wes ballantyne masters of architecture portfolio

Wes Ballantyne2012 M. arch. Graduate

NAME: Wesley Aatami BallantyneADDRESS: 1280 Albion St. # 37 Denver, CO 80220PHONE: 406.459.2074EMAIL: [email protected]

C O N T E N T S

BIM_BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

INTERNSHIP WORKTRAVEL DRAWINGS

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vapor barrier

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pressure treated SIP end cap

common nails at 6” O.C.

stainless steel �ashing

gypsum board

pressure treated curb mount


tamper proof screw at 18” O.C.

weep slot

extruded aluminum perimeter frame

gypsum board

curb spacer

continuous sealant


extruded aluminum sill leg

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top of wall113’-6”

bottom of window105’-0”


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outer glass pane

inner glass pane


weatherstripping

stainless drip �ashing

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drainage path

stainless cap

corrugated stainless steel sheathing

2”x4” pressure treated rail


2” air spaceweep holes (SIP)

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backer rod

spacer


pressure treated subsill

6” rigid foam insulation

vapor barrier

7/16” OSB

7/16” OSB


gypsum board

dry cap gasket seal


air seal


window stool plate

polyethylene lap

continuous sealant

thermal break

wall section

A5.2

H2AHumanTwoArchitecture

2.4.2010

Rachel AndersonWes Ballantyne

May 4, 2010

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UNDERGRADUATE WORK

Technical Drawings

Academic Work

GRADUATE WORK

Academic WorkGraduate Studio 2011-2012UnderGrad 2008 - 2011

Key words: Permeable, private, public, flexibil ity, collaboration, fi lter

The site for the art center is located one block north of the bustle of Main Street on Mendenhall

Street between Tracy and Black streets. The site transitions from busy downtown Bozeman to

a quiet residential area. I have decided to develop the south side of the site acknowledging this

side as the more travelled and leave the north side of the site for future housing development.

The architecture encourages levels of interaction, both public and private, through semi-perme-

able and non-permeable spaces. These are spaces where people come together or disperse.

Much like a fi lter, the perimeter of the site is designated for permeable, public programs respond-

ing to pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the site. The semi-permeable program on the pe-

rimeter will also aid in identifying and showcasing what goes on inside and the character of the

building. Semi-permeable spaces include the entrance and lobby space, gallery and library.

As the program shifts to the North side of the site and to the second level, the spaces become less

permeable and more private. Spaces designated for privacy include the theatre, on the West side

of the building, workshops on the north wall, and dance studios holding the East wall. The theatre

acts as a solid sculptural piece to the project. The theatre feels very thick and gives a sense of

privacy because of the concrete material that wraps the building. The workshops are loud and de-

mand proximity to delivery drop-offs via the alley; these spaces are thick walled with raw ma-

terials. Artist studios and administration spaces are placed on the second story where they share

views over the street. The second floor is open to the public with varying degrees of privacy. The

art studios will have flexible walls and are thought of as a whole space implying the importance of

sharing ideas and space. At night, the studios will be lit up and passersby will be able to under-

stand which studios are being used and observe the vague movements of dancers in the dance

studios. The theatre is placed on the opposite corner of the site as another performance program.

The theatre will be open to the public when the arts center is closed for concerts and other events.

Arts Center Bozeman, MT5 E mendenhall ST

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SECTION 1 | East - West

Interior Entry and Lobby

Beam Structure

Mechanical System

Column Structure

S T U D I O 558Arts Center Bozeman, MT

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THEATRE WALL SECTION LOBBY AND ART STUDIO WALL SECTION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN |

SECOND FLOOR PLAN ||SECTION 2 || North - South

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT || plans and sections

Studio_551

Skin Language Based On Golf Ball Trajectory and Par Designations:

Par 3_ 100 - 250 Yards (750 FT. Max)

Par 4_ 250-400 Yards (1200 FT. Max)

Par 5_ 450 - 600 Yards (1800 FT. Max.)

