Mark Davis Portfolio

Mark a Davis

Portfolio of Work

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Mark 2412 ButtErnut PlacE EDMonD, ok [email protected]_503_9656

Oklahoma State University 2008-2013 American Institute of Architecture Students //Chapter Member 2009-2013 //5th Year Class Representative 2012-2013

skills Research, Master planning, Customer relations, Clerical duties, Sketching. Computer programs: Revit 2013, Adobe Design Suite CS5, AutoCAD 2013, Rhino4.0, 3ds MAX, eQuest

Furniture design and fabrication, Woodworking, Jewelry design, Lamp design, Vehicle restoration. intErEsts

//Skills

//Interests

//Bachelor of Architecture

Davis

a PlacE anD a stagE

cultural HuB

siMPlE MacHinE MacHinE

Wolf Point BEnD

gEt WEll soon

soloMon’s PorcH coMMunity EvEnt sPacE

WEllnEss cEntEr

MixED usE HigH risE

intEractivE arcaDE MacHinE

cultural cEntEr for osagE triBE

outDoor coMMunity tHEatrE

Community theatre

Boomer Lake//StiLLwater//okLahoma third year Studio//FaLL//ProjeCt 1

deSign team| mark daviS_ChriS huBer

a PLaCe and a Stage

a Community theatre iS a PLaCe For PeoPLe to join together aS equaL to CeLeBrate the drama and graCe oF human exPreSSion. it’S a LoCation For PeoPLe to Be taken away From their daiLy StreSSeS and Brought into a worLd oF FantaSy. the arChiteCture’S PurPoSe iS to aCt aS the BeaCon For aLL to Come and witneSS thiS Creation. the Community itSeLF ProvideS the PLayerS oF muSiC, drama and aLL the SortS. aLL that iS required oF the arChiteCture iS to Provide the PLaCe and Stage.

outdoor Community theatre that ProvideS a LoCation For PuBLiC ConCertS, PLayS and other PerFormanCeS.

BrieF ProjeCt deSCriPtion

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_Stage For variouS PerFormanCeS _BaCkStage area _oPen area For Seating

Program

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1// the exiSting terrain had a gentLe SLoPe that CouLd Be utiLized For outdoor Seating. thiS exiSting Site Condition reduCed the need For major exCavation to Create a SPaCe oPtimaL For outdoor PerFormanCeS.

2// thiS Site iS LoCated CLoSe to an eStaBLiShed Parking area. utiLizing exiSting Parking Further reduCeS the imPaCt oF deveLoPiment For the theatre on the Park or the Surrounding reSidentiaL area.

ConCePt

// the ConCePt Behind the ProSeCtive Form iS Centered around the idea oF Bringing together the Community. the thought iS that even the ConStruCtion ProCeSS BeComeS an oPPortunity For the Community to interaCt. memBerS oF the Community Can Come together and ContriBute to the ConStruCtion no matter their SkiLL LeveL. the SPaCe BeComeS more SPeCiaL to the Community BeCauSe it iS BuiLt By the PeoPLe who wiLL enjoy the end reSuLt.

Site SeLeCtion

// thiS ProjeCt waS ConCeived to Provide the Community oF StiLLwater a venue For muSiCaL and theatriCaL PerFormanCeS. the LoCation For thiS deveLoPment iS at Boomer Lake, a SmaLL reCreation Lake in the northern Portion oF StiLLwater, okLahoma. Surrounding the Lake iS a Park with extenSive waLking traiLS and a diSk goLF CourSe. Beyond the Park and Lake are SeveraL neighBorhood CommunitieS that are Linked to the Park’S waLking PathS. i ChoSe a Site LoCated at the northeaSt edge oF the Lake. thiS LoCation waS ChoSen For two reaSonS:

BOOMER LAKE COMMUNITY THEATRE

Study

// the intention Behind thiS ProjeCt waS to ConStruCt with materiaLS that are wideLy aCCeSSiBLe. a rigid Frame CouLd Be BuiLt to Create the SkeLeton oF the PerFormanCe SPaCe. From there, a Skin SyStem oF readiLy avaiLaBLe dimenSionaL LumBer iS attaChed to the SkeLeton. thru Further StudieS with thiS idea in mind, i Came to the ConCLuSion that a haPhazardLy PLaCed CoLLeCtion oF LumBer reiterateS the ConCePt oF Community. many diFFerent PieCeS Coming together to BeCome one entity. From there, the BaSiS oF the next SeveraL iterationS waS to eStaBLiSh dimenSion and Length oF the PartS that wouLd make uP the Skin. aS weLL aS Skin SyStemS, how thiS oBjeCt interaCted with the ground waS Further Studied.

