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1999
Now that i look at, that’s not very many. But the relics aren’t the point. They’re just “trash in transit”.
2004
What brought them about, however, was a process of interacting with the world in a small, but direct, way.
2008
C O N T E N T SWunderkammer
Outdoor Classroom
Furniture
Kindergarten
City Pool
Art School
Public Plaza
Eco-Community
Learning Landscape
Bunk Bed
FL2008
FL2009
SP2009
SP2010
FL2010
SP2011
FL2011
FL2011
SP2012
SU2012
Here are some things I ve learned so far...
WUNDERKAMERThis “Cabinet of Curiosities” and contemplation space emerged from a linear process of form-making inspired by Eames’ “Powers of Ten.” Students were asked to take a microscopic approach to site and extrapolate an architectural form from a found object.
My project aimed to bring history and social context back into our academic discussion. In my representation, I used collage to suggest that there is a lot more than brick in the walls along Saint Louis’s Martin Luther King Blvd: the implementaiton of restrictive covenants, the demolition of McRee town, the Kinloch redevelopment plan, the construction of Highway 64, a century of continued population decline, the construction of the Arch, and the demolition of Pruitt Igoe Public Housing Projects.
My project aimed to flip an assignment about things into an project about people. An observation space dedicated to “urban dross” into an observation space dedicated to urbanism. I proposed a space implied by a wooden fabric as broken, disjointed, and interwoven as the city of Saint Louis and its people.
a contemplation space on MLK blvd
Intro to Design Processes I 3 credits Lindsey Stouffer/Igor Marjanovich FL2008
a) “powers of 10” scale studyb) leaf tangent studyc) mylar collaged) basswood constructione) poplar “portable topography”
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MICRO SITE ANALYSIS
WUNDERKAMER: contemplate what?A lot of things go in to making a city what it is. This installation strives to tell Saint Louis's story.
elevation: ink on mylar
1764: st louyis founded1790’s: east stl origins1800’s: laclede’s landing/MC mill: Chouteau Pond1813: first brick house (only 2 houses west of 4th)1816: N. st l. laid out1818: first streets paved1821: first sidewalks1822: st Louis inc as city 1830-90: soularde immigration1833: public schools incorporated1843: first soulard market structure/ first omnibus line1846: d scott suit number one roswell f/ stl five percent af am and 2/3 slave1850: dred scott wins stl suit1850’s: mill creek valley/ Lafayette square1850-70: Lafayette building boom1851/2 chouteau’s lake drained1853 wash u incorporated1854 dred scott suit number 21854-55 clay mines, hill1870: stl 4th largest city in us1875 12 colored schools1876 city/county split1886: electric streetcars1890’s-1924: Italian immigrant boom in the Hill1892: W
ainwright building1894: Union station is the world’s largest train station1900’s: shotgun houses in the Hill1901: brookings hall at W
U1903: east st Louis flood1904: st Louis world’s fair1910: sumner high in the ville/ peak streetcar decade/ teddy Roosevelt/ black pop east stl 60001910-1945: 378 restrictive covenants1915: St. ambrose school (in the Hill?)1916: segregation ordinance (Look!)1917: CPC: 1st major street plan (re: 1923 Bond Issue)/ black pop in east stl 10,000+/ east stl race riots1918: segregation ordinance thrown out1920: end of the trolley1920’s: auto congestion downtown/ smoke tilling trees in forest part1926: city/county reunification exed1928: stl American founded1930: city/county services consolidation denied1935: neighborhood gardens begin1936: homer g Phillips hospital/Oakland express hwy/ stl region survey or plan1945: east stl pop peak at 80,000, 1/3 african American1948 shelley vs. Kramer1949-53: cochran gardens opens1950: East sl 82,295; 33.5%
African American1950’s-1964: business leaves east stl and pop drops by half1954: Pruitt-igoe opens1956: I-70 opens
1959: city/county government prop x/ mill creek demolition 454 acres1960: 750, 026 city census (lowest since before 1920)1960’s: highway 401965: arch completed1970: city census 622,236 (18)1971: east stl pop: 50 G1972: UC loop/ Easton renamed MLK/ Pruitt igoe demolished/ hwy 44 cuts the Hill/McRee town1976: Team Four 1980: City Census: 453,085 (26)1997: black world hist. museum1998: paint Louis
1981: Schoemehl elected Mayor1990: city census: 396,685 (34)1991: East l: 98%
African American/eads bridge closes1993: metrolink 1st line opens/ flood2000: cochran gardens schnucks closes/ esl 31,542 97.7%
aa2001: Rodney mcallister killed
2002: cochran demolished2003: eads bridge reopens/ 2004: city pop: 343,279 (52)/ McRee town demolition
2006: Samfox2008: us
section
2009
In 2009 I learned that drawings are built. I learned to be detached from my work and to overcome the fear of losing it. I learned that steel is softer than it looks.
