Corey Kingston Portfolio 2013

ARCHITECTURE+DESIGNSELECTED WORK2013

COREY KINGSTON

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COREY KINGSTON

website: www.coreykingston.com

email: [email protected]

phone: 520.991.3975

address: 318 10th ave E. apt B9 Seattle, WA, 98102

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CONTENT

Resume 4

Professional Work 6

Thesis 14

Theater Campus 26

Lattice Pavilion 32

Amager Row House 36

Children’s Library 40

Girl Scout Office 46

Merce+ Exhibit 48

A Diversion 52

Takk Book 58

WORK

James Davidson ArchitectsSeattle, WashingstonIntern ArchitectDecember 2012-presentI work as the intern in a small firm that has a breadth of project types. Due to the nature of the intimate atmosphere, I have benefitted from the direct mentoring of the principle and have been able to work in all avenues of the design process from schematic to construction administration. 5% pay increase after three months.

The University of ArizonaTucson, ArizonaTeacher’s AssistantFall 2009/Spring 2011/Fall 2011I worked as a research assistant and graderfor ARC103:Architecture + Society, and led discussion groups for exams, graded papers,quizzes, and attendance. I helped professor with organization and efficiency of course.

SoftlabNew York, New York212.481.5759Design InternJune-August 2010I aided in the design and fabrication of multiple projects for exhibition display. I prototyped the structural capacity and material integrity during the schematic design process of two projects; Chromatex.me and Protype 4a. My final project was a large scale model for an exhibition at the Elga Wimmer Gallery in Chelsea.Projects: Sukkah City 2010, NYNP Exhibit at the Center for Architecture, Prototype 4a at Elga Wimmer Gallery, CHROMAtex.me at the Bridge Gallery.

SnarkitectureBrooklyn, New York718.305.1560Design InternJune-August 2009I worked as the only architectural intern to the Principal Alex Mustonen. Tasks included physical and digital modeling, drafting for CD’s,client correspondence, material ordering and organization.Projects: Why Patterns, Legal Art, Magic City.

EDUCATION

The University of ArizonaTucson, ArizonaB ArchCollege of Architecture and Landscape Architecture2006-2012

Senior Thesis: Parque De RefugioDesign Studio (10 semesters)Construction DocumentsBuilding SystemsDesign Communications I and IIBuilding Technology III (Structures I, II, III, IV)Building Technology II (Environmental Control Systems)Building Technology I ( Materials and Methods)Site AnalysisProgramming

Danish Institute of Study AbroadCopenhagen, DenmarkArchitectureFall 2011

Parsons the New School for DesignNew York, New YorkFoundation StudiesAugust-December 2006

Catalina Foothills High SchoolTucson, Arizona2002-2006

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SKILLS

Professional and Academic Achievements• Selected for the Faculty Search Committee in

Fall 2010• Selected to be a TA for ARC103 in Fall 2009/

Spring 2011/ Fall 2011• Deans List Spring 2009• National Honor Society• President of Spanish National Honor Society

Computer

• Modeling: Rhino Autodesk Revit 2010 Autodesk Autocad 2010 Google Sketchup• Rendering: Maxwell Render Vray Render Maya Rendering• Photo & Video: iMovie Lightroom Adobe Photoshop• General: Adobe Suite Excel Microsoft Office

Fabrication• Model Making• Wood working• Welding• Sewing

TravelPeru, Costa Rica, Mexico,England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Switzer-land, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Turkey.

REFERENCES Philipp Neher [email protected] 520.624.1442Senior Project Architect/Project ManagerRick Joy ArchitectsM Arch from GSD

Alex Mustonen [email protected] 718.305.1560Principal of SnarkitectureGraduate of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union

Beth Weinstein [email protected] 520.626.6324Professor at the University of Arizona College of ArchitectureM Arch from Columbia University

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Riverbend Cottage

JAMES DAVIDSON ARCHITECTSSeattle, Washington

December 2012-CurrentArchitecture Intern

Riverbend Cottage

Riverbend CottageFirst Floor Plan

SelectedworkfromthefirmJamesDavidsonArchitects

Riverbend Cottage: Preliminary design scheme for a client. The siteis in eastern Washington and is a sinlge family residence with a green roof.