third year Studio_FaLL_ProjeCt1

reSuLt

// SinCe the driving ForCe Behind the ConCePt waS For the theatre to aCt aS a BeaCon and no draStiC ChangeS to the Site itSeLF were Part oF the equation, the Form waS made to Be aS SinguLar aS PoSSiBLe. the FinaL ProduCt iS an unduLating worm that aPPearS to Be BurSting Forth From the ground. aLL SkeLetaL memBerS are 4x4 SteeL Square tuBing and the Skin SyStem iS ComPoSed oF timBer 2x4’S. the Point iS to uSe the arChiteCture to draw intereSt to the PerFormanCe that iS haPPening there. with the intriCate Skin and SLinking Form, the Boomer Lake Community theatre doeS aLL it Can to make itSeLF Be Seen.

BOOMER LAKE COMMUNITY THEATRE

third year Studio_FaLL_ProjeCt1

Design Team| mark Davis_Carrie FosTer_Dylan Hames_simon manning_sTeven raynor

inTeraCTive arCaDe maCHine WonDerTorium//sTillWaTer//oklaHoma

THirD year sTuDio//spring//projeCT 3

simple maCHine maCHine

CHilDren’s museums are DesigneD in suCH a Way THaT kiDs learn muCH more THan THey realize. exHibiTs are maDe To be engaging anD inTeraCTive To THose WHo visiT WHile Conveying Complex iDeas abouT pHysiCs, anaTomy, geology, Design anD engineering in easy To unDersTanD Ways. THey are meanT To Fan THe Flames oF CuriosiTy THaT exisTs WiTHin all oF us. iF suCCessFul, a CHilDren’s museum Will serve as THe origin poinT For a liFelong pursuiT oF unDersTanDing HoW THe WorlD Works arounD us.

an arCaDe sTyle DeviCe DesigneD anD builT For THe WonDerTorium CHilDren’s museum To TeaCH CHilDren abouT simple maCHines anD HoW THey Work.

Four DeviCes THaT eaCH FoCus on a DiFFerenT simple maCHine

_THe lever

_THe sCreW

_THe pulley

_THe WeDge

brieF projeCT DesCripTion

//program

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SIMPLE MACHINE MACHINE

projeCT DesCripTion

//WonDerTorium CHilDren’s museum HaD jusT been esTablisHeD in sTillWaTer anD neeDeD more exHibiTs For THeir neW loCaTion. my sTuDio Class Took on THe CHallenge as a Design/builD projeCT THaT Was parT oF THe CurriCulum. aFTer spenDing a Week Doing researCH anD Traveling arounD To DiFFerenT inTeraCTive museums, eaCH sTuDenT Was responsible For Coming up WiTH an iniTial iDea baseD on WHaT We HaD learneD From our researCH anD Travels. sTuDenTs Were THen groupeD TogeTHer baseD on similariTies in iniTial iDea To Come up WiTH a reFineD ConCepT. THese reFineD ConCepTs WoulD evenTually beCome THe builT exHibiTs oF THe museum

solo ConCepT_THe gaunTleT

//using a simple ConTrol sysTem, one person WoulD Try To geT a ball To Travel THru a maze anD To a goal. various piTFalls anD Traps are sCaTTereD THru THe paTHs oF THe maze THaT oTHer people Can ConTrol in orDer To Try anD prevenT THe ball From geTTing To THe FinisH line.

ConTrol arms aCT as WeDges To move THe playing FielD. THe playing FielD is builT on a HingeD plane. by pusHing THe ConTrol arms in anD ouT, THe playing FielD’s angle CHanges THereFore moving THe ball.

spring loaDeD paD THaT THroWs THe ball oFF Course

Trap Door To sTop THe ball From reaCHing iTs goal

various Holes along THe rouTe make THe gaunTleT more CHallenging

THirD year sTuDio_spring_projeCT3

all THe people WHo beCame parT oF my group HaD personal ConCepTs oF a meCHaniCal naTure THaT sTooD alone as an arCaDe sTyle inTeraCTive Toy. aFTer Copious amounTs oF skeTCHing anD ConversaTion We esTablisHeD uniFying iDeas THaT WoulD make up our Final maCHine.

