JOSH LEVINArchitecture Portfolio

Table of Contents

1. The Pinnacle Hotel University of Illinois, Senior Design Studio, Professor Chasco, Fall 2015

2. Lincoln Park Community Library University of Illinois, Junior Design Studio, Professor Smearman, Spring 2015

3. Manifestation Dance Theater University of Illinois, Junior Design Studio, Professor Smearman, Fall 2014

4. House on a Hill

University of Illinois, Sophomore Design Studio, Professor Hamlin, Spring 2014

5. Dorm Building

Summer Project

6. Townhome

Summer Project

7. Related Works

-Travel and Photography - England, France, Monaco; Summer 2012 Israel; Winter 2014

-Graphic Design - University of Illinois Club Lacrosse Team

The Pinnacle HotelChampaign, Illinois University of Illinois, Senior Design Studio, Professor David Chasco, Fall

Located on Green Street in the

heart of the University of Illinois’

Campustown, the Pinnacle Hotel

defines luxury. Standing at 22 Floors

(397’), the hotel is Champaign’s

tallest building. It features a prime

steakhouse as well as a comedy

club/bar, which is located on the

top two floors providing engaging

views of Champagin and its

surroundings. Each guest floor

consists of two grandeur suites with

a penthouse suite occupying the

20th floor. The lobby includes a

double height winter-garden, which

blends Scott Park and Boneyard

Creek with Green Street.

The most public spaces act as the peak of the mountain

Redevelopment Highly Developed University

The Pinnacle HotelChampaign, Illinois University of Illinois, Senior Design Studio, Professor David Chasco, Fall

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The Pinnacle HotelChampaign, Illinois University of Illinois, Senior Design Studio, Professor David Chasco, Fall

Typical Guest Floor Plan

The Pinnacle HotelChampaign, Illinois University of Illinois, Senior Design Studio, Professor David Chasco, Fall

SCALE: 1/16” = 1’-0”0’ 5’ 10’ 20’

SECTION A-AEAST ELEVATION

Lincoln Park Community Library Lincoln Park, Illinois University of Illinois, Junior Design Studio, Professor Michelle Smearman, Spring 2015

Lincoln Park Community Library

is a 30,000 Square Foot Library

at the crossroads of Lincoln

Park and Old Town in Chicago.

The library defines a modern

library as a community space

where patrons can share

knowledge, interact, and

connect with each other.

Lincoln Park Community Library Lincoln Park, Illinois University of Illinois, Junior Design Studio, Professor Michelle Smearman, Spring 2015

Manifestation Dance TheaterOakwood, Illinois University of Illinois, Junior Design Studio, Professor David Emmons, Fall 2014

Manifestation Dance

Theater is an all concrete

building, embedded in a

sloping site. The project is a

manifest to the brutal

history of the site where

a strip mine once existed.

The building is entered

through a long, dark tunnel.

Manifestation Dance TheaterOakwood, Illinois University of Illinois, Junior Design Studio, Professor David Emmons, Fall 2014

House on a HillChampaign, Illinois University of Illinois, Sophomore Design Studio, Professor Lawrence Hamlin, Spring 2014

This project is a small,

single family home on a hill.

The home was designed to

allow maximum day-lighting

on the Northern exposure

while keeping the upstairs

more private.

House on a HillChampaign, Illinois University of Illinois, Sophomore Design Studio, Professor Lawrence Hamlin, Spring 2014

This project is a dorm

building at the Ohio State

University. The goal was to

provide the students with a

multi-functional dorm building

with comfortable living

spaces.

Dorm BuildingColumbus, Ohio Summer Project

This project is a three unit townhome in Annapolis,

MD. The design provides sufficient daylighting to

each unit through orientation of windows and the

extrusion on the roof of the middle unit.

TownhomeAnnapolis, MD Summer Project

Travel and PhotographyEngland, France, and Monaco, Summer 2012

Travel and PhotographyEngland, France, and Monaco, Summer 2012 + Israel, Winter 2014

Graphic DesignUniversity of Illinois Club Lacrosse Team, Photoshop

Graphic DesignUniversity of Illinois Club Lacrosse Team, Photoshop

* DENOTES AWAY GAME

BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY*2/20

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO*2/20

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY*3/12

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY*3/13

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA*3/21

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY*3/22

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSTY3/31

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA4/2

MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OH)4/3

INDIANA UNIVERSITY*4/9

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY*4/15

PURDUE UNIVERSITY4/24