Cascadia Tower: Project was a conceptual investigation of the use of glulam timber as a structural element, as well as vertical circulation in a tapering space. Images used on the firm’s website for marketing purposes.

Roles:Riverbend Cottage: Created schematic design with Principal and then made presentation drawings for client review. Cascadia Tower: Made a 3d model of the tower in Rhino and created renderings for marketing on the website.

Programs: AutoCad, Rhino, Maxwell, 3dsMax, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.

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Cascadia Tower

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Render

First Floor Plan

Prototype 4a

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SOFTLABNew York, New York

Summer 2010Design Intern

During my time as an Intern with the firm SOFTlab I aided them in the completion and installation of three exhibits; CHROMAtex.me, Prototype 4a, and the New York New Practices at the Center for Architecture. ‘Prototype 4a’: My final project was a full scale model used to test the form and material integrity for a shade structure that was displayed in a show titled Overlap at the Elga Wimmer Gallery in Chelsea NYC in the summer of 2010. The model acted as a final project for my summer internship. I was the sole fabricator of the model, therefore all the laser cut sheets, construction, and final installation in the gallery was my responsibility.

CHROMAtex.me

Roles:Prototype 4a: Fabricator and InstallerCHROMAtex.me: Tested schematic design proposals and made structural integrity modelsNYNP: Designed panels and exhibition as well as aided in installation and organization

Programs: Maya, Rhino, Autocad, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe

Photoshop

Materials: Paper, wood, Plexiglas, mylar

Fabrication and Structural Mock-ups

Cuba House

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SNARKITECTUREBrooklyn, New York

Summer 2009Design Intern

SelectedworkfromthefirmSnarkitecture

Cuba House Model (left): Project was contracted through Snarkitecture by the artist Anthony Goicolea for his show OnceRemoved. The complete fabrication was entrusted to myself and the other intern Yadin Dickstein.

Why Patterns: Snarkitecture collaboration with the Choreographer Jonah Bokaer for his dance performance in Rotterdam titled Why Patterns. The workshop occurred in Hudson, NY and lasted for two weeks of intensive conceptual investigation.

Why Patterns

Roles:Cuba House:Fabricator and DesignerWhy Patterns: Aided in conceptual design and initial design charette. Organized and helped run workshop

Programs:Rhino, Autocad, Revit, Vray, Adobe Suite

Materials:Wood, foam, ping pong balls

Why Patterns Workshop

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Parque de Refugio

Experiential Render

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My architecture thesis Parque de Refugio began (Fall 2011) with an in-vestigation of ambiguous ground as a by-product of man’s construction upon, above, and under the earth. The writings of Martin Heidegger in his book Being in Time were used to analyze how one exists upon this ambiguous surface; specifically, in a state of unawareness, or Dasein, as coined by Heidegger. The site was in Nogales, Arizona, and the aim was to design an architectural intervention that commented upon the existing border conditions between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora. Additionially, I sought to provide a piece of architecture that knocked the user into a state of hyper awareness through the manipulation of ground and its ambiguity. The final program was a park next to the border fence that provided a place of refuge for the weary traveler through the use of paths and architectural nodes.

THESISNogales, Arizona

Fall 2011/ Spring 2012Advisors: Rick Joy Architects

Philipp Neher, Claudia Kappl, Matt Luck

Ground Conditions in Motion

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Role:Individual Project

Programs: Rhino, Autocad, Vray, Adobe Illustrator,

Adobe Photoshop, iMovie

Materials: paper, wood, model-board, chip-board, plaster, wire

Ground and Motion Diagram

Ambiguous Ground

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There are moments along the floor that disrupt the clearcirculation path through the museum. These breaks act asa fissure along the ground so that one cannot aimlessly traverse through the space, but are forced to followthe intended trajectory. This makes the user slow down and critically examine the passagethey are taking through the building. The ambiguous ground is seen in the two differentlevels; that of the floor and the chasm.