// eaCH inDiviDual ComponenT oF THe maCHine WoulD Have an inTuiTive inTerFaCe THaT all ages CoulD unDersTanD

// maCHine ComponenTs WoulD only uTilize simple maCHines To aCHieve THe goal oF ball Travel

// eaCH ComponenT WoulD HigHligHT a DiFFerenT everyDay objeCT To inspire CHilDren To builD THeir oWn maCHines aT Home


maCHine overvieW

//THe maCHine Has THree DeviCes THaT aCT as elevaTors To bring balls up From supply Tubes HiDDen in THe CabineT. eaCH elevaTor THen DeposiTs THe ball inTo a series oF Tubes THaT leaD To a CasCaDe Wall WHere THe ball Falls baCk DoWn To THe Table Top WHere a series oF pins ranDomizes THe ball Travel anD DeposiTs iT inTo one oF TWo Holes THaT leaD baCk To THe supply Tubes unDerneaTH THe TableTop.


maCHine overvieW

//THe maCHine is sHoWn WiTHouT iTs plexiglas Case. THe Case bolTs To THe CabineT To proTeCT THe maCHines DeliCaTe ComponenTs From THe HanDs oF CHilDren. THe balls useD For THis maCHine are Taken From roller ball miCe. THe rubber CoaTing Was removeD To reDuCe FriCTion.


CasCaDe Wall (lever Wall) // soDa Cans

// aluminum DryWall Corner beaD

// roller blaDe WHeel bearings

// plexiglas (reClaimeD) // Desk Call bell


WeDge

// plexiglas

// FlaT bar

// kiTCHen sponges

// Cereal boxes

// ¼” nuTs anD bolTs


CorksCreW

// various pvC pipes anD Couplings

// reClaimeD vaCuum Hose

// 3/8TH raTCHeT Driver

// 2” eleCTriCal ConDuiT braCkeTs


WHeel anD pulley

// yarDsTiCks

// vaCuum Drive belT

// pvC reDuCTion Couplings

// laWn moWer WHeel

Cultural HubCultural Center for osage tribe

osage Hills Park//PawHuska//oklaHoma fourtH Year studio//fall//ProjeCt 3

design team for master Planning PHase| mark davis_katY Harlow

Cultural Hub

it is imPortant for a grouP of PeoPle to understand wHo tHeY are and wHere tHeY Come from. bY first understanding our HistorY, we Can use tHis knowledge to better analYze tHe Current state of our Culture. a Cultural Center is tHe Crossroads of wHere a PeoPle Have been and wHere tHeY are going. it serves as a reminder tHat tHe Culture is still budding. tHe osage tribe is not a reliC to look uP in a text book, but a living nation tHat needs to be exPerienCed to be aPPreCiated.

a master Plan for tHe Headquarters of tHe osage tribe. witHin tHat master Plan, a design for a Cultural Center. a keY element tHat disPlaYs anCient artifaCts and Provides sPaCe to faCilitate Continuing Cultural awareness of tHe osage nation.

brief ProjeCt desCriPtion

//Program

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_Permanent gallerY sPaCe

_traveling exHibit sPaCe

_tHeatre

_meeting sPaCes

_gift sHoP

_Café

site seleCtion

//tHe site allotted for tHis ProjeCt is loCated on a Portion of osage Hills state Park. witHin tHe allotted area, tHere were a few existent roads and old wPa CamP. our number one goal was to minimize imPaCt on tHe site itself wHile getting tHe most out wHat was alreadY available. tHe determining influenCes for tHe site seleCtion were vegetation densitY, flood Plain evasion, toPograPHY, avoiding tHe wPa CamPsite and using existing roadwaYs on site.

using tHese variables, we determined an area in tHe Central Portion of tHe site just soutH of lookout lake best met our requirements .

OSAGE CULTURAL CENTER

vegetation densitY toPograPHY flood Planeosage Hills state Park

fortH Year studio_fall_ProjeCt3

Hiking area entranCe

entrY Pavilion

view Pavilion

amPHitHeater

researCH & Housing

monument sPaCe

Cultural Center

art Center

master Plan develoPment

//we set out to Create a PlaCe tHat Celebrates tHe HistoriCal asPeCts of tribal Culture but also refleCts tHat tHe osage are not a Point in HistorY to be looked at from a far. tHeY are a PeoPle existing, CHanging, and living todaY. tHis dualitY of being true to tHeir Past and looking forward to tHeir future beCame a driving forCe for tHe master Plan.

amPHitHeater from major axis

//dualitY PlaYs a big Part of osage Culture. tribal rituals are onlY Held at sun rise or sunset. tHe tribe is also ComPosed of PeoPles, skY and eartH. we address tHe suns signifiCanCe bY arranging sPaCes axiallY from east to west. moreover, all major building straddles tHe east west axis so tHat tHeY rePresent botH tHe skY and tHe eartH.