PRAIRIE CLASSStudents were asked to design a pavilion and outdoor classroom for a protected prairie near Saint Louis.
I entered this project by researching prairie ecology and history in the Midwest. A sectional look at the site’s biology shaped these spaces: two thirds of a prairie’s bio mass exists under ground. In fact, seasonal wildfires destroy the grassy iceberg tip we think of as a prairie’s substance. This space aims to heighten awareness of the site with its 5ft tall grass and 10ft deep roots. Long cuts in the landscape marked by corten steel shards and concrete retaining walls lead visitors through a covered gate way into an open-air space organized by its furniture. Three massive steel tables provide work surfaces for students and their mess, while three terraces provide space for groomed educational gardens.
a classroom in a nature preserve.
Intro to Design Processes III 3 credits Tyler Meyer FL2009
PRAIRIE IN SECTION: site analysis
subsoil- permanently dry
lime layer
rich black humus
6ft
MISSOURI NATIVESechinacceaasterblack eyed susandandelionjoe pye weedswitch grasslittle bluestembuffalo grassprairie dropseed
da b c
a) Two ways to control plant growth: fire and livestock.
b) Three terraces offer a formal and organized space to cultivate and study prairie plants.
c) Three massive steel tables define two classroom spaces. Teachers organize students around or inside these work surfaces.
d) A steel tunnel brings visitors down a slight incline to evoke feelings of submerging before re-entering day light and the open air classroom.
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
Illustration: The Fire Tablet
“Coldness hath gripped all mankind: Where is the warmth of Thy love, O Fire of the worlds?”
Drawings to accompany verses of a 19th century Persian exile in the Ottoman prison of Akka.
Independent Study 1 credit Bob Hansman FL2009
make a monster.CHIMERA CHAIR
thonet rockerply and steel school chair
chi·me·ra [ki-meer-uh] a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
17” 36”
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THROUGH TENON TABLE wedding gift. kimia ferdowsi kline. SU2010.wood shaped by blades powered by muscles.
Square/Circle Bench house-warming gift. kimia ferdowsi kline. SU2012.
a memorial to the origins of wood
2010
In 2010, I welcomed my computer as another tool among my saws and planes. That’s the year I went to California and met a tree that watched the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and the Sphinx’s construction.
SQUIGID ELEMENTARY
Observing the daily movements of toddlers at school, it seems clear that the furniture and very spaces we offer them are better suited to miniature adults than six-year-olds. Children fidget in chairs behind desks. Their place of comfort, and focus, is the floor itself. I watched the wildest kids melt into calm repose once held in the lap of a loving teacher. Surely this phenomena derives not from the promise of human affection, but is rather an issue of materiality.
I propose a line of furniture and built spaces tailored to children’s needs and modeled after their sitter’s laps.
a kindergarten on manchester.
Intro to Design Processes IV 3 credits Liane Hancock SP2010
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MATERIAL ANALYSIS: muscle+bonesquish+rigidity
ERGONOMIC ANALYSISseven laps
accumulation verb interface tactility clearance adjacency light spatial qualityentire school
class
small group
individual
play
assembleperform
climb
rollrun
gathernapeatplay
floor
table
legoblockdressreadcraftpuzzlewrite
paintpeepukecry
jungle gymmat
floorstagechairmattablejungle gymmat
floor
chairtable
hinge tablepottyisolation chamber
fortress of solitude
rigidsquish
squishrigidsquigidsquishrigidrigidsquish
squigid
squigidrigid
rigid
squishsquigid
footprint7’
1-2’-2-0’
1-2’7’0-2’
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1.5’1-2’
1-3’1’1’4-5’
variablemedium
largemediumlarge
mediumsmallmedium
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variablevariable
wallcentralcorner
centralcentralwall
wall
cornerwall
wallawayawaywall
direct
directindirectindirect
directdirect
indirect
dynamic
regimented
safeconspicuous
contained
accessible
comfortable
adjustiblecleancozycontemplative
climbjumproll
flailrun
jump
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PROGRAMATIC ELEMENTS
street elevation
Students were asked to design a public pool for a Saint Louis city park. My proposal strives to bring an urban sense of traffic to the oasis. The park is for peace and quiet. This place is for motion and activity. The series of individual pools, internal gardens, and ramps descending down a slope act as a knot in the path around the lake. Runners, walkers, bikers, swimmers, and people-watchers alike move through these lanes. The concrete shells that form the groundplane and roof structure contain sand, soil, water, and wood, bringing us back down to earth without leaving the city.