2Layered GroundThe point in the middle of the long prism circulation corridor is a prime example of ambiguous ground in the building. At this pointthe structure is cut through by a pathway, and so elements ofthe exterior are brought into the space. The differing types of groundare illuminated through the intersectionof circulation.

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The lookout over Jerusalem is a pointof climax in the transgression throughthe building. After being led throughthe space by a challenging circulationpath, and interacting with multiple levels of ambiguous ground, the visitorreaches the point of reflection. This isengineered through the high walls that frame the view over Jerusalem and manipulate the scale of the human, withthe valley below, and the toweringconcrete structure.

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Building Case Study: Yad Vashem Holocaust Musuem

Safdie ArchitectsHaZikaron, Jerusalem, Israel

2005

2Layered GroundThe point in the middle of the long prism circulation corridor is a prime example of ambiguous ground in the building. At this pointthe structure is cut through by a pathway, and so elements ofthe exterior are brought into the space. The differing types of groundare illuminated through the intersectionof circulation.

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NogalesNogales is a city of transience and disparity, which is due to its location along the US/ Mexico border. The city is divided north to south by a once figurative, but now literal fence. The city began as a trading post, and grew with the construction of the railroad, which now cuts the city from east to west. These two very physical boundaries (the border and the railroad) have created growth patterns that are contained within their perimeters, and have broken the city into different systems of growth.

BorderThe culture of transience in Nogales has been created by these borders, which have blocked the passage from north to south (border fence) , and east to west (train track). In order to cross from one side to the other, the user has to overcome a challenge, and interact with a system of inconvenience that place’s one in a state of idleness. Once the user moves beyond the border fence, they are once again able to go on with their dealings and lapse back into Dasein, but for that time of waiting, they are forced into a moment of reflection. This state of forced reflection is something that my project mimics through intentional architectural intervention.

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ProgramThe program of the project became a park that provides a place for the weary traveler, or the displaced occupant of Nogales to come and find solitude. The park is divided into two different designed elements; the path (movement) and the node (rest). The layout of the paths come from the existing street design in the surrounding city of Nogales, through a folding of their footprint. The location of the nodes come from the voids of this reflection, therefore the design of the park was guided by the physical affects of the two borders; train and fence.

Nodes:A. The Rest: Designed for the solitary user to seek solitude and have a quite place for contemplation.B. The Hearth: Provides a space for groups to gather over a meal.C. The Well: Series of fountains for drinking, bathing, or washing of clothes/food. D The Forum: Place for performance or congregation.

Master Plan

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Motion Veins Patterns of Growth

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A The Rest

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Exploded Site Axonometric

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A. Rest NodeThe Rest Node (to the east)

Plans: 1’=1/16’”

Sections: 1’=1/16”

Elevations: 1’=1/16”

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Node Elevation

Node Plan

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B. The Hearth NodesThe Hearth (in ground) The Hearth (over ground)

24 Study Models ‘Ambiguous Ground’ Series Site Studies

Final Models

Experiential Render

Mid Review Site Model Final Site Model 1/2”=1’ Detail Model of Node

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Theater Campus

Rendered Site Section

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Theater section:1’=1/4”

ARC401Tucson, Arizona

Fall 2010Bob Joyce

My design investigated the major forms of circulation surrounding the site; pedestrian and vehicular, and how those two different modes of transportation could be most effectively integrated into the campus in order to promote public use. This manifested into a series of ramps that led the pedestrian through the site. Due to the intersection of Broadway Ave. in the middle of the campus, an underpass was introduced to by-pass the obstructive and dangerous site condition. The circulation of the campus was integrated into the form of the buildings, so that the pedes-trian entering at the north end would travel through the campus, below the underpass, and find themselves in the southern site with the main theater lobby hovering over their head.