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Site Plan Diagram Key

Bike Path

Tee-off Point

Course Par

Course Hole Number3

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O p t i m i z i n g D e n s i t y This project developed after a realization that clean and obtainable water is a valuable commodity in the slums of Nairobi where many people don’t have the means to acquire clean water. One of the major water suckers in Nairobi is the golf course. Each of Nairobi’s five golf courses consume about 200,000 gallons of water a year. Not only do golf courses use a lot of water but they also take up a large portion of valuable land otherwise used for building development. The golf course is a hard program in that the land that is taken up by a golf course is only used for one ac-tivity and only serves a certain small percentage of the population in Nairobi. The Railway Golf Club was chosen as a site because of its location near the Central Business District and the industrial sector of Nairobi. To fully realize the Railway Golf Club land potentail, each golf hole was extruded from the golf club site and lined up around the central rail yard. Each golf green is the roof of low-income housing below. Up to five floors of housing will support each course. On the main level of each course will be community markets, restaurants, bars, clubs, and retail for the city. The individual living unit is designed to be flexible in that each shared wall will have a temporary wall section for future flexibility and utilization of the apartment buildings. The golf course is a central green space for the city of Nairobi including a bike path route which is intertwined within the city to promote a new green activity and travel decongestion. The golf club apart-ment building complex provides mass housing for low-income workers and students as well as a new golf club for the city of Nairobi.

Site S e c t i o n _03

Studio_551O p t i m i z i n g D e n s i t y

R o o f Plan_

T y p . Floor Plan_

Main Level Market and Retail

Residential levels 1-5

Golf Course Roof

4 0 0 SQ. Foot Apartment Layouts

3 0 0 SQ. Foot Apartment Layouts

E x p l o d e d Structural Diagram_

Apartment Shade S k i n _

Apartment Shade System

Golf Ball Screen

Skin Structure

Secondary Concrete Column Structure

Vertical Stair Cores

Main Concrete Pylon Structure

Tertiary Skin Structure

Elevator Cores

Site S e c t i o n _

N a i r o b i , Kenya

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Elbow HousePark Springs Ranch, New Mexico2011The Elbow House is located along a small creek which runs through the valley of Park

Springs Ranch. The ranch is located in the New Mexican desert which experiences

climate ranges from 20 degrees F in the winter to over a hundred degrees F in the

summer. To cope with the harsh climate, the house was sunk into the ground and

the ceiling heights were shortened for a feeling of closeness with the earth. At the

doorways, the ceilings are 7 feet tall, and at the opposite ends of each space the

ceilings rise to 9 feet in height. Each space opens up the occupants view to the sur-

rounding desert landscape. The residence is divided into two parts, private, which is

the building to the north, and public, which is the building to the south. The home was

divided into two spaces to achieve maximum efficiency for views along the creek and

views up and down the desert valley. The floor plan design was not only oriented in a

way to allow for different views of the creek and valley but formed to the creek hillside

topography. Linking the two spaces together is a large single SIP panel roof which

allows for an outdoor central shaded gathering space between the two programs. The

window placement may seem random from outside but, once you enter each space,

it becomes clear that the window sizes grow larger on the walls facing the creek.

The language of the windows is derived from the local Native American architecture.

Arch 522 Pre-Fab in the Desert

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Floor Plan

Section 1 SIP panel wall and roof construction

Section 2 Rammed earthwall and roof connection

//Rome Summer 2010

Hand Drawn Project by Tim Lee and Wes Ballantyne07

A Center for the Gismondi Model of RomeThe studio project was to design a pavilion to hold the Gismondi Model of Rome. The model is a 1:250 scale of Rome during the reign of Constantine. The purpose of the project is to give the Gismondi Model a permanent setting inside the ancient city for easier access to viewers. Our concept was derived from a ma-trix of views taken from the site linking to important historical structures surrounding the site. We decided on important axis to define the shape of the building and landscape. The main axis is the North-South wall which extends through the pavilion to the landscape. These axis define the openings to view the neighboring Colosseum and the Roman Forum. We lined up the Gismondi Model with true North so that a visitor may stand anywhere in the pavilion and look down at the model and then look up and see the context with which you stand in Rome.