a pool in the park for saint louisTROUGH POOL
Architectural Design I 6 credits Gia Daskalakis FL2010
sand
soil
wood
water
SITE PLAN 1/64”city park
city pool
a b c
a. terraced beach
b. steel + concrete forest
c. stepped lawn
city street
2011
In 2011, I went to Copenhagen and learned that cities are for people. I also went to India and learned just how many people that is. I designed with a partner for the first time, and I learned that glass blowing is a lot like playing the violin.
a campus on the street for sam fox school
UNIVERCITYThinking about our own educations, JD Scott and I have come to appreciate that where we do is near as important as what we do. Just as murder in a Cathedral is different than murder on the street, we conclude that making art on Delmar is different than making art on Hoytt.
We propose a new attitude for Sam Fox with an urban addition to its suburban campus.
We aim to bring students off the monestary onto the street. With housing and studios for 40 artists, “Univercity” aims to facilitate a study abroad, close to home. The site sits dormant between 2 strips of activity. The project aims to mediate between them with a quiet, contemplative posture that embraces a library with a student-run art gallery, a small café, and a semi-public courtyard.
Architectural Design II 6 credits Zeuler Lima/Iain Fraiser SP2011
The Cathedral effect describes the influence of space on human thought. As the Goths knew so well, high ceilings encourage abstract ideas and creativity, while low ceilings motivate a concrete focus on detail.
The UniverCity Library is the sacred space on campus, conducive to lofty thoughts, deep imaginings, and their realization. A two-story atrium accompanies an open stack of reading nooks. Visitors may find their inspiration while wandering the sunlit stacks below and further pursue their thoughts in the “people shelf” above.
L I B R A R Y F E A T U R E S
a. roof nooks and balconiesb. skylight behind “human shelf”c. wood-clad Western wall warms skylight sund. “human shelves” conducive to focused thought e. elevator shaftf. groundfloor with stacks, meeting space, and exit to school complex.
CAMPUS LIBRARY the cathedral effect
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First Floor Plan showing open atrium and corner entrance.
Second Floor Plan showing elevated stacks and reading nooks.
Third Floor Plan showing skylights along concrete piers.
A shelf for people.
m. l. k. j. i. h. g. f. e. d. c. b. a. n.
UNIVERCITY
n. loading dock
m. upper level classroom and gallery
l. street level space for outreach design program
k. lower level metal/wood shops with outdoor workspace
j. re-purposed brick building
i. sunroom/outdoor balcony
h. semi-public courtyard with mounds, trees, and paint walls
g. library entrance
f. rammed earth bearing walls
e. roof vegetable garden
d. public gallery and cafe
c. hallway: the life of the dormitory.
b. lofted bedrooms
S C H O O L F E A T U R E S
a. Delmar Blvd: a top 10 street in America
Raingarden and interior library entrance.
Class and gallery space. 1/8” sectional model in oak, poplar, OSB, and steel.
Second Floor Plan showing dormitories.
East Elevation of dorms and library.
East elevation of academic space.
Section through dorms and library.
Section through repurposed restaurant.
Ground Floor Plan showing urban spaces. Semi-public courtyard
ORIGINAL BOTTLE
CUT SECTIONS + SCAN
RENDERING
LASERCUT RIBS
CAST PLASTER MOLD
EMBED RIBS IN RUBBER “FLESH”
DIGITAL REPRESENTATIONthe axe effect SungHo Kim. 3 credits. FL2011
THE COLORS OF COPENHAGEN: public spaces for orsteadl kollegiumLocal Color: “The distinctive peculiarities of a place.” Orsteadl Kollegium is home to dependents of the Danish government: immigrant families and university students. Though full of diversity, life, and latent energy, the complex feels as grey as it looks. The life between its buildings has yet to be born. This proposal aims to bring color to an anonymous place. Associating activities with spatial and material qualities, this spectrum of public spaces hopes to give residents a reason to go outside and visitors a reason to come in.
