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Brian Henks, eDaCBrianHenksportfolio.Com

WHere Compassion meets Design

arCHiteCture for me is BotH a passion anD a Calling to Help people WitH WHatever aBility i Have. i finD great purpose in Creating Beautiful spaCes tHat proviDe great value anD fulfill tHe neeDs of tHose WHo Will use tHem. my faitH anD my temperment Have leD into a passion for HealtHCare arCHiteCture anD a general Desire to Better tHe WorlD. tHis Desire plays out in my life tHrougH a Commitment to preserve tHe environment, seek soCial justiCe, anD aDvoCaCy for appropriate solutions to Design goals tHrougH an eviDenCe-BaseD approaCH.

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museum of animation

institute for aDvanCeD glass stuDy

institute for alternative farming systems

tHe Waves at lakesiDe

tHe reHaBilitation institute of CHiCago

_tessera

sketCHes

garaBit viaDuCt moDel

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museum of animationCHiCago, illinois spring 2013

tHe museum of animation promotes tHe art of HanDDraWn animateD film By Displaying tHe artWorks of stuDio gHiBli anD otHer stuDios. tHe museum partners WitH tHe nearBy ColumBia College anD Houses faCilities for tHe teaCHing anD praCtiCe of tHis anCient art. tHe Design of tHe museum itself is DraWn from tHe motifs of fligHt, Water, nature, anD ligHt/Dark; WHiCH are founD in all of stuDio gHiBli’s films.

primary programs:revit, rHinoCeras, pHotosHop

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vieW from ramp

sixtH floor

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east-West seCtional

perspeCtive

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nortH-soutH seCtion

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tHe institute for aDvanCeD glass stuDyCHampaign, illinois fall 2014

tHe institute for aDvanCeD glass stuDy (iags) Houses Works of glass art, inCluDing “tHe sun” By Dave CHiHuly. tHe institute is also Home to researCH faCilities for tHe stuDy of glass types anD moleCular struCtures. tHe ComBination of sCientifiC researCH anD artistiC Display sHoWCases tHe versatility of glass as a material.

primary programs:revit, rHinoCeras, pHotosHop

lanDsCaping palette8

lanDsCaping palette

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site plan

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seConD floor

seCtion

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seCtional axon DiagriD seCtion

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materials palette

ramp Detail

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institute for alternative farming systemsfitHian, illinois spring 2014

tHe institute for alternative farming systems (iafs) makes use of tHe BroWnfielD left By an aBanDoneD railWay tHat Cut tHrougH tHe toWn of fitHian. tHe institute offers eDuCational anD experimental faCilities for tHe refining of farm Waste into useful materials By anaeroBiC Digestion HouseD in tHe DereliCt grain elevators. tHe energy proDuCeD poWers neW resiDential anD retail spaCes aimeD at revitalizing tHe DeClining BeDroom Community.

primary programs:revit, pHotosHop

vieW from trenCH

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nortH-soutH seCtion16

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60' - 0" 40' - 0" 40' - 0" 60' - 0"

1148 SF

CommunityMultipurpose

Room12.1

1117 SF

CommunityMultipurpose

Room12.2

1948 SF

Restaurant13

845 SF

Kitchen4.2.1

1457 SF

Gallery11

1003 SF

Food PreparationRoom

4.2

1596 SF

Waste ProcessingLab4.3

415 SF

Integrated Storage4.4.4

2281 SF

Lecture Hall6

2088 SF

Digester andEnergy Production

Facilities15

758 SF

AnaerobicDigestor

(livestock)16.1

758 SF

AnaerobicDigestor (human)

16.2

112 3 5 7 9 10

20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0" 20' - 0"

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382 SF

Methane Storage17.1

382 SF

Liquid EffluentStorage

17.2382 SF


17.3382 SF


17.4382 SF

Solid FertilizerStorage

17.5

566 SF

Lobby10

1481 SF

EquipmentStorage

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173 SF

Men's Restroom4

173 SF

Women'sRestroom

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east-West seCtion17

storefronts18

institute for alternative

farming systems

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tHe Waves at lakesiDeCHiCago, illinois fall 2014

tHe Waves at lakesiDe are a trio of HigH-enD ConDominium toWers tHat rise from tHe ore Walls, WHiCH stanD as tHe last artifaCts of tHe steel mill tHat onCe stooD on tHe site of tHe CHiCago lakesiDe Development. tHese iConiC toWers tWist toWarDs lake miCHigan to proviDe a variety of vieWs anD to responD to tHe Curvilinear motif tHat links all of tHe neW elements of tHe site. in aDDition to tHese unique private aCCommoDations, CHiCago lakesiDe is Home to a variety of puBliC amenities, tWo of WHiCH offer means of experienCing tHe Walls anD Water tHat make tHe site so speCial.

