Chris Roybal Architecture Portfolio

CHRIS ROYBAL Architecture Portfolio

Areas of Interest

Art Galleries, Museums,and Cultural Centers

Transportation

Convention Centers

Education

Residential

Urban Planning

Mixed Use

Program Knowledge

Christopher Roybal 4100 West 24th Place Lawrence, Kansas 66047 Phone: (303) 718-6772 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education

University of Colorado at Boulder August 2011 — May 2015

Bachelor of Environmental Design

3.49 Cumulative GPA

Coursework in: Environmental Design Theory, Design and Communication, Environmental Design Methods,

Research Issues in Design and Planning, Issues in Planning History, Site Planning, History of Landscape

Architecture, History and Theory of Architecture, Building Materials and Systems, Environmental Systems for

Buildings, Architectural Structures

University of Kansas July 2015 — Present

Master of Architecture Candidate—Expected graduation Spring 2017

3.76 Cumulative GPA

Honors: Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Symposium: Water Charette Design contest

winner

Coursework in: Sustainable Practice, Integrated Systems, Programming and Pre-design Issues, Global

History, Ethics and Leadership, Sustainable Urbanism

Experience

186 Lighting Design Group June 2014 — August 2014

Summer employee of a small lighting design firm who specializes in high-end lighting designs for the

Colorado area plus more.

Tasked to complied previous details into one library for reference for future projects. This library would

streamline the process of finding details as well as eliminating the need to redraw details from scratch.

Another task was to compile the lighting schedule to eliminate any duplicate information as well as

remove any information that was out-of-date.

Boulder Bookstore May 2013 — May 2015

Participated in organized team effort in running and operating a local bookstore.

Worked with fellow employees to ensure customer satisfaction and found ways to improve the efficiency

of the workplace in order to streamline the bookselling process. Duties included: stocking books,

managing different sections, customer interaction, developing business—community interaction, fostering

local business.

Skills

Christopher Shawn [email protected]


Education



3.49 Cumulative GPA







3.76 Cumulative GPA


winner



Experience













local business.

Skills



Education



3.49 Cumulative GPA







3.76 Cumulative GPA


winner



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local business.

Skills


Project: Community Complex

Piano Project

NGM House

Revision Headquaters

Film Center

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PROJECT: COMMUNITY COMPLEX

Location

Quad Community, Chicago, Illinois

Purpose

The Quad Community expressed their desires for a safer community, with enhanced economical opportunities, and for youth engagement and activities.

Result

The community complex has a variety of different activities that engage a multitude of different user groups. The three buildings are the community market, the community auditorium and workshop space, and the Youth/Business incubator.

Individual Project

Fall 2015Interior Courtyard and Reflection Pool

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Site Plan

Interior Courtyard (Southwest Entry)

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Detailed Wall Section Aerial View of Project

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UP

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The Quad Community has a very dense and impactful history, mainly founded by a black migration to the city. The current neighborhood sees a lack of funding in schools and activities for the youth, a decline in safe neighborhoods, and a lackluster employment standard.

The design is an attempt to bring the community together in a single space that everyone can use. The community market space (north) is a permanent home for the current outdoor market. The communal space (west) offers workshop and discussion space.

The youth and business center (east) offers a place for the youth to interact with each other in a safe and productive space, as well as gives local start-ups an affordable space.

First Floor Second Floor Third Floor

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45th St Business IncubatorEducation Space

Entertainment Space Outdoor Community MarketIndoor Community

Market Parking Lot 44th St

S Cottage Grove Ave

Education SpaceEntertainment Space

Business IncubatorInterior Courtyard Communal Building

Bio-Swale Parking Lot S Evans Ave

The construction materials are pre-cast concrete insulated panels and a grid system of 50ft x 50ft bays for the structural columns. The exterior of the building will be polished concrete and a system of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fabric built in a triangluar shape. The PTFE fabic breaks up the size and the shape of the building. Depending on the orientation of the facade there would be more or less fabric based on the amount of solar gain (more fabric on southern walls and less fabric on northern walls)

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45th St Business IncubatorEducation Space

Entertainment Space Outdoor Community MarketIndoor Community

Market Parking Lot 44th St

S Cottage Grove Ave

Education SpaceEntertainment Space

Business IncubatorInterior Courtyard Communal Building

Bio-Swale Parking Lot S Evans Ave

East-West Section

North-South Section

Further iterations of the project would lead to a separation of the facade from some selections of the facade, in order to create smaller exterior pockets of space. This would allow for users outside of the building to have more space to socialize.