amPHitHeater seCtionamPHitHeater Plan


Cultural Center_40,000 sq ft

_Permanent gallerY- 3775 sq ft. Houses Permanent ColleCtion

_temPorarY exHibit sPaCe-2600 sq ft

for featured native artist or CulturallY relevant traveling exHibits _tHeatre -7000 sq ft. used for leCtures, PerformanCes, and film

_meeting sPaCes -5000 sq ft. used for Conventions and various events

_gift sHoP -2500 sq ft so tHat You’ll never forget Your triP to tHe osage Cultural Center

_refresHment & refleCtion sPaCe - 11250 sq ft. tHe area is a large Congregation sPaCe tHat Has a Café, PubliC rest rooms and a PanoramiC view of tHe surrounding Park.

east elevation

Nfirst floor Plan


Cultural Center

_Permanent gallerY

_temPorarY exHibit sPaCe

_tHeatre

_meeting sPaCes _gift sHoP

_refresHment & refleCtion sPaCe

soutH elevation

NseCond floor Plan


dePending on How one travels tHru tHe gallerY sPaCes, tHis sPaCe Can be visited at tHe HalfwaY Point or after seeing all of tHe gallerY sPaCes. it’s designed to submerge visitors into tHe landsCaPe. a Café and multiPle seating oPtions aCt to make visitors Pause and refleCt uPon wHat tHeY Have seen tHat daY so far.

tHe glazed Ceiling above tHe grand HallwaY sloPes towards Columns wHere water sHed is ColleCted and stored for use in tHe faCilitY.


under HeavY influenCe from tHreats of violenCe from western moving settlers and government guidanCe, tHe osage deCided to find a loCation in oklaHoma territorY tHat “offered no temPtation to tHe sodbuster witH His Plow”. tHeY CHose tHe roCkY Hills and Prairie nortH and east of tHe winding arkansas river. it was said tHat one osage went along tHrusting His lanCe into tHe ground, wHen it failed to stiCk uPrigHt in tHe roCkY soil, it was deemed adequate. somewHere tHat farming would be near imPossible and tHerefore tHe tribe would not be disPlaCed Yet again.

i took tHis idea of tHrowing a sPear into tHe ground until it marks tHe new tribal Home and inCorPorated it into a tensile sPaCe truss sYstem tHat runs down tHe grand HallwaY of tHe Cultural Center. a Central stabilizing rod on eaCH truss is aCCentuated in order to look like tHe tiP of a sPear tHat Has been tHrown tHru tHe Ceiling, marking tHe Home of tHe osage forever

Wellness Center

Boomer road//stillWater//oklahoma

Fourth Year studio//spring//projeCt 1

get Well soon

the term “Wellness” is suCh an all-emBraCing Word that it is Better to deFine the extent that You Will utilize it and not get Caught up in What it Could mean. For this projeCt’s purpose a “Wellness” Center is aBout improvement in the liFe oF those Who use it. it provides an opportunitY to develop oneselF in BodY, mind and spirit. When an individual travels doWn a path oF selF-improvement theY BeCome agents oF Wellness. their neW outlook Will FolloW them out the doors oF the FaCilitY and reverBerate throughout the CommunitY at large. even iF an individual doesn’t phYsiCallY Come to the Center, theY Can Be inFluenCed BY those that do.

a CommunitY Wellness Center For the people oF stillWater. major areas are an aquatiCs area, a Fitness FaCilitY and a CommunitY outreaCh area.

BrieF projeCt desCription

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aquatiCs

_lap pool

_general use pool

_loCker rooms CommunitY

_Boardroom

_multipurpose room

_Children’s daY Care

Fitness

_Yoga, CYCle, aeroBiCs studios

_roCk ClimBing Wall

_BasketBall Court

_running traCk

_Free Weights

_Cardio equipment

_pro shop

program

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STILLWATER WELLNESS CENTER

ConCept searCh

//mY initial ideas revolved around translating the idea oF Wellness into an arChiteCtural expression. so What do You need to Begin a journeY to BeComing Well?

site BaCkground

_north side oF stillWater

_east oF Boomer road and south oF lakevieW road. _Close proximitY to Boomer lake

_Close to stillWater high sChool

_Wooded Creek and Bike path on east side oF site

_West side oF site along major road

FoCus? //immense FoCus is neCessarY in order to Walk the path oF Wellness. this studY uses Building height and deFined axis’ to outline nodes oF interests to FoCus on.

path? //understanding You journeY is pivotal. knoWing Where You started and Where You’re going is the onlY WaY to identiFY progress on the journeY. studY uses a datum arrangement With eaCh zone distinguishing itselF independentlY in order to easilY navigate thru spaCes and reiterate the idea oF measuring/identiFYing Where You are on a relative path.