Adobe Photoshop

Materials: cardboard, Plexiglas, mylar, basswood, styrofoam

Theater Section

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Longitudinal Section

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frosted polycarbonate

insulated glass

concrete column

concrete beam

steelmesh

concretetopping

plasticbearingstrip

hollowcoreslab

perforatedmetal decking

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deck pavers porous drainage waterproofingmembrane

brushedmetalmullion

Wall Section

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Electrical

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Plans

Systems Diagram

Study Model

Final Models

Experiential Render

1/4”=1’ Wall Section Site Model

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3’ wide and 24” wall

3 glulam 2”x4” studs

2”x4” cross bracing

2”x12” beams

24’ joists with 1” overhang

2’x6”joists

2”x4” purlins

4’X8’ translucent polycarbonate roof panels

Lattice Pavilion

Structural Axonometric

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ARC 321[Structures]Tucson, Arizona

Spring 2010Collaborators: Laura Huylebroeck, Jeremy Shough, Jim Sauer, Corey Kingston

Christopher Trumble

Project required the design and fabrication of a pavilion with an emphasis on cross-braced members. Intention of design was to use a repetition of forms, with an arcade of columns that held delicate members. The lattice structure of the roof continues down the south wall to provide more shade, especially if there was planting along the wall. The roof system is covered with a transparent poly carbonate material in order to provide relief from the elements, but not block the dappled light generated from the cross braced structure.

1” wooden pin connection

polycarbonate sheathing 4’x8’

hurricane ties

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column to beam to joist connection 3/4” = 1’0”

1/2” hardware

poly carbonate sheathing 4’x 8’

hurricane tiles

1” wooden pin connection

Column-to-beam-to-joist connection 3/8”=1’

Role:Designer, aided in model completion, aided in final drawing completion and layout

Programs: Rhino, Autocad, Adobe Illustrator

Materials: cardboard, plexi-glass, basswood, chipboard

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section through footing 1/2” = 1’0”

9-1/2” concrete footing

1/2” anchor bolt

6” concrete slab

24” concrete seating

1” expansion joint

1” bolt connection

6” glulam beam ( 3 - 2”x4” )

8d Nail Connection

1/8” metal framing plate

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24” concrete seating

1/2” anchor bolt1” expansion joint

6” concrete slab

9-1/2” concrete footing

8d Nail Connection

Section through footing 1/4”=1’

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elevation looking north_scale 1/4” = 1’0”

section looking north_scale 1/4” = 1’0”

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Section looking south 1/8”=1’

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Row House at Amager Strandpark

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ARC501Copenhagen, Denmark

Fall 2011Bo Christiansen

Project took place during my study abroad semester in Copenhagen, Denmark. The site was on the waterfront near Amager Strandpark. The program required a 10 x 10 x 30 meter row house, which would be occupied on both sides by other students projects. Design looked to optimize sun exposure from the south, therefore the form of the building wrapped around a core of light that cut diagonally through the public and private spaces. Since the south side faced the busy boardwalk, it became necessary to create a gradient of program from private to public as you move from north to south.

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Roles:Individual Project

Programs: Hand drafting, Autocad, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino, Vray

Materials: model board, mylar, basswood

Concept Diagrams

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Children’s Library

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Exterior Ramp

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Spring 2009John Messina

The program of the project was to design a multiple story Children’s Library on a site in Downtown Tucson with a pedestrian walkway cutting north to south through the site. Since the passageway would have taken up a large percentage of buildable square footage, my design scheme integrated the walkway into the building. This exterior circulation created a passage that remained ADA accessible, pedestrian friendly, and a form guiding design strategy.



