shared collatoral issues consisting of mobility and accessibility to resources. The result is what we called bundled developments, which are sites throughout the city that incor-porate a mix of upgraded residential housing, student housing, and a piece of carefully selected program to tie the two hous-ing projects together. By carefully dispersing these bundled sites throughout the city, connected to eachother and the city center by metro cable, Valparaiso can achieve a more unified and healthier lifestyle.

TRAVEL OF STUDENTS TO UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA

VINA DEL MARDISTANCE: 4 miles TIME: 20 min

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VILLA ALEMANADISTANCE: 15 miles TIME: 110 min

QUILPUEDISTANCE: 12 miles TIME: 90 min

Universities

20 - 174 students

7 - 19 students

3 - 6 students

Of the 11,494 students at the University of Santa Maria, 7,816 of them commute from outside of the city. That’s

68.1% of the student population.

“Due to the fact the land with better access and cen-trality continues to have a sustaining rise in value, it is predicted that residential areas around campus are going to be more expensive each year, so the students’ residential location in that area will gradually disap-pear, pushing the students to farther distances and longer travel time.”

60,000 students attend the four major universities in Valparaiso.

HOUSING

STUDENT HOUSING

- DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES- MOBILITY- CONNECTION TO THE CITY

-ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES- MOBILITY - CONNECTION TO THE CITY

COLLATERAL ISSUES

0 - 2 students

Informal Settlements

Existing Roads

Existing Services and Amenities

Project Sites

PRECARIOUS HOUSING

With poor conditions and extreme topography, these precarious housing settlements prove hazardous for living. Because of low income levels, the building materials that are used are often of poor quality, lacking proper support and structure. Their hap-hazard organization creates difficult navigation and prohibits access to implementation of services.

IMPROVED HOUSINGBy replacing the dilapidated homes with higher quality housing with safer materials in an organized fashion, liv-ing conditions improve, while also allowing future imple-mentation of additional program.

STUDENT HOUSING With space provided by the restructuring of the ravine, stu-dent housing is easily added to the area. Through strategic placement, student housing is brought back into the city to cut down on commute time and congestion in the city.

BUNDLED PROGRAM

To address the lack of access to services for the students and the residents of Valparaiso, program that is nonexistent in that area is implemented within the ravine. Space between both the residential and student housing provides a common access for public interaction, recreation, and access to pub-lic transit.

CURRENT SITUATION

CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTBUNDLED WITH PROGRAM

SEPARATE COMMUNITIES

INFORMALSETTLEMENTS

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CITYCENTER

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Sports Complex

Student HousingLibrary/Education Center

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The site chosen to further development with a built environment is one close to the coast. This allowed us to incorporate many of the items that we are proposing from the urban plan. We felt that the most interesting relationship in our design is how dense student housing, dense residential housing, program, and metro cable station could exist so closely together. Because of the lack of precedents with this situation we wanted design with all these parameters to understand how they will work together. If the design was successful we would be able to use this development as a model precedent for the entire urban plan. This site includes student housing, with the entire first floor consisting of restaurants and stores available for the students and families use. In the back of the site, the residential housing is layered along a hillside for added privacy. The rest of the site is blended together with a promenade along a river followed by a large plaza that includes the metrocable station.

Student Housing Plan

Courtyard Spaces Created in Residential Terraces

STudenT houSing

We wanted the design for the student housing complex to be very open but also dense. The apartments are designed for two students and come furnished. The hallways to each apartment are open to the outside and are variously shielded with long running boards which emulate a similar design of the nearby Santa Maria Uni-versity. The exterior of the apartments include a series of louvers along the windows and also the porch door. This type of design will allow the facade of the buildings to become alive when different apartments keep the porch door open or closed, leaving each day to have a different assortment of the louver dominated facade. The three buildings are connected by a large catwalk that acts as a bridge but also an inhabitable gathering space.

ReSidenTial houSing

The residential housing area was designed to also be dense while allowing for each family to customize to their liking. There are three units in each building that families can live in. From personal experience and our research, we found that Latin American families like to expand and customize their spaces when they seem fit. The design is called Particapatory Design, which was coined by the design group Elemntal. The units allo-cate space for families to expand their homes and allow them to complete the house at their own speed and need. The homes are situated in a way that creates a variety of public gathering spaces throughout the ter-races. It creates different types of courtyards which are very prevelant throughout the city.

PROFESSIONAL WORKThe KohleR ComPany

kohler, wisconsinsummer 2012

The Kohler Company is one of the nation’s leaders in Kitchen and Bath products. To create showrooms the designer had to pay very close attention to every detail. The combination of product selection, place-ment, type of finishes, and building materials were all equally important to creating a successful showroom. Renderings are a product of a team of 2 to design, create construction drawings, and renderings of a Kohler sample showroom for a presentation to a po-tential new account in California.

Bridgeport, New Jersey Completed Statesville, North Carolina Completed

PAC Supply Rendering

Hartford, Conneticut Completed

PAC Supply Rendering

Statesville, North Carolina Floor Plan

PROFESSIONAL WORKinTeRioR SySTemS inC.

gardena, californiaOctober 2012-June 2013

As one of 3 designers at the Los Angeles office my job responsibilies included the design and production of constructions documents for the interiors of McDonald’s located throughout the United States. At the end of my time at Interior Systems I had a total of 30 McDonald’s that were either currently installed, in production, or fin-ishing up construction documents.

Morganton, North Carolina Completed

Rockford, Illinois Completed

San Antonio, Texas Completed

Manitowoc, Wisconsin Completed

Autodesk Revit was the primary tool used to design and create construction documents for the installation of the projects at Interior Systems. The projects started with a building footprint from the McDonald’s Architect and from there Revit was used to design the interior of the McDonald’s. Clients had the choice to request additional renderings of their soon to be restuarant where I utilized Revit’s rendering cabapilities to fullfil these requests.

Charlotte, North Carolina Floor Plan

Charlotte, North Carolina Rendering

Lawrence, New York Rendering

Lawrence, New York Rendering

PROFESSIONAL WORKBuChmann deSign

redondo beach, californiaMay 2013-Present

Full remodel of home located in Manhattan Beach, CA. Job responsibilites for project included helping Architect to redesign the first floor, central staircase, and Master Bedroom. Drawing of con-struction documents in AutoCAD and creating renderings for clients using SketchUp and Vray for SketchUp.

*Design credited to Buchmann Design

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