stillWater h.s

Forth Year studio_spring_projeCt1

transition? //going From a state oF unWell to Well. this studY revolved around getting in a diFFerent state oF mind as You arrive and go inside oF the FaCilitY. it’s aBout removing YourselF From the stresses oF liFe and getting Well. the preCession Works as a series oF events to Further remove the user From the Chaos around them

ConClusion

// i deCided that the ideas oF transition, FoCus or path independentlY Could not exempliFY the notion oF Wellness. eaCh individual studY inFluenCed the resulting design. Wellness is something that is Bigger than one oF these ideas alone. the manY roads leading to Wellness relY on Being oF sound mind First. a sound mind FoCuses on a path that transCends their Current state oF Being into something greater.

earlY zoning and development


site

// soCCer Fields pushed to east side oF site to soFten transition From the Creek to developed portions oF site. eaCh Field is set at a 15 degree angle running northeast to southWest to reduCe glare For plaYers. // the Building is set BaCk From Boomer road along a long vehiCular preCession to enForCe the eFFeCt oF removal From the CitYsCape and entering a plaCe For selF-improvement.

sChematiC design

FaCade

// main loBBY mass Clad in BrightlY Colored metal panels. the Color ChoiCe Was made to make entranCe highlY visiBle. the Contrast oF the entrY point to the rest oF the FaCade is used to identiFY the Beginning oF the path to Wellness.

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south elevation

Forth Year studio_spring_projeCt1

plan

// a strong axial organization is used in plan. // vieWs out From major spaCes are FoCused inWard into a Centralized meditation CourtYard.

north_south seCtion


site

// addition neCessarY parking spaCes added

// parking segmented to Better serviCe varYing site FunCtions

// road pushed to West edge oF site to not impede vieWing Corridor opened For aquatiCs and Fitness area

design development

FaCade

// materials edited For major nodes oF interest in FaCilitY to ConveY a holistiC arChiteCtural expression // sun Control deviCes added

// masses reWork to Be more BalanCed in related volumes and geometries

south elevation

entranCe

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STILLWATER WELLNESS CENTER Forth Year studio_spring_projeCt1

plan

// loBBY shiFted to Better aCt as a Control point

// strong axial organization reinForCed BY nodal points oF distriBution

// running traCk mezzanine shiFted From aBove the Cardio and Free-Weights area to area aBove gYmnasium.

DN

DN

UP

UP

Rock Climbing Area

Aerobics Studio

YoGa Studio CyCle Studio

Mech.

Cardio

Free Weights

Child Play Area

Locker Rooms

Facility O�ce Area

Lobby

ProShop

MultiPurpose Room

Aquatics Area

Electrical

Pool Equip

HVAC

Board Room

Mezzanine Level Running Track

east elevation

CourtYard gYmnasium


gYmnasium detailed seCtion

girder detail

//girder Composed oF tWo steel plates Bolted together With a Wood spaCer. girder Foot mounts to reinForCed ConCrete Column

STILLWATER WELLNESS CENTER Forth Year studio_spring_projeCt1

iso detail

//running traCk supported BY girder sYstem that intergrades into railing to Create a Clean Form. hvaC return duCts tuCked under traCk to reduCe Clutter in gYmnasium spaCe.

gYmnasium detail draWings

rail head detail

//at the head oF eaCh girder, the handrail and guardrail seCtions are pinned BetWeen steel plate seCtions. the tension rod that supports the outside edge oF the traCk is also pinned BetWeen the tWo steel plate seCtions.

louver detial

//louver designed to Be used vertiCallY on east Façade and horizontallY over glazed Ceiling oF major north-south axis in Building.

Design Team| mark Davis_nick HuDacko_Trevor LaBrosse_Jay Lavarnway_connor TapscoTT_spencer wiLLiams

mixeD use HigHrise

woLf poinT//cHicago//iLLinois fifTH year sTuDio//faLL//proJecT 2

woLf poinT BenD

To BuiLD in a Dense environmenT THere musT firsT Be an esTaBLisHmenT of wHaT makes THe specific environmenT unique. cHicago is an assimiLaTion of enormous BuiLDings THaT Have a DisTincT empHasis on sTrucTuraL aesTHeTics. amongsT THese sTrucTuraL gianTs, greens cape sofTens THe HarsH eDges anD engages Humans on THeir own scaLe. To Be successfuL in an urBan environmenT, a proJecT musT proviDe as mucH programming as possiBLe wiTHouT Being overLy inTrusive on iTs neigHBors wHiLe engaging THe peopLe wHo inTeracT wiTH iT on a DaiLy Basis.

mixeD use HigH rise THaT fLuiDLy inTegraTes inTo iTs surrounDing; proviDing a poinT of inTeresT THaT foLLows in THe fooTsTeps of innovaTion THaT Define cHicago’s iDenTiTy as a unique urBan environmenT anD marrying susTainaBLe principLes wiTH aLreaDy esTaBLisHeD urBan vaLues.

