D I A N A K R O G M E I E R

I am an art ist ic and creative person and I have always found myself drawn to architecture. I bel ieve that bui ldings can and should bring joy to their occupants by the interaction of l ight and shadow, material i ty and textures. I began as a painter, creat ing dramatical ly l i t scenes. As an architect, I have a simi lar focus and see architecture as a natural extension of my paint ings.

My experience in histor ic preservat ion has helped me to see the beauty in the unique character of each place. I bel ieve that modern bui ldings should be bui l t with the level of attent ion to detai l that makes histor ic bui ldings so charming. I am seeking a posit ion where I wi l l be able to contr ibute to sustainable design and histor ic preservat ion.

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C U B E H O U S EThe CUBE HOUSE was a pro ject for Intermdiate Revi t . The constra int of th is pro ject was to design a house that was a 30 x 30 cube. The roof was to be have a roof deck for enterta inment and the house needed to have at least two bedrooms and two bathrooms. I began the design with by drawing a square f loor p lan. I p lanned the master bedroom on the f i rst f loor a long with a bathroom. The f ront ha l f would have a k i tchen and l iv ing space. In order to separate the pr ivate sect ion of the home f rom the publ ic port ion, I sh i f ted the back sect ion of the square. A th ick wal l would surround the pr ivate port ion whi le the publ ic part of the house was fu l l of widows the overhang of the second f loor prov ided shade to keep the house cool . The entry way and c i rcu lat ion into the house and up to the roof deck was pushed through the house and cut perpendicular ly through the or ig ina l sh i f t .

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To the right are diagrams of the floor plan concept. The drawing above was done very early on when I was trying to decide how a cube house might work and how the shifting floor plan would be translated in three dimensions.

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South Elevation West Elevation

Class: Intermediate Revit Term: Fall 2013 Instructor: Bob Flanagan

East Elevation

I envision the CUBE HOUSE would be in a neighborhood such as the Highlands where there is a mixture of beautiful historic homes and modern houses. The image to the right shows how it might look situated on a block in the Highlands.

The elevation below shows the entry side of the house. The thick wall peels away for the public portions of the house and wraps around the bedroom sections of the upper story.

In addition to the thick masonry walls, the structure of the house is composed of a post and beam system. This structure breaks free of the interior of the home on the entry side and creates a walkway into the house.

Southeast Side

F I LT E R N ATAT O R I U M

This pro ject was undertaken dur ing Comprehensive Studio. The program was a natator ium in the RiNo Distr ict across f rom the Plat te River. This design was a partnership between Casey L indberg and I as Comp Studio requires two people to complete the pro ject at the leve l of development requested. We began by evaluat ing the s i te and decid ing on how the natator ium should be or iented. The program of the natator ium was a competit ive swimming faci l i ty where people could t ra in and compet i t ions could be held. The t rans i t ion f rom ones outs ide l i fe of d ist ract ions to ones passion of compet i t ive swimming involves a change of focus . We planned a fac i l i ty that would implement an increasing focus into the archi tecture. We cal led the natator ium Filter because as one passes through the th ick concrete wal ls into the d i fferent vo lumes the focus on the compet i t ion increased.

The concept of the natatorium was to create a space that filtered one through layers of increasing levels of focus in order to prepare for competitions. The system involved a concrete wrapper and sliding volumes.

Sketch up models show the concrete wrapper, the sliding volumes, and the concrete wrapping around the volumes.

Studio: Comprehensive Studio Term: Fall 2012 Partner: Casey Lindberg Instructor: Eric Morris

The connect ions between mater ia ls in the natator ium were designed to be seamless transit ions where mechanica l fasteners were not seen f rom the inter ior of the bui ld ing. Instead, the fastening occurred within the wall system .

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A structure model was created to determine how each building area would be detailed.

The photo above was the inspiration for the beam to wall connection.

The plan and sections show the four parts of the natatorium system as well as the profile of the diving pool, practice pool, and competitive lap pool. The red circles on the plan show the details of the wall systems. The steel columns were inset with the wood frames for the windows.

The first image is a sketch early in the planning stage of four volumes and the exterior space created by the volumes sliding past one another. The second and third images are the model at midterm.

The slice model is a detailed section showing the wall details and connections as well as materiality. This section shows the office/entry area, locker rooms, relaxation area including a spa, and practice pool section. To the left is a Revit rendering. trellis overhead.

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The two images above are the slice model. The first image shows the diving pool section and the second image shows the corten facade.

