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The past two summers I worked for a
general contracting company, Morelock Ross, where I worked
directly under a Super-intendent and worked
closely with the different trades,
architects, and clients during and after the construction phase. I learned how safety,
communication, and the translation of
architectural drawings are interpreted and actually built in the
physical environment.
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During my time at Morelock Ross, I worked on three apartment buildings, a clubhouse, an event space, two warehouses, two infill projects, an ac-counting firm, a church, an urgent care center, a Biolife donation center, a renovation for a grocery store, and a small gym. I learned how wall types, structural elements, and codes are implemented into the structure along with plumbing, MEP, gas lines, phone lines, and sewage water are all pertained to. My responsibilities included supervising certian sites, taking care of materialdeliveries, making sure the specific safety requirements were met, working with the architect and the client, carrying out communication with the trades as well as organize schedules and meetings for approvals.
professional work
concept
The site was chosen to be placed between Big Eleven lake and Waterway park as an attempt to reconnect the two sites and re-engage Waterway Drive that runs north and south.
site location
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Waterw
ay Dr.
10th Street
State St
Minnesota St
Waterway Park
Big Eleven Lake
healthy campusdriven design
A healthy campus involves many things that include bike paths, green
infrastructure, campus gardens, recreation centers, and proper use and
disposal of water. The way I incorporated that into my project was
through creating a roof garden, recycled water shed from the roof and deposited into the bioswale and the use of recycled materials in the structure. In
addition to these components the addition of a Futsol field was
implemented into the project to promote physical health.
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Environmentally friendly, the project was designed to leave a zero-footprint in Kansas City Kansas. With help from large North facing windows, bioswales, and reclaimed materials, the building is meant to act as an influence on future
projects in the area.
K a n s a s C i t y K a n s a sBig Eleven Market
Waterw
ay Dr.
10th Street
State St
Minnesota St
Waterway Park
Big Eleven Lake
K a n s a s C i t y K a n s a sBig Eleven Market
Waterw
ay Dr.
10th Street
State St
Minnesota St
Waterway Park
Big Eleven Lake
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K a n s a s C i t y K a n s a sBig Eleven Market
Waterw
ay Dr.
10th Street
State St
Minnesota St
Waterway Park
Big Eleven Lake
K a n s a s C i t y K a n s a sBig Eleven Market
Waterw
ay Dr.
10th Street
State St
Minnesota St
Waterway Park
Big Eleven Lake
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first floor:cafebankpharmacybathroomsshipping and receivingproductsmaintinancejanitorial farmers market
second floor: demo kitchenclassroomsbreak roomgreen roofoutdoor spacegathering spacewater collection
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Bank
Pharmacy
cafe
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janitor
shipping andreceiving
grocery
lobby
mens
womens
mechanical
3/32" = 1'-0"1 Level 1
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demo
class class class
green roof
outdoor space
Pavilion
Staff Break
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class
3/32" = 1'-0"1 Level 2
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program
classrooms
break roomfarmers market
water garden ship-ping and receiving
grocery bathroom and mechanical
cafe and gathering space
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The design for the program layout was to place all the produce and food on the main level along with the shipping and receiving, and thecafe. On the second floor is where the classrooms and demo kitchen are. The classrooms were place in accordance with being able to have a clear view of Big Eleven Lake to the north. The farmers market is the exstention or arm-like piece that extends out from the main structure.
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The bathrooms consisted of a core that houses the plumbing and chase space that allows easy ac-cess to the plumbing while also keeping it hidden from the public eye. This was done with the verti-
cal siding that would create the exterior facade.
Specifically, the chase door and entrance doors were my area of the project to develope. The chase door was also covered with
the cladding but allowed full access
to the chase.
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The Youth Sports Complex was in need of a bath-room that required no electricity and has maximum ventilation throughout the space. The client asked
for a structure that could be easily replicated throughout Lawrence and would be used on golf
courses and other facilities.
Youth sports complexdesign build
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GENERAL NOTES
-DOOR WIDTH 4'-DOOR LENGTH WITH EXCEPTION TO6" EXTENSION OF CLADDING IS 4'-STEEL ANGLE WIDTH .79" INCESSTUDDED WALL-JAMB SIDE OF THE DOOR GAP = 3
16"-CLADDING ON PIVOTHINGE SIDE = 12"X 34" CLADDING DIMENSIONS = 12"X 34"-1/2" SPACING ABOVE AND BELOW
1 12" STEEL FRAMETUBING WELDED TOVERTICAL STEEL ANGLE
PIVOT HINGE
STEEL ANGLE
DOOR PLAN DETAIL 1 12" X 1 12" STEEL TUBING FRAME DETAILSECTION DETAIL
EXTERIOR FACE DETAIL
12"X2" RUNNER
12"X 34" CLADDING
WEATHER STRIPPING
KNEE WALL
SLAB
RUNNER
CLADDING
PIVOTHINGE
CLADDING
STEELANGLE
12" ACQ BOARD
12"X1 12" STEEL
TUBESTEELANGLE
5 12"x 1 12" stud
LATCH SET
STEEL ANGLE JAMB
PIVOT HINGE
STEEL ANGLEHOLDS ACQBOARD IN PLACE
ACQ BOARD
LATCH SET
12" ACQ BOARD DETAIL
CUT HOLE TO ACCESS LATCHSET
KING STUDHEADER
KNEE WALL
STEEL ANGLE
ACQ BLOCK
5.0000
2.1600
34"=1' 3
4"=1' 34"=1'
34"=1'
34"=1'
The chase door consisted of a 4’x4’ metal frame covered with treated ACQ board and was finished with the exterior cladding to help incorporate the door into the facade without it being noticable by the public but still grant-ed easy access to anyone needing to enter the chase plumbing.
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chase door
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aquarium competition
Designing the building in-volved incorporating the con-text of the park and the city and creating one space. The ground floor reflects the park atmosphere while the second floor mimicks the feeling of the busy city. The begining process of designing an aquarium and park started with conceptual designs of how the park and building would interact with
each other. By analyzing the context of Queens and cultures that in-habit it, the solution to design-ing the site was simple; create a space where the people of
New York could exprience all of Queens in one
space.
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aquarium competition
We created a new and different composition of the normal expe-rience of New York based on the culture and context of Queens. The intimate park environment and fast paced city atmosphere were in-corporated into the design of the aquarium, park, and plaza featur-ing intimate views to the Manhattan skyline. In the aquar-ium we reflected the intimacy of the park in the first floor and the fast pace of the city in the second floor. By taking components of the urban context and establishing one pub-lic, communal place, our designoffers a new way of enjoying the site by allowing you to define your own experience.
Your New York
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manifesto
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master plan
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The master plan incorporates all the aspects of th e site including the new water front system that was purposed as an extension to the site. Each Part of the site is an acknowl-edgement to to the context of Queens such as the public parks, the art districts, and the city as a whole. The focus was to create a space where all the aspects of Queens and the city could be enjoyed in one space cre-ating a composition of a larger system grant-ing ease of commute from place to place.
Along with offering a space that contained all the aspects of Queens, we purposed a new connection on the waterfront system that would involve a boardwalk with walking and biking paths all with amazing views to
the Manhattan skyline. The boardwalk would also act as a small
flooding barrier suitable for a category 1 hurricane.
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office
cafe
servers areacentral circulation
mechanical
office
receiving
tank
service area
tank
storage
meeting
electrical
service area
lift
service
tank
service
tank
tank
tank
hall
hall
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storage
gift shop
stairwell
tank
tank
storage
storage
tank
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tank
tank
ticketingBREAK ROOM
service
hall
lobby
cloak room
janitor
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floor plans