_HigH enD reTaiL zone

_pLanT Life conservaTion area

_verTicaL farm

_winTer garDen

_Two resTauranTs

_resiDenTiaL uniTs

program

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Brief proJecT DescripTion

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WOLF POINT BEND

Design Logic

// THere were Two Driving iDeas THaT infLuenceD THe Design of THe woLf poinT proJecT. THe firsT was To esTaBLisH a new susTainaBLe icon for THe cHicago skyLine THaT mainTains a symBioTic connecTion wiTH THe urBan faBric. we inTroDuceD an urBan farming eLemenT THaT accounTs for aBouT one THirD of THe overaLL proJecT. THis zone incLuDes eDucaTionaL areas To Learn aBouT growing fooD in nonTraDiTionaL fasHions, a roofTop winTer garDen, anD working farms THaT proDuces eaTaBLes for Two onsiTe resTauranTs anD BuiLDing resiDenTs. a HigH enD reTaiL zone fuLfiLLs a Deficiency in THe neigHBorHooD BuT aLso exposes more cHicagoans To THe BenefiTs of urBan fooD proDucTion. // THe seconD was To maximize green space anD minimize THe BuiLDings fooTprinT in orDer To geT as mucH use ouT of THe siTe as possiBLe. THe grounD pLane neeDeD To Be as Dynamic as possiBLe wHiLe empHasizing a connecTion wiTH THe surrounDings. THis Decision was maDe no onLy Because of a Lack of green space in THis parT of DownTown cHicago, BuT Because THere is currenTLy a Long Term pLan Being impLemenTeD aLong cHicago’s river fronT To creaTe a river waLk THaT we wanTeD To Become a DominaTe feaTure of.

fifTH year sTuDio_faLL_proJecT2

form

// we wanTeD To esTaBLisH a form THaT was DisTincTLy cHicago. THe Hancock BuiLDing, THe sears Tower anD THe various BriDges THaT cross THe cHicago river proviDeD inspiraTion. THe Lesson Taken from THese exampLes was To uTiLize a simpLe geomeTry To creaTe an expressive sTrucTuraL eLemenT. anoTHer goaL THaT infLuenceD THe form was To creaTe a geomeTry THaT infLuenceD THe siTe DeveLopmenT. THe prominence of THe siTe DemanDeD as mucH aTTenTion To THe grounD pLane as To THe BuiLT sTrucTure THaT THe form iTseLf musT refLecT an appropriaTe inTegraTion.

WOLF POINT BEND

siTe DeveLopmenT

// THe firsT oBsTacLe To aDDress for THe woLf poinT was a suBsTanTiaL graDe cHange. THe norTH siDe is aT sTreeT graDe anD THe souTH siDe is aBouT TwenTy feeT BeLow THaT wHere THe siTe meeTs THe cHicago river. To aDDress sucH a suBsTanTiaL graDe cHange, Two pLaza areas were esTaBLisHeD. one pLaza LocaTeD on THe norTH siDe aT sTreeT LeveL anD one pLaza on THe souTH siDe aT river LeveL. THe norTH pLaza Defines a formaL enTrance for a reTaiL space we esTaBLisHeD anD engages THe neigHBoring BuiLDings. parT of THe DeveLopmenT aT woLf poinT incLuDes a reskinning of THe aDJacenT BuiLDing To THe norTH. a Living waLL reviTaLizeD an ouTDaTeD HoLiDay inn anD furTHer reiTeraTeD THe iDea of BLenDing greenscape anD HarDscape wiTHin an urBan environmenT.

THe souTH pLaza is Less formaL. BuiLDing upon THe

noTion THaT THis wouLD Be a maJor noDe of fuTure river waLk DeveLopmenT s, we esTaBLisHeD a park BeLT To Define

momenT aLong THe riverfronT DeveLopmenT. THe main focus of THe siTe DeveLopmenT was To BaLancing THe

exisTing conTexTuaL eLemenTs in an appropriaTe manner (greenscape, waTer, HarDscape, neigHBors)


WOLF POINT BEND

farm resiDenTiaL reTaiL

greenscapes circuLaTion voiD sTrucTure

reTaiL

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reTaiL

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WOLF POINT BEND

verTicaL farm

// wiTHin THe verTicaL farm zone of THe BuiLDing THere are eDucaTionaL areas THaT cHicagoans can Learn more aBouT urBan farming. in aDDiTion To eDucaTionaL areas, THere are Two resTauranTs , one on THe grounD fLoor anD one in THe sky LoBBy, wHose fisH anD proDuce are raiseD in THe BuiLDing iTseLf. pLanT conservaTion areas are aLso avaiLaBLe To THe puBLic as weLL as a roofTop winTer garDen.