The f inal section model below shows each port ion of the natator ium beginning with the entry area where swimmers and spectators are greeted at the f ront desk. This area a lso houses conference rooms and off ices , the locker rooms, rest rooms , and a ut i l i ty area. This is a p lace where meet ings are held and swimmers begin the i r t rans i t ion into a compet i t ive mind set . The second port ion of the bui ld ing is a p lace for re laxat ion. The dry saunas are located here a long with a hot tub for therapy. There is a cafe area and seat ing for downt ime between compet i t ions and for spectators. A pract ice pool sect ion fo l lows. In th is area of the fac i l i ty, a large practice pool is located a long with a dry diving room . There is access to a large pat io f rom th is area as wel l . F ina l ly, the compet i t ion port ion is housed in the fourth sect ion of the natator ium. There is a diving pool a long with a large lap pool . Th is is the area where compet i t ions are held and seat ing for spectators is located.

The large render ing on the next page shows the compet i t ive d iv ing pool . The g lass wal l is des igned to be transparent during non-competit ive events and open swim, but shaded during competit ions as shown to the r ight .

SLOPE HOUSEThis lot is located near Genessee, Colorado and is an extremely large s i te, punctuated by t rees and def ined by an intense slope . In contrast to th is snowy locat ion, I had recent ly returned f rom Puerta Val lar ta Mexico to survey th is mounta inous locat ion. A l though there are obvious d i fferences between Puerta Val lar ta and Genessee, I couldnt he lp but imagine how the use of the s lope of the Genessee s i te down to the r iver was s imi lar to the s lope of the Mexican coast down to the Paci f ic . I was fascinated by the v iew at the top of the s lope. The only ev idence of the sprawl ing mansions that descended the c l i f f was a garage entrance or a gate. From the road, one couldnt see the house at a l l . I thought th is was a wonderfu l combinat ion of pr ivacy and intr igue. Upon enter ing th is space, one would be shocked by the arr iva l into the house that was so successfu l ly concealed f rom v iew. The concept of th is house was based on the idea of enclosure verses exposure, and densi ty verses d i ffus ion. Therefore, th is idea of concealment and eventual revelation seemed appropr iate. I began with the idea of an entrance and how a v is i tor would arr ive at the locat ion. Next, I p lanned the spaces f rom a sect ional perspect ive where the house and landscape fo lded down the s lope so that f rom the open space, one could look back and see the unfo ld ing of the sur faces down the mounta in.

Site diagrams explored ideas of exposure/enclosure, dense/diffuse, and rough/smooth. Collages were created using photos and found materials from the site.

The top elevation shows the house as it appears from the road. The lower drawing shows the house in sec-tion.

The top drawing is the house as it appears in elevation. The lower section shows how folding planes create a foundation.

This pro ject is a ser ies of houses based on the concept three d ispar i t ies density/diffusion, rough/smooth , and enclosure/exposure . The program of each house was the same: a home with a studio and off ice . The l iv ing space was set apart f rom the work ing space with an exter ior pav i l ion as a t rans i t ion space.

Studio: Studio II Term: Spring 211 Instructor: Wilson Day

Shown above are conceptual models called 3 x 3s. This was the exercise to begin designing the houses. From left to right, the sets of models explore envelope, volume, and structure in increasing levels of density.

The slope house was designed around a program that incorporated l iv ing space and work space separated by an outside pavi l ion that could serve as a garden with terraces running down the side by the massive outdoor stairs. Occupants would f ind themselves in varying degrees of enclosed outdoor places. The folding down the slope is mirrored with the surface of the house which is composed of folding planes continuous either vert ical ly or horizontal ly but not both.

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I was inspi red by the square shape of the lot for th is house. I t was located in a suburban area in Golden, Colorado. The north s ide faced a housing development that looked back at i t through a pr ivacy fence. The road was rather busy and a smal l park was to the east. The program was s imi lar to the s lope house in that there was a l iv ing space and a work space. Again, I chose to separate the work and the l iv ing with an outside pavi l ion space . Due to the noise of the road and pr ivacy fence, I a l lowed th is house to present an enclosed s ide to the street and open up towards landscaped outdoor area. The only reveal on the north s ide was the c i rcu lat ion zone of the sta i r case- a special moment where one could look to the north and over the pr ivacy fence through the ascent of the sta i rs.

Site diagrams explored ideas of exposure/enclosure, dense/diffuse, and rough/smooth. Collages were created using photos of the site and found materials from the site visits.

The plan of the house shows the square site and orientation of the house to the street. The top volume is the living area with a master suite above. The lower volume is the office/studio space with guest quarters above.

This diagram is a collage of site photos illustrating site conditions of noise and privacy. The envelope of the house was design with regard to this assessment.