Urban Design I 6 credits Line Schultz/Rasmus Fisk FL2011
“Colors speak all languages.” (a 17th c. Englishman)
KULOER
rød
blå
gul
grøn
QUALITY MATERIAL
peacetranquility calmnesscoolnessserenity
water stone concrete plum
intensitypassion heat thrillactivityvibrancyradiance
woodgranitebrick steel maple
warmthenergyglow
stonegravelwoodsandgingkobirchsunflower
lifesoftnesscalmnesscoolnesshealthfertility
earthturfgrasstreesivy
ACTIVITY
sittingreflectingconversingrestingcooling office skating
dancingcelebratingskatingcompetingperforming
playingeatingsun bathinggardening
runningbikingwalkingsleddingpicnicing
LOCAL COLOR site plan
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PALLETTE
ECO-MINITROPOLISa model neighborhood on a pier.Poised alongside the artistic centers of Copenhagen’s waterfront, Kroyers Plads is an empty shipping yard. Home to NOMA, the world’s greatest restaurant, this place promises to draw Danes and visitors alike to experience Copenhagen’s culinary arts. Dedicated to Scandinavian crops and dishes, this residential community will model Copenhagen’s sustainability goals for the next decade.
Urban Design I 6 credits Line Schultz/Rasmus Fisk FL2011
Today, the built urban environment aspires to foster a passive collective life. Opportunities to engage with the life of society revolve around buying, eating, and sitting. Vague public spaces imply a public with vague vision and little sense of purpose.
Tomorrow, urban spaces will reflect the values in our intentions and announce the aim of our vision. Opportunities to contribute to a larger discussion of how we live collectively will be embedded in the crafting of public space. Shared spaces invite individuals to participate in the life of their city such that dialogue, a vital element of civic life, becomes a tool action and not an end in itself.
Today, fossil fuels transport, heat, and electrify our city dwellers. Energy is produced on the outskirts of town, away from life and activity. Coal power plants emit fumes and particulates that compromise air quality and health in our cities.
Tomorrow, wind and solar energy resources curtail our dependence on fossil fuel. Energy production enters the urban landscape and our consciousness.
Today, as far as most care to know, vegetables are harvested from trucksand nutrition must be read from a label. Large-scale, international agriculture, while enabling Arctic countries to enjoy tropical fruit year-round, has demanded a two-fold toll on culture and the environment. As our food loses its geographical relevance, our cities lose a piece of their identity.
Tomorrow, the stark separation between rural and urban landscapes, and processes of production and consumption, blurs. Individuals actively and passively develop a personal connection with such a vital part of every culture. The built environment seeks to transcend its stigma as “people storage” and become a vehicle that embraces all the complexity of life and facilitates its functioning as a process with both physical and social
aspirations.
1. FOOD 2. ENERGY 3. COMMUNITY
rooftop gardens
sun-shaped architecture
variety of public spacebike lanes
COPENHAGEN ECO-METROPOLIS2015 sustainability goals
permeable surfaces +water retention systems
permeable surfaces +water retention systems
Today, rainwater is a burden. It floods our sewer systems and must be expelled from our streets and rooftops.
Tomorrow, storms provide viable alternatives to undercut fresh water consumption. Harvested rainwater irrigates urban green space and supports household needs such as toilettes, showers, and laundry.
Today, dense automobile traffic and limited trees frame claustrophobic streets and compromise the quality of space for pedestrians and residents alike.
Tomorrow, higher frequency of pedestrian streets closed to automobile traffic, more efficient electrical public transportation systems, and fewer cars reduces the exhaust clogging our streets. Deeper incorporation of green space produces fresh air.
Today, medicine protects the health of society by “fixing” the maladies of its component parts. It awaits and responds to illness. Cities acknowledge the relevance of lifestyle to the health of their residents, yet cater to a pace and rhythm shaped by convenience and economy. Spaces prioritize efficient interaction of vehicles rather than healthful interaction of people.
Tomorrow, the city takes an active role in promoting health as a product of many factors including lifestyle and environment. It facilitates pedestrian and bicycle traffic and offers easily accessible opportunities for recreation. The built environment enhances nutrition and exercise.
4. HEALTH 5. AIR 6. WATER
rainwater collection
agricultural public space
wind harvesting
KROYERS PLADSmasterplan
AUTUMN
SUMMER
WINTER
SPRING
FEATURESPedestrian/bike bridgeTree-lined paths for peopleCrop fieldsHarbor activitiesA residential corridorCommercial spacePublic plaza
2012
In 2012, I learned the mechanics of community-based projects by building a park for a school in a neighborhood. I learned the spirit by building a bunk bed for a family in a home. I realized that it takes a village to raise barns and kids alike.
a park for patrick henry elementary schoolLEARNING LANDSCAPE
12 students expanded the 2011 Learning Landscape at the Patrick Henry Elementary school and rendered an asphault parking lot fit for children.