WOLF POINT BEND

verTicaL farm

// THe resT of THe verTicaL farm zone is DiviDeD inTo nineTeen working farms. eacH farm works inDepenDenTLy To minimize THe amounT of wasTe iT proDuces wiTH a cycLicaL process of recycLing anD regeneraTion. noT onLy Does THe farm iTseLf work To reuse iTs refuse BuT eacH farm is connecTeD To a series of Housing uniTs To make up a “poD”. eacH poD aLso recLaims wasTe waTer from THe resiDenTiaL uniTs To Be useD in THe farm. eacH farm’s Hvac sysTem is LinkeD To THe resiDenTiaL uniTs To offseT THeir Hvac necessiTies as neeDeD


poD secTion air cycLe Diagram

WOLF POINT BEND

resiDenTiaL Tower

// __40 penTHouses

__136 LofTs

__34 Two BeDroom aparTmenTs

__68 one BeDroom aparTmenTs

LofT aparTmenT one BeDroom aparTmenT

WOLF POINT BEND fifTH year sTuDio_faLL_proJecT2

Community EvEnt SpaCE

oklahoma City//oklahoma

profESSional Work//fall//2013

Solomon’S porCh

thE ChurCh building haS long bEEn uSEd for morE than juSt a plaCE to hEar a SErmon on Sunday morningS. it SErvES aS a mEEting houSE, rECEption hall, pErformanCE vEnuE and about EvEry othEr funCtion that Could potEntially SErvE thE Surrounding Community. at SomE point it bEComES nECESSary to build a SEparatE SpaCE outSidE of thE ChurCh building to pErform thESE dutiES. providing anothEr loCation SErvES aS a SECond SourCE of pridE for arEa rESidEntS in thEir Community. in ordEr to havE thE grEatESt poSitivE impaCt on thE publiC at largE, thErE muSt bE multiplE loCationS of rEvErEnCE.

proSpECtivE projECt for arEa ChurCh that aimS to rEvitalizE northEaSt oklahoma City by providing a SpaCE that houSES multiplE funCtionS undEr onE roof.

- largE multipurpoSE room ConnECtEd to outdoor EvEntS SpaCE

- Small blaCkbox thEatrE

- ClaSSroomS for adult EduCation programS

- virtual offiCE SpaCES

- CoffEE Shop

briEf projECt dESCription

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SOLOMON’S PORCH

CliEnt’S rEquEStS for projECt

// -“timElESS” building With modErn dEtailing -uSES SimplE matErialS

-multiplE zonES undEr onE roof that havE indEpEndEnt EntranCES. -EaCh zonE Would funCtion aS itS oWn building, but bE undEr onE roof. -EaCh zonE diStinguiShEd itSElf indEpEndEnt of thE othErS

bEginningS

// i WaS fortunatE Enough to bE approaChEd by a ContraCtor’S ConSultant Company that had rECEntly EStabliShEd on offiCE in oklahoma City. a ChurCh organization thEy WErE ConSulting WantEd to build a projECt SomEWhErE on thE northEaSt SidE of oklahoma City. thiS rEgion of thE City haS had vEry littlE dEvElopmEnt ovEr thE yEarS and thE ChurCh WantEd to providE a plaCE that Would Supply arEa rESidEntS With a loCation thEy Could bE proud of. in ordEr to aChiEvE thiS goal, thEy nEEdEd SomE viSual rEprESEntationS of thE proSpECtivE projECt to uSE for fund raiSing. at thiS point in thE projECt, thEy WErE Still looking for land to purChaSE for thE projECt So no information about thE SitE WaS availablE to mE. only having thE imagE ShoWn to thE right and a CouplE of initial mEEtingS to gEt to knoW thE WantS and nEEdS for thE projECt, i prEparEd draWingS to thE bESt of my abilitiES.

SkEtCh providEd by CliEnt

profESSional Work_fall_2013

SOLOMON’S PORCH

zonES of Solomon’S porCh

// -blaCk box thEatrE

-CoffEE Shop

-offiCE and ClaSS roomS

-largE EvEntS SpaCE inCluding: _grEatroom

_CovErEd outdoor porCh

_prEp kitChEn for CatEring and Support.