Three different thickness of materials were used in the model. This study model illustrates the envelope with three different colors. Each color represented a different type of program needing varying degrees of privacy.

Studio: Studio II Term: Spring 2011 Instructor: Wilson Day

S Q U A R E H O U S E R E D E S I G N E DThe 3 X 3 house ser ies was a Studio 2 pro ject and though the idea of three d i fferent mater ia ls was considered, the scope of the pro ject d idnt a l low for a d iscovery of mater ia l i ty. So, dur ing an independent study, I re imagined what those mater ia ls might be and developed the spaces further. This gave me an opportuni ty to edit and f ine tune a prev ious pro ject . The main concepts of the house remained, but a greater level of detai l was needed. The f loor p lan was developed in much greater deta i l wi th a l l areas worked out to prov ide the greatest use of space. Unnecessary square footage was e l iminated. The three mater ia ls that were used were a two foot thick stone wall with an a i rspace, a s ix inch th ick stucco wal l , meta l c ladding, and a g lass curta in wal l . The mater ia ls responded to each other by breaking to avoid contact, or by passing through with the except ion of the g lass and meta l which f i l led the gaps and connected di rect ly to the stucco and stone. This created a fort ress l ike env i ronment to the busy road but a very open fee l ing towards the inter ior. A swimming pool and hot tub were prov ided in the courtyard.

Studio: Independent Study Term: Spring 2012 Instructor: Keith Loftin

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First Floor Plan

The first level floor plan and second level floor plan show the main house with its upstairs master bedroom. The guest house also has the bedroom on the second level. The parking area and courtyard are shown on the first level plan as well as the swimming pool and hot tub.

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North elevation of the Main House

West Elevation North elevation of the Guest House

East Elevation

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Section through both houses looking west Sun shelf and ventilation diagram

Section through the main house looking north Detail of ventilation system and louver

ALPINE 1050

This bui ld ing is located in a mounta in v i l lage in France wi th an e levat ion of 1050 meters. The complex was bui l t in the 1960s and hadnt been renovated s ince that t ime. The or ig ina l program of the bui ld ing was housing for summer campers, but the new owner wished to convert the space into condominium style homes. This pro ject was a renovat ion that a l lowed a complete overhaul of the facades and interior spaces . The f loors remained in p lace as wel l as the vert ica l chutes that housed pipes for p lumbing. A new entrance condi t ion was necessary to a l low entry at the second leve l . The mounta ins were to the south of the complex, so a pr imary concern for the owner was h ighl ight ing the spectacular views .

Photos provided by the building owner showing the North Elevation, Entry, and South Elevation. These facades were done in the 1960s. The entry was to be moved from the 1st level to the 2nd level by a bridge.

Studio: Studio III Term: Fall 2011 Instructor: Keith Loftin

The axonometric below focuses on the redesigned south elevation of the condo complex. The 1960s facility had to be completely renovated from the interior to the exterior to turn what had been a boarding house for a summer camp into luxury condominiums.

Liv ing spaces in France are smal l and th is complex was no except ion. The owner wanted to maximize the number of units that could be prov ided on each f loor. Therefore, prov id ing outdoor l iv ing space was crucia l to making desi rable spaces. The south e levat ion shown below i l lustrates the d iv is ions of balconies created by a wrapping concrete system as the model to the r ight shows. In addi t ion to prov id ing v iews, the south s ide prov ided sunl ight , so a t re l l is was ut i l ized to prov ide softer d iv is ions between balconies as wel l as to prov ide gardening space for apartment dwel lers. Sunlight penetrat ing the uni ts was captured and di rected deep into the uni ts by a sun shel f . Venti lat ion was prov ided with t ransom windows on the south and operable windows on the north.

ALPINE

Shown above are a floor plans for three different levels. Each apartment was carefully designed to maximize space and views.

Above are three elevations and a drawing of the balcony and trellis design.

Drawings of exterior spaces show the top trellis and side trellis of the main units. The west side was a special condition where the concrete wrapper was an independent system running from top to bottom. The right drawing shows the trellis roof of the bridge.

Early sketches focused on how to design a piece of furniture that could be converted from a bench to a display board and have a place to show a model.

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Dur ing the spr ing of 2013, the 2nd f loor of our UCD Architecture and Planning Building was undergoing renovations to convert the prev ious business school into the main f loor of the archi tecture department. RNL des igned the new space and our Advanced Studios task was to design furn i ture for the new gal lery space. Our or ig ina l idea was to design benches that could be converted to d isplay boards and have a locat ion to hold a model , but dur ing demol i t ion, we discovered that the off ice doors f rom the 2nd f loor were st i l l in good shape and were sol id core doors. So we modi f ied our designs to incorporate the recycled materials . My task was to design and coordinate the construct ion of the Display Boards .