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Floor Plans Reflected Ceiling PlanStructural Axonometric

Circulation Diagram

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To make the path ADA accessible, the highest path could be is 7 feet.

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Site Plan 1’=1/128”

Transverse Section showing circulation ramps: 1’=1/16”

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Girl Scout Offices

Exploded Axonometric

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ARC 202Tucson, Arizona

Spring 2008Annie Nequette

Program of project was to design a new office building for the Girl Scouts which emulated Scandinavian work principles and had a more open layout . The site had an existing structure on the west side that could not be manipulated, so the project had to connect the new building with the old. My design merged the existing building with the new office through a shade structure that extended above a courtyard and then ran down into the office which took the form railings, and then as cubicles for the employees.


Programs: Revit, Autocad, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe

Photoshop

Courtyard Rendering Interior Rendering

Exterior Rendering

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Merce Cunningham Exhibition

Exhibition

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Spring 2010Beth Weinstein

Collaborators: Beth Weinstein, Jongwoo Kim, Matthew Propst, Shaun Poon, Crista Mapes, Kori Camacho, Lara LaFontain, Sulaiman Alothman, Alicia Perez, Alan Escarcega, Corey Kingston

Exhibition Render

Panel + String Diagram

Project served as a preliminary design ‘charette’ for ARC 402. The exhibition design was for a body of research that professor Beth Weinstein had been working on for the Merce Cunningham Legacy Tour that came to the University of Arizona on March 12th, 2011. The research showcased the work of Merce as well as other dance choreographers and their collaborations with artists and architects. The students in her class were responsible for the design, fabrication, and installation of the exhibit. My groups scheme was chosen for implementation. The design is comprised of a net system that mimics the structural control joints in the floo, which was then projected to create a ceiling that changed form as it became manipulated by gravity. This effect created an overhead landscape that acted as a circulation system to guide the visitor around the exhibit and to the information panels.

Role:Designed chosen proposal, organizedinstallation,ordered material, aided in construction drawings, final fabrication, installation, and photography of exhibit.

Programs: Rhino, Autocad, Adobe Illustrator

Materials: Braided nylon string, plastic piping as fasteners, cardboard.

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‘A Diversion’

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Fall 2009Mark Frederickson and Tom Powers

Project began as a studio assignment in which we were to design a 800 sq. ft. dwelling at a site of our choice in the larger Tucson area. My site existed at the intersection of the CAP canal (water that is channeled from the Colorado River into Arizona) and a residential street near the Saguaro National Park West. Program of dwelling became an observation station for hydrological processes along the CAP canal. Further investigation of Sonoran Desert water issues led to a proposed recharge station where CAP water would be released to promote the regrowth of Riparian Habitat. After the semester was over I continued working on the project and submitted it to the Metropolis Next Generation Competition.


Programs: Rhino, Autocad, Adobe Illustrator,

Adobe Photoshop, Revit, Vray

Materials: Paper, basswood, mdf

Final Modelbition

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TAKK: Explorations of Nordic Cafe CultureNordic Countries

OngoingCollaborators: Samantha Gladstone and Corey Kingston

Project was proposed by a friend during my study abroad experience in Copenhagen, but began after my graduation in May 2012. The final product will be a book that investigates how people gather over coffee in the Nordic countries. The funding came from the success of our Kickstarter page, and it’s amount was determined by the cost of travel, research, and publication. During the three months of travel my partner and I received much publicity from newspapers and blogs in the Nordic Countries; specifically the Nordic Coffee Culture Blog, the Verdens Gang, Aftenposten, Bergensavisen, and the Wall Street Journal. My role in the project as as Creative Director andPhotographer, with my partner acting as researcher and writer. The end product will result in a physical book, as well as an IPad / electronic ebook.

Role:Founder, Photographer, Creative Director

Programs: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom.

Product:Book

Preliminary Marketing

Newspaper Article in Denmark’s PolitikenProject Branding

THANK YOUCOREY [email protected]