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PIANO PROJECT

Location

Boulder, Colorado

Purpose

There are many cost and design benefits of prefabricated modular units. This studio focused on the design of modular units, the creation of a kit-of-parts, and the construction of a residential building in northeast Boulder.

Result

The intial step was creating a system of shipping container units, which would serve as the modular units on the second floor. Use of the paneling system of a container allows for more durable formwork for the precast concrete walls on the first floor.

Group Project

Thomas Cooke

Fall 2014

Project Model

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S t r e a m s + C r e e k s + F l o o d P l a i n A c c e s s + T r a n s p o r t a t i o n

US.36Denver

19th Street

Yarmouth Aveinue

US 36

Route 93

Downtown Denver: 41 MinutesDowntown Boulder:10 MinutesEstes Park: 40 Minutes Nearest Grocery Store: 2 Minutes

Violet Aveinue

Average Drive Times

B u i l d i n g F o o t P r i n t M a j o r R o a d w a y s

S t r e a m s + C r e e k s F l o o d P l a i n F l o o d P l a i n Z o n i n g

MH: Moble Home

P: Public

RL-2: Residential Low 2

RE: Residential Estate

RL-1: Residential Low 1Highest Density Moderate Density Lower De nsity Lowest Density Crestview Elementry Fire Station

RR-1: Residential Rural 1

RM-2: Residential Medium 2

RMX-2:

D e m o g r a p h i c s

City and Neighborhood Information

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STUDIO ENTRY B

LIVING

DINING

KITCHENGUESTBDRM

First Floor

Raising the building up several feet takes it out of the floodplain that the site sits within.

The angular aspect of the second floor demarcates entry to the building, both the front door and the rear entrance to the courtyard.

The western side of the courtyard is left open for easy access to the pocket park as well as views to the Flatirons and the Rocky Mountains.

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West Elevation

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The formal morphology of the building starts with 40ft and 20ft long shipping container forms. These forms are shifted around, with the concrete forms on the first floor.

These forms create an interior sunken courtyard and are penetrated to allow access through the forms. The two metal shipping containers are then placed on top.

Once the form and construction of the building is complete a facade of operable PTFE panels are installed to help mitigate the solar heat gains of the building.

Building Morphology Diagrams

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NGM House

Location

Lawrence, Kansas

Purpose

Buildings are not and should not be designed with the idea that they will only be used with one family and in only one way. This studio asked for different life-cycle scenarios for a residential house and the 1-, 5-, and 10-year plans

Result

This residential project utilizes shipping containers as its main structural and modular system. The building is designed in such a way the the future holds many different possibilities of change.

Group Project

Lateisha LeeXuewei Gao

Summer 2015

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Corrugated metal roof screwed @ 36” on bottom well

1/4” Rubber roofing membrane

5/8” OBS sheathing attached through insulation w/ metal tie

8” Polyisocyanurate (foil-faced two sides) insulation R-56

3/16” Corrugated metal plating (shipping container exterior)

Spray polyurethane foam insulation Max R-30, Min R-18

5/8” Gypsum wall board, finished with white latex semi-gloss paint attached to Vapor retarder attached to 3/16” Steel Plating (shipping container interior) (attached left)2” x 4” Façade shading element attached w/ 1” L-Shaped metal corner bracket screwed to 2” x 4” façade structure screwed to 3 1/2” L-Shaped metal corner bracket welded to Shipping container exterior

2 1/2” Steel C-channel beam

Detail A1” = 1’ - 0”

This design was intended to be a two part concept. The first part was the initial one through five years where the original owner is living within the house. The second part was the next block of time where the life-cycle of the building is altered to fit a new situation. The residence needed to be flexible enough to allow renovation or expansion.