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Sketch up models show the display board interlocked with the recycled door cube and the whole unit on casters. Construction details describe how the units are assembled .

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2 metal L brackets will be used at each miter connection to strengthen the glued edge and provide stability for the weight of the display board

Section showing connection of display board to cube

Studio: Advanced Studio Term: Spring 2013 Instructor: Barbara Ambach

The top two photos show the construction process of the display boards and matching tables. The lower three photos are the display boards completed. A Revit rendering to the right shows the display boards in the new 2nd floor space.

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R E V I T P R O J E C T S M I X E D U S E B U I L D I N GThis pro ject is a mixed use bui ld ing designed for a t r iangular lot at the corner of Curt is and Broadway in Denver. The f i rst leve l is reta i l space with apartments above. Shown below is a res ident ia l f loor p lan, Curt is E levat ion, and perspect ive f rom Broadway.

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Site photographs and the development of sketches into a tree house like artist residence and studio space.

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The f i rst week of the Aspen Studio was a pro ject wi th Harry Teague . The pro ject was a mixed use res idence and art ist studio housing uni t . Inspi rat ion came f rom severa l days of s i te drawings. I was intr igued by the t rees and wanted to p lan a community that would fee l l ike houses in the trees . The l iv ing space was planned for the f i rst f loor whi le the second leve l was a publ ic space where art ists could open retractable wal ls and inv i te in v is i tors in a street festival atmosphere.

The drawings above show the the building at various stages of development. The top left shows the studio spaces that open to the public. The drawing to the right and the three below show the sketches of the tree house idea.

Photographs of the site, early inspiration from surrounding nature, and site analysis diagrams provided inspiration for a development that focused on the enjoyment of outdoor park space.

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The second week of the Aspen Studio was a pro ject wi th Glenn Rappaport . The program was a mixed purpose development surrounding a lake in Basalt . The v iews of the lake were wonderfu l and I wanted to create a neighborhood for people wi th an appreciat ion of outdoor space. Si te analys is d iagrams revealed the importance of let t ing the outdoor space shape the bui ld ings. I wanted to create a development that encouraged people to leave the i r homes and enjoy the park-l ike atmosphere.

The site plan was inspired by the site analysis diagrams. These spaces were designed to allow maximum circulation and views through the mixed use buildings.

A S P E N S T U D I OThe last week of the Aspen Studio was spent work ing with Will is Pember. The pro ject was a t iny l ive/work studio . The locat ion was a sett ing on the Roaring Fork River . S i te assessments revealed an area deeply affected by the natura l env i ronment. The sun f i l tered through the t rees creat ing beaut i fu l shadows and the r iver carved the bank in a very dramat ic way. I thought that an art ist work ing with in the forest would be constant ly aware of the power of the natura l surroundings and so the house should be a response to the environment.

I wanted the house to fee l l ike i t was being shaped by the force of the water and to a l low l ight to f i l ter through openings in the same way that the t rees do. I shaped the house as i f i t were twisting s l ight ly f rom the forces. The c i rcu lat ion through the spaces fo l lowed the same mot ion.

L I F E D R AW I N G

I have a lways loved l i fe drawing and the energy i t br ings to my work due to the use of thick soft charcoal and rough newsprint paper . Each of these drawings was done with var ious short t ime l imi ts and th is forced me to work fast and to stop before I fe l t complete ly f in ished. However, the l imi ted t ime is what I en joy most about l i fe drawing as i t resul ts in looser l ines and more dynamic f in ished pieces.

I approach both l i fe drawing and archi tecture in a sculptura l way. When I am in the design process, spending some t ime l i fe drawing g ives me new ideas and forces me to focus on how people use space.

L I F E D R AW I N G

Life drawings done in Aspen during Scott Lindenaus studio.

PA I N T I N G S

My undergraduate degree is in art and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of my c lasses. I had the opportuni ty to take sculpture, col lage and assemblage, a luminum and bronze cast ing, ceramics, drawing, and my favor i te- paint ing. I have found that what I love about art- l ight and shadow and the mater ia l i ty of each medium easi ly t rans lates to archi tecture. I have a heightened awareness of the importance of material i ty . As a art ist , I set stages for human interact ion with in the boundary of a canvas. Bui ld ings are for people. They are the stages where our l ives unfo ld and creat ing del ight fu l spaces is my goal .

THANK YOU

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