Early itEration

//Early Study rEvolvEd around EStabliShing a formal gEomEtry. i bEgan With a vEry SymmEtriCal form inSpirEd by thE SkEtCh providEd to mE by thE CliEnt. thE inEffiCiEnCiES of thiS SChEmE moStly rEvolvEd around not bEing ablE to fulfill thE full WiSh liSt of thE CliEnt. uSing Similar gEomEtriES for variouS funCtionS Would forCE thE façadE matErialS to diffErEntiatE zonES in ordEr to aChiEvE thE goal of indEpEndEnt diStinCtion of EaCh zonE. thE SuCCESSful portion of thiS SChEmE iS thE CEntral bay that SmallEr SpaCES arE organizEd around.

Early maSSing Study

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thEatrE EntranCE faCadE

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porCh faCadE

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main EntranCE faCadE

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offiCE EntranCE faCadE

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Solomon’s Porch

SOLOMON’S PORCH

poliShEd itEration

/ / thE final itEration of thE Solomon’S porCh projECt i prEparEd diSplayS thE moSt ComplEtE rEprESEntation of What thiS projECt Could bE With thE information i WaS givEn and thE StagE of dEvElopmEnt for thE projECt. matErial pallEt CompriSEd of WidEly availablE produCtS uSEd in a mannEr that lookS ContEmporary WhilE giving thE imprESSion of longEvity. thE moSt ExtEnSivEly uSEd matErial on thE projECt iS a dark briCk With thrEE rEvEal CourSES running horizontally around thE façadE. WhitE mEtalliC panEling iS uSEd on thE roof planES and on kEy Waypoint ElEmEntS. an aShlarEd StonE iS uSEd to framE thE main lobby EntranCE on thE largE CEntral volumE to EmphaSizE itS CornErS.


zonE map

// thE CliEnt WantEd to bE ablE to aCCESS all major SpaCES from thE main lobby aS WEll EaCh having thEir oWn ExtErior EntranCE. thE kitChEn iS mEant to bE a prEparation SpaCE uSEd by an off SitE CatErEr. it iS intEndEd to providE food SErviCES for thE outdoor porCh and thE grand room only.

blaCkbox thEatrE

grEat room

kitChEn

offiCE arEa CoffEE Shop

lobbyoutdoor porCh

SErv.

Porch Elevation

Entrance Elevation

Office Elevation

Theatre Elevation

Theatre

Lobby

Coffee Shop

Offices &

ClassroomGrandRoom

Kitchen

Service Dock

Outdoor Porch

Porch Elevation

Entrance Elevation

Office Elevation

Theatre Elevation

Theatre

Lobby

Coffee Shop

Offices &

ClassroomGrandRoom

Kitchen

Service Dock

Outdoor Porch

SOLOMON’S PORCH

main EntranCE faCadE

// although thE primary foCuS of thE EntranCE façadE iS to dirECt traffiC into thE lobby, a viSual CluE for EaCh of thE zonES iS prESEnt. thiS iS donE So that it iS EaSy to find your Way to any building zonE EvEn if not approaChEd from thEir CorrESponding faCadES. thE CoffEE Shop iS alSo ConnECtEd to thE main EntranCE. it iS loCatEd hErE for maximum viSibility bECauSE CliEnt WantEd it to bEComE thE CornEr CoffEE Shop of thE ComplEx.

offiCE EntranCE faCadE

// dESignEd With a ClEan “CorporatE” ExprESSion in mind. thE ExtErior iS fairly rEpEtitiouS With a diStinguiShEd EntranCE. thE dEEp rEd briCk rEfErEnCES StatEly matEriality WhilE thE WhitE mEtal Cladding of thE protruding EntranCE addrESSES a morE ContEmporary aESthEtiC.

Porch Elevation

Entrance Elevation

Theatre Elevation

Offices &

Classroom

Outdoor Porch


thEatrE EntranCE faCadE

// bEing a thEatrE, i dECidEd to bE Slightly morE ExprESSivE With dESign ElEmEntS WhilE trying to ShoW rEStraint. a horizontal band WrapS around tWo SidES of thE thEatrE’S façadE thEn turnS doWn to framE EntranCE. thiS band thEn ContinuES out from building faCE to form a SEating ElEmEnt.

Porch Elevation

Office ElevationporCh faCadE

// thE outdoor porCh iS intEndEd to bE uSEd in ConjunCtion With thE grEat room. thE Wall SEparating thE tWo SpaCES iS a fully glazEd Curtain Wall. thE arEa undEr thE porCh iS lEft aS opEn to aCCommodatE thE maximum amount of potEntial funCtionS

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