The original owners for thie design is a newlywed couple who are expecting a child. They live in a modular home what utilizes shipping containers as its core system. The spaces within this residence are tailored for the specific habits of each individual. The second scenario is an additional relative who moves into the house and therefore there needs to be an additional space built for this person.

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Section A

First Floor2' - 0"

Second Floor13' - 5"

3/32” = 1’ - 0”

West Elevation

First Floor2' - 0"

Second Floor13' - 5"

3/32” = 1’ - 0”

Shipping Container Shipping Container (x7)

Separation Expansion

Rotation Lifted

Expansion Expansion

Vertical Addition Lifted

Built Addition Lifted

Haskell Ave

Massachusetts St

13th St

14th St

Jayhawk Blvd

15th St

Burroughs Creek

Building Morphology Diagrams

Site Location and Marvin Hall (University of Kansas)

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UPDN

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First Floor Plan3/32” = 1’ - 0”

Cherry or Crabapple Trees

Back yard

Brick pavers

Concrete pad and Carport

Patio decking

Private garden

Public garden

Front yard

Brick pavers

Sunscreen/fence

Site Plan3/32” = 1’ - 0”

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UPDN

The second phase of the life cycle is the additional family member who joins the residence. This additional family member takes over the original master bedroom, due to the addition of a second floor bedroom. This second master bedroom connects to an extended hallway that leads to the artist studio on the second floor.

This project has the possibility to further change and alter its system to allow for the owners to add or subtract based on their required needs.

Life-Cycle Scenario

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Revision Headquaters

Location

Westwood neighborhood, Denver, Colorado

Purpose

Revision is a local non-profit organization that teaches community members on backyard gardens. Revision has plans on the expansion of their headquarters to allow for a permanent grocery store and offices.

Result

The combination of grocery store and offices grew with the addition of a professional kitchen and greenhouse for education of correct food practices.

Group Project

Lauren StewartKelly Torsney

Spring 2014Westwood Neighborhood Model

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Grocery Store

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The Westwood neighborhood in Denver is considered a food desert and Revision is a local organization that helps try to localize food production. Their main goal is to teach community members about the benefits of growing their own food. However, Revision is looking to expand their operations into a new space that has room for a grocery store for local foods, a kitchen that can educate the community about healthy food preparations, enough office space for further expansion, and a greenhouse for education and supplementation for the grocery store.

Grocery Store

First Floor

East-West Section

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Grocery Store

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First Floor Second Floor

East-West Section

Workshop space and Offices

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Workshop space and Offices

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Community Center

Location

Boulder, Colorado

Purpose

Most studio classes were taught that “form follows function,” yet this studio emphasized that this saying might not apply to every building type.

Result

Drawing from 3D modern art sculptures, students designed buildings using the idea that “function follows form.” This building is a community center that focuses around film’s history, production, and viewing.

Individual Project

Spring 2015

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Project Model

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FRONT DESK

LOBBY

GALLERY

MEN

WOMEN

ENTRANCE

FIRE ESCAPE

(OPEN TO BELOW)

EXHIBITION HALL

OFFICES

FIRE ESCAPE

CAFE SEATING

FIRE ESCAPE

BAR RELAXATION AREA

This form started from a “Frank Gehry” styled model, a folded sheet of manila envelope. The abstract form allowed for an interesting play of space within the building. Transforming a sheet of paper into a habitable space was a challenging endeavor and made for an interesting project. The goal was to create a community center that was situated near the base of the Rocky Mountains.

The concept was to design a film center where users could go and learn about the making of films, the history of the film industry, and also partake in viewing new or old movies. Each floor is dedicated to a different focus and the progression through the space is developed around education. The southeast portion of the building is an exterior viewing space to watch different films.

The first floor of this cultural center is the history of the film industry, with different production techniques and film props.The second floor is the exhibition space that displays current filming techniques and the different methods of producing movies in the current era.The third floor is the cafe, dining space, and lounge, all of which have views to the Boulder Valley.

First Floor Second Floor Third Floor

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East-West Section

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North-South Section

THANK YOU [email protected]

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Chris Roybal Architecture Portfolio