primary programs: revit, rHinoCeras, illustrator, pHotosHop

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east elevation

site plan

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WinD is sHapeD By tHe Walls

WinD sHapes tHe Water as it moves

nortH elevation

kinetiC guarDrails

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loBBy

entry level

loft

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reHaBilitation institute of

CHiCagoCHiCago, illinois spring 2015

group memBers:anDreW leung, Brian Henks,rakan ayyouB, yangyang sHao

primary programs: revit, autoCaD, sketCHup, rHinoCeras, illustrator, pHotosHop

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tHe reHaBilitation institute of CHiCago is a state-of-tHe-art faCility loCateD in CHiCago, illinois. tHe organization seeks to Bring togetHer DoCtors anD researCHers WitH tHe Common goal of aDvanCing Human aBility. tHe Current lag BetWeen researCH anD implementation of neW teCHnologies anD teCHniques Can mean years of Waiting for patients WitH serious DisaBilities. tHe riC Hospital Will aDDress tHis ConCern WitH tHeir neW aBility laBs; unique CliniCs WHiCH WoulD alloW researCH anD implementation of neW teCHniques to Be trieD in real time for tHe Betterment of patients.

tHe faCility inCluDes tHe aBility laBs, as Well as researCH anD faBriCation Departments, inpatient Care units, an outpatient CliniC, a variety of puBliC amenities, a Hotel (WHiCH is DesigneD to Be expanDeD to inpatient Care units), a meDiCal offiCe BuilDing WHiCH may Be aBsorBeD for tHe expansion of tHe outpatient CliniC, anD a 7-floor parking struCture intenDeD for eventual Conversion to a meDiCal offiCe BuilDing or outpatient faCility.

Hospital entry27

veHiCular CirCulation

grounD floor plan

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in orDer to faCilitate tHe future expansion of tHe Hospital, We CreateD tHree temporary programs tHat WoulD proviDe a finanCial Benefit to tHe Hospital, WHile alloWing for Cost effeCtive Conversion WHen funDing BeComes availaBle. tHe Hotel in tHe upper levels WoulD alloW for tHe expansion of tHe inpatient faCilities; tHe meDiCal offiCe BuilDing CoulD easily Convert into more outpatient Departments; anD tHe parking garage Was DevelopeD to Be aDaptaBle into a larger meDiCal offiCe BuilDing or outpatient faCility.

initial oCCupanCy expanDeD oCCupanCy

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outpatient floor 19

outpatient floor 18

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inpatient floor 26

inpatient floor 28

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patient room zoning patient room Dimensions

patient CorriDor32

patient room33

aBility laBs

enClosure system35

_tesseraCHampaign, illinois fall 2015

group memBers:Brian Henks, yang yu, tim kenneDy

tools useD: rHinoCeras, illustrator, keysHot

CnC router, steel BenDer, various sHop tools

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_tessera (n.) a small BloCk of stone, tile, glass, or otHer material useD in tHe ConstruCtion of a mosaiC.

_tessera Has Been DesigneD to Be effiCient for tHe user anD in its oWn ConstruCtion. it is meant not only to Be ConfigureD like a mosaiC, But to Be reConfigureD. tHere are tHree Components to tHis unit; tHe taBle surfaCe, its storage, anD its legs.

Beginning WitH tHe taBle surfaCe, We sHapeD it to maximize its ConfiguraBility Creating flexiBle arrangements to evolve WitH tHe CHanging neeDs of tHe user. _tessera Can Be reConfigureD into inDiviDual, group, or small foCuseD group taBles DepenDing on tHeir arrangement anD users’ CirCumstanCes. moreover, eaCH unit Has storage unDerneatH tHe taBle surfaCe for smaller oBjeCts, anD eaCH leg offers Hooks for Bags or Coats as furtHer personal storage. tHese aDDitions enCourage users to Claim an inDiviDual unit as tHeir oWn WitH tHeir Belongings. if tHey tHen neeD to CollaBorate in a group setting tHen tHey Can arrange tHe requireD units to tHeir speCifiCations. its legs are Bent steel, WelDeD togetHer to elevate anD support tHe surfaCe anD storage like a gem in a plaCe setting. tHe legs are slenDer to DraW your eye toWarDs tHe otHer Components in tHe unit.

_tessera is meant to Be an intuitive Work surfaCe WitH storage to simplify tHe user’s experienCe. tHe tHree Components are assemBleD to Create an innovative Work Desk/taBle for users.

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sketCHes

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perspeCtive journeypuBlisHeD in :

renDoW yee, arCHiteCtural DraWing: a visual CompenDium of types anD metHoDs, 4tH eD. (HoBoken: joHn Wiley & sons, inC., 2012), 503.

tHese DraWings Were part of an exerCise CalleD tHe perspeCtive journey. tHe exerCise taugHt us HoW to DraW 1 anD 2-point perspeCtives anD HoW to CalCulate sHaDoWs.

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Garabit ViaductCentral Massif, France

Designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

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