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Designed:Spring of Junior Year, 2015

Instructor : Ryan Bal l

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I l lustrator | RhinocerosMil led Foam | Museum Board

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Top - Study Section ModelsRight - Detail Shot of Final Model

Far Right - Floor Plans

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01.1During this project, I was given the client Annie Leibovitz, who is a photographer. While designing, we were to address the client’s program, sunlight, views in and out of the site, and parking.Annie ‘asked’ for five bedrooms to accommodate herself, her three children, and a guest. She also asked for a studio space , a gallery, as well as an area to entertain guest.

The key concept of my house was the idea of dual courtyards that almost collide in the middle of space. However, they don’t which creates an dynamic inside/outside space in the middle.

1/8” = 1’-0” | FIRST FLOOR 1/8” = 1’-0” | SECONDFLOOR 1/8” = 1’-0” | THIRD FLOOR

1/8” = 1’-0” | WEST SECTION

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01.2Another concept I played with was an opaque exterior vs. a transparent interior. I believe the ‘opaque’ exterior was achieved by blocking views in from the outside. I did this by placing screens and only allowing openings if something was to be viewed by outsiders (i.e. the gallery), The upper story have more glazing seeing that outsiders would not be able to see into those windows.

The interior was left open with minimal walls expect to separate bedrooms and bathrooms. The courtyards also add to the transparent affect by being separated by only glazing.

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Designed:Fal l of Sophomore Year, 2013

Instructor : Melanie SwickMedium for studies :

Chipboard, Foam core, BasswoodMedium for f inal :

Museum Board & Basswood

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02.The beginnings of our library design. We were to create a space to accommodate reading posture. Next we were to work with our studio partners and combine each of our reading posture spaces. This was the aggregate. Next, we were to create a new space that took precedent in our aggregate forms.

Addressing the issues of movement, rest, and book storage, I designed a space with a slight rotation and incorporation of long, vertical volumes that one would maneuver around.

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Designed:Fal l of Sophomore Year, 2013

Instructor : Melanie Swick Medium for studies :

Chipboard, Foam core, BasswoodMedium for f inal :

Museum Board, Basswood, Mesh

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03.1The Clifton Community Center. As a semester long project, we were asked to propose a library for a local community. The design was to be site specific.

During the beginning stages, we focused on the idea of promenade or sequence of movement. My idea involved movement around a central atrium. Multiple spaces branched off the atrium creating gathering areas, as well as private niches.

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03.2The site of the community center site takes place off of Ludlow Avenue in Cincinnati OH. It is squished between Ludlow and Hosea. Since these two streets are not parallel, the site has an irregular shape.

I chose to let the site determine the basic shape of the library. I created a diamond-like grid driven from lines from the south and north edges of the site. All walls followed either axes of the grid. Through many iterations of physical models, diagrams, and digital model, I eventually decided on a final design.

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03.3Besides using the site to generate the geometry of the library. I chose to design my library in two halves separated by a tall atrium space. The difference of the halves and the atrium are noted by their geometry, as well as by material. The atrium serves as the main circulation, while the halves promote rest.

Windows are placed specifically to allow natural light, where most of the reading takes places. In places where not much light reaches, the book storage is placed for sun protection.

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Designed:Fal l of Freshman Year, 2012

Instructor : Dan ElkinMedium for studies :

Basswood Medium for f inal :

Poplar sta ined with wax

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04.Iterations were to be created in a 4” X 4” cube format, made strictly from lines, planes, and a combination of both. From then, we took our understanding from lines and planes and explored the realm of volume. In addition to volume, we were given the challenge of balance: Our constructs were only allowed to hit ground on less than 4 square at any angle besides 90 degree angle.

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Designed and constructed:Spring of Freshman Year, 2012

Instructor : Cassidy StaverMedium for mold:

Fiberboard & MDFMedium for f inal :

Compressed wood chips

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05.A group project where the team had to explore a modular unit and the material itself. Through collaboration we concluded to a simple design, but a labor intensive material. This material is compressed wood chips, held together by a mixture of glue, flour, and water.

Since we had to create more than one unit, we created a specific mold composed of thirty pieces. The pieces were perforated in order to allow air in to let the glue cure, binding the wood chips together.

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Designed and constructed:Spring of Freshman Year, 2013

Instructor : Cassidy StaverMedium for studies :

Chipboard & Basswood Medium for f inal :

MDF & Pine

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06.In a whole studio project, seven studio sections worked to create seven spatial constructions. Our designs had to correlate with each other and address issues of promenade, view points, and site.

The key concept in our construction was an obstructive volume where people were compressed and released. The construction to our west began compression, while ours finished and released into a courtyard. The construction to our east was ten feet from us to enhance the effect.

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Internship:January 2014 - Apri l 2014

Residentia l DesignTahoe City, Cal ifornia

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07.During my four month internship with Sandbox Studio, I worked along side my co-workers to complete final sets of drawings for single-family residences and guest houses. I was tasked to help with drafting in Auto-Cad and digital modeling in Sketch Up. Occasionally, I would produce material boards for the submittals.