In consultation with the teachers of the school, we added features to further enhance the school’s sustainability-themed curriculum. Yurina, Parker, and I worked to add human scale and finer detail to the masterplan. We rescued wood logs from the chipper to build over 50 pieces of furniture at a total cost of $777.77
Architectural Design IV SP2012Forrest Fulton/Mikey Naucus6 credits
a. Sculptures and tables in wood chip allee shaded by birch.b. Granite border and path.c. Earth mounds and native prairie plantings.d. Redwood tree donated by MO botanical garden.e. Fabric shaded cedar pergola.f. Gingko and locust trees add shade to raised planters.g. Subterranean irrigation system waters garden beds.h. Cedar storage boxes for tools and stools.
Features
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PATRICK HENRY SITE PLAN
4 X 8 ROUGH SAWN CEDARTIMBER BEAM-MITER CORNERS, TYP.-BOLT TO BEAM PLATE
12" DIA GALVANIZEDTHRU-BOLT W/ GALVANIZEDWASHER & NUT, TYP-RECESS BOLT HEAD & NUTINSIDE FACE OF TIMBER,TYP
-CENTER BOLTHORIZONTALLY ON 4 X 4COLUMNS - TYP
7" X 7" X 14" THICK
GALVANIZED STEEL BEAMPLATE W/ 1
2" DIA HOLES OFBOLTS-WELD CONNECTION
516" DIA 3 1
2" DEEPGALVANIZED STEEL LAGBOLT
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12" CONC PIER MIN 36" BELOWGRADE W/ 5 �4 REBAR
7" X 7" X 14" THICK GALVANIZED
STEEL CRUCIFORM BASEPLATE- 12" DIA HOLES AT BOLTS-WELD CONNECTIONS
4 - 4 X 4 ROUGH SAWN CEDARTIMBER COLUMN-BOLT TOGETHER � BAS EPLATE & BEAM PLATE
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SHADE STRUCTURE COLUMN DETAIL SECTION
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Pergola Column Detail
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1. galvanized lag bolts
2. 4x8 cedar timber
3. galvanized steel corner plate
4. through-bolts
5. 4x4 cedar timber
6. steel anchor plate
7. concrete pier
PERGOLAsun shade structrure
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5-30lb. 32 stools. storage box.
SMALLred cedarosage orangeblack walnutyellow poplarwhite oaksycamoreelm
MEDIUM400-600 lb. 3 tables. 12 benches.
cast concretesteelred oak
LARGE1000-3000 lbs. 5 climbing structures.
crane-dropped, chainsawed oak
furniture and oddities
Foundry 3 credits Noah Kirby SP2012
Match-Plate Fabrication
Carve wooden pattern + establish parting line. Cast pattern in plaster mold.Cast wax patterns in resin-bonded sandBuild flasking + attach spacer
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Pour aluminum matchplateMachine and polish castings.Stamp matchplate into oil-bonded sand
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Cast in bronzeSandblast and polishHold in hand.
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a bed in a room for ignacio and benicio
funCIO TWIN SLEEPER
Built with Catalina Freixas and Pablo Moyano Saint Louis SU2012
b. LOFT DETAIL
b. LOFT
a. COLUMN
c. DRAWER
c. DRAWER DETAIL
a. COLUMN DETAIL
8” twin foam mattress1/2” birch plywood slat1/4” counter-sunk hex bolt3/4” stainless steel lock washer5” yellow pine strut1.5” decking screw5” yellow pine cross beam3/8” red oak plug1.5” pine ceiling connector block1.5” pine ceiling connector block1/2” birch plywood cieling
lower foam mattress1/2” birch plywood slats3/4” birch plywood front facade5” yellow pine slat jointdrawer frontCNC cutout wheel anchor3/4” wood screw1.5” caster1/2x1/2” routed channel
3/4” maple plywood with 1/2” radiused1.5” counter-sunk decking screw3/8” red oak plug
1/4” counter-sunk hex bolt2x2” quarter sawn maple column1/2” radiused corner
I want to be an architect to keep this wheel turning and continue what I started a quarter century ago. That said, I offer for your consideration an enthusiastic and authentic design process looking to grow teeth.