//Rome Summer 2010A Center for the Gismondi Model of Rome

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ORVIETORIOMAGGIOREPERUGIACORCIANOROME

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YR 4The design began with a program decision of a music hall and short stay apartments. The restricted site is located on Wallace and Cottonwood street in the industrial area of Bozeman, MT. In music there is a form of musical progression called counterpoint where one or several notes are played against each other. These notes sound differ-ent and move independantly from each other but when they are played together they produce a harmony. The composer Bach was famous for this type of progression. After dissecting a section of Bach’s score from Fugue no. 17, I developed several Parti’s. The Parti’s, view opportunities, and site restrictions led to the final footprint of the building. The concept of musical notes shows through in the skin and window placement in the two buildings. The wall of the performing hall is cladded of wood much like an orchestral instrument. The short stay apartments are offset in sec-tion to allow great views of the bridger mountains and surrounding bozeman area.

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East Main Entrance

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South Entrance View East View West View

Butte has a rich history which began with one of the largest copper mines in the world and because of its history; Butte has a very unique community. Butte’s community has had to adapt to each change throughout the past. The current city of Butte only exists because of the community’s ability to exchange goods and services within the different cultures that reside in Butte. This design focuses on the identity of Butte in the past and the current identity of Butte. The key word of this project is adaptation. Butte has adapted from its rich mining past to almost becoming a ghost town, and now to a current period of growth. Butte has shifted from its dependence on mining to small businesses and arts. People are moving into historical uptown Butte and Butte is growing once again. This project will generate exchange through differences in ma-teriality and space. The building shape and placement on the site is derived from a matrix of the surrounding proof of mining around Butte such as the headframes and the Berkely Pitt. This element which is evident in every building space signifies Butte’s growth and adaptation and shows the overall idea that Butte’s future embraces its past.

A Growing PlaceBUTTE, MT

18West View 14East Section South Market Place Section Community Center Section

Main Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan of Community Center Roof Plan

Community Center

Market Place

OfficesParking

Metal and GlassStructure

A Growing PlaceBUTTE, MT

EXITMontana State UniversityBIM Model

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Building Plan

A1.2

Code Analysis

Chapter 3: use group = 3 (reference section 304.1)

Chapter 5: construction type = Type V - B (table 503)

separation = None (table 508.3.5)

Chapter 6: building element rating = None (table 601)

�re separation distance = >30’ (no rating) (table 602)

Chapter 10: occupant load = 100 sq. ft. per person : 2000 sq.ft. = 20 people = 10 male + 10 female (table 1004.1.1)

egress width = 20 x 0.2 = 4” (table 1005.1)

2 exits required (table 1015.2.1)

Chapter 29: toilet �xtures = 1 male W/C + lavatory 1 female W/C + lavatory 1 drinking fountain 1 service sink

(table 2902.1)

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symbol legend

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wall types

structural insulated panels (SIP) with vertical corregated steel clading

structural insulated panels (SIP) Cor-ten clading

wood frame wall with batt insulation and gypsum board

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A1.0 plan series A1.1 site plan A1.2 �oor plan and life safetyA2.0 elevation series A2.1 exterior elevations (south & east) A2.2 exterior elevations (north & west)A3.0 section series A3.1 building sectionsA5.0 wall section series A5.1 type 1 wall section A5.2 type 1 wall section with Kapilux window A5.3 type 2 wall section A5.4 type 3 wall sectionA6.0 detail series A6.1 detailsB1.0 building information models B1.1 exploded details

general notes

The program contained and represented in this design is a dual purpose art gallery the “Exit Gallery” for Montana State University. Space is provided for a large main gallery suplimented by a smaller gallery speci�cally designed for UV - sensitive artwork as well as the untilitarian spaces which include o�ces, restrooms, and storage space. This program was alotted 2,000 square feet to the east of Romney Gym on Grant Street. Furthermore, the design required a compliance with the goals of the 2030 energy challenge.

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GALLERY

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TOP OF WALL111.4' - 0"

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Building Sections

A3.1

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polyethylene lap

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vertical corrugated stainless steel

vapor barrier

7/16” OSBrigid foam insulation

7/16” OSBgypsum board


hole for electiral wires

hole for electrical wires

dual outlet electrical platescrew

electrical wiresanchor bolt


pressure treated sill platestainless steel �ashing

sill adhesive

concrete slab on grade

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15 Fifth Street SouthGreat Falls, Montana 59401

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Sliding conference room door. Metal sign was CNC routed at a nearby shop. Cutouts in the oth-er metal panel eventually are filled with a piece of fused glass. Door was later hung mounted with rollers on the top and wheels on the bottom.

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