Shown is a set of plans that I completely re-drafted and 3D models that I assisting in producing. I would create railings, place windows, create fascia details, and adjusted other exterior components.

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Internship:August 2014 - December 2014

Commercia l DesignBoston, Massachusetts

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08.During my stay at Gensler Boston, the majority of my time was spent on this project,

Partner’s Healthcare (Right). I was introduced to the project at the end of DD and

was part of the team the whole way through CD documentation. It was a fast paced

project and small components of the building were still being designed through CDs.

On this project and had a wide range of responsibilities. I would draw details, model new

components in Sketch Up, touch up renders, create presentations, and go through redlines.

Below I attached a diagrammatic map that I created for a project in

its schematic phase. For the time that I worked on it, I was in charge

of creating diagrams similar to this that displayed site analysis.

Designed:Summer of Sophomore Year, 2014Instructors : Mara Marcu, Stephen

Slaughter, Ryan Bal l , Whitney Hamaker, Renee Mar t in

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09.In a five week long project, we were assigned to study a tectonic system. My focus was the folded plate, which distributes forces through a monolithic surface. The surfaces when containing folds, act like a section of a beam; thus strength depends on the span and the depth of individual folds.

I have experimented with a pattern of hexagons for my adaptation of the system. I used various methods to explore my system which include paper folding, CNC milling, 3D printing, fabric stretching, vacuum forming, weaving, and casting.

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Designed:Summer of Sophomore Year, 2014

Instructor : Mara Marcu

Medium for f inal :3D Print | Routed 12 lb. Foam

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10.1This project took precedent in a five-week long study of a tectonic system. My chosen system was the folded plate in the configuration of hexagons. This, along with the site, gave me the form of my building.

The site is a clearing situated in a park in Mt. Airy and is relatively untouched. It contains a large open pasture and a long, tight clearing weening towards the north. Right where the site begins to become tighter is where the site begins to curve. I became intrigued with this aspect.

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10.2This is a part-time education center that would typically host students at higher levels. The purpose of this space is to have a crash-course taught at the campus by well-known figure in a particular field. The tutors and students would be required to stay on the campus for however long the program lasted.

Therefore, the spaces were divided into the Tudor Hall (SE), Student Hall (NE), and the Meeting Hall (W). Paths were created to connect the 3 halls, and serve as a secondary program of walking/running paths.

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10.3We were urged to misbehave our tectonic system. Typically, the folded plate system works with a uniform rhythm. I did not want that. I wanted the form of my building to be more fluid and conform to the site. At first I created a matted condition of the basic configuration of hexagonal folded plate system and placed it into my site. Next I stretched, elongated, and skewed points in the configuration to create my desired site-specific shape.

After that, I wanted to address how to have the folds become walls. Using the same commands as above, I moved the points of a few outside folds in the z-axis to meet the ground.

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10.4I am a firm believer that nature helps knowledge and creativity. Therefore, I did not want a visual barrier from the interior to the exterior. Instead of using opaque walls to separate space, I decided a translucent material will better serve my idea.

I wanted the interior space to be dependent on the surroundings on the outside. These rendering below try to depict how the building will appear in the seasons of Autumn and Winter.

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10.5The whole site model is approximately 2 ft by 1.5 ft. Instead of just showing the topography of the site, I chose to mill my proposed topography changes. This includes a sunken building footprint as well as sunken paths. The building is only recessed at most 3 ft to make it appear nestled in the site.

The building’s structure (i.e. the roof) was 3D printed using ABS natural white plastic. The wall are printed in a translucent/clear ABS filament.

ContaCtkruerjl@mail.uc.edu

859.547.784417 Cedar point

Cold spring, Ky 41076portfolio:

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EduCationUniversity of Cincinnati - dAAp school of Architecture and interior designbachelor of science in Architecture Cincinnati, OHClass of 2016dean’s ListgpA 3.62

SkillSrhinoceros 5, sketchup 2014, Autodesk revit 2014, AutoCad 2015, Layout 2014, photoshop, illustrator, indesign, Vray for rhino, grasshopper, Microsoft Office

ExpEriEnCESGenslerboston, mAAugust 2014 - december 2014Architectural internAssisted with bim modeling, 3d modeling, CAd drawings, and presentationsSandbox StudioTahoe City, CAJanuary 2014 - may 2014Architectural internAssisted with CAd drawings and 3d modeling

Newport Central Catholic High School - newport, KyClass of 2012First HonorsClass rank 9/106gpA 5.09 (weighted)

aWardSgold Key in sculpture for regional scholastic Art and writing Award - 2012scholastic excellence Award - 2012Team Captain Track and Cross Country - 2012The “Art Award” - High school senior Class - 2012work ethic diploma - 2012Kentucky’s governor school for the Arts Alternate - 2011runner up - Voice of democracy district essay Competition - 2011exemplary Attendance - 2008-2012