JUSTIN BANDA

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

2015

JUSTIN BANDAjustin.banda@me.com 219.776.9267 1151 N State St, Elgin, IL 60123 CPO 43

OBJECTIVE + PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEI am currently a senior at Judson University working towards my Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. I am heavily involved in archi-tecture student groups and am a dedicated studio worker with an emphasis on digital production. Marketing InternAssociation of Licensed ArchitectsDecember 2014 - Present+ Created and assist with Young Architect (YA) initiatives.+ Compiled database of contacts within the emerging professional community.+ Manage the ALA Young Architects Facebook page. + Assist with website management. Executive Director of CommunicationsJudson University AIASJuly 2013 - Present+ Served as the primary Judson AIAS representative at Grassroots 2013 in Alexandria, VA in July 2013, at Fall Quad in Columbus, IN in October 2013, at FORUM in Chicago, IL in January 2014, and at Spring Quad in Minneapolis, MN in April 2014.+ Arranged multiple interchapter events and outreach, and corresponded with other chapters in our Quad on behalf of our chapter.+ Created promotional graphics and material such as calendars and event posters.

Department AssistantJudson University Department of ArchitectureJuly 2014 - Present+ Taught and led a summer design camp for high school students interested in pursuing a career in architecture.+ Served as a student representative for promotional materials.+ Assisted architecture professors during the summer.Drafting InternDH2W, Inc. May 2013 - September 2013

+ Converted drafting files from DataCAD 13 to AutoCAD 2013 and SketchUp 8+ Created basic plans, elevations, sections, and renderings in Podium 2.9. + Assisted on site visits and measuring trips. + Assisted in client meetings and served as reference for code citations.

EDUCATION

Judson UniversityAccredited Bachelor ofArts in ArchitectureMay 2015

JudsonU Study AbroadARC381 Europe TourSummer 2014

AIA Leadership InstituteGraduateSummer 2014

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE + SKILLS

Public Speaking

Infographics

Layout

Branding

Graphic Design

Digital Rendering

Hand Rendering

Watercoloring

Model MakingPhotoshop Illustrator InDesign SketchUp AutoCAD Revit Vasari 3DS Max ArchiCAD

UNDERGRADUATE WORK

CONNECT CHURCH

ELI WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RIVERKEEPER ECOLOGICAL CENTER

DISASTER RELIEF SHELTER

PIRANESI'S DREAM

Sketches & ARTWORK

PHOTOGRAPHY

3D PRINTED MODELS

CONNECT CHURCHLOCATION: ORLAND PARK, IL

DATE: 2014

The CONNECT Church is designed to be a haven of community between man and God, man and man, and man and the outsider. Based on early conceptual studies of the Hebrew Tabernacle, this center for liturgical worship was designed to enhance community by inclusion and drawing the outsider into a circle while maintaining the divine sovereign nature of the sanctuary as a holy place, set apart for liturgical activities and sanctified to mankind. Thus, the goal was to give prominence to the sanctuary itself while binding the community into itself in communion between God and man.

ROOFING: STEEL TRUSS: INSULATION ON METAL DECK EDPM MEMBRANE 0.25”RIGID INSULATION 5.OO”METAL DECKING 0.25”STEEL BAR JOIST 1’4”DRYWALL 1.00”

STRUCTURE: GLULAM BEAMRECYCLED WOOD STRUCTURE 1’4”

WALL: PRECAST CONCRETE ON METAL STUDRECYCLED WOOD SHEATHING 2.00”EXTERIOR INSULATION 3.00”AIR INFILTRATION BARRIER 2.00”PLYWOOD SHEATHING 0.75”METAL STUD STRUCTURE 6.00”VAPOR RETARDER 0.25”GYPSUM WALL BOARD 0.50”

WALL: PRECAST CONCRETE ON METAL STUDPRECAST CONCRETE 4.00” EXTERIOR INSULATION 1.00” AIR INFILTRATION BARRIER 2.00” METAL STUD STRUCTURE 6.00” VAPOR RETARDER 0.25”PRECAST CONCRETE 1.00”

FLOOR: OAK LUMBER 0.75”PLYWOOD SHEATHING 0.75”WOOD JOIST STRUCTURE 9.75”INSULATION 1.00”VAPOR RETARDER 0.25”WATER BARRIER 0.25”BUILDING PAD 3.00’

CHAPEL 1743 SFSANCTUARY 7200 SF

WELCOME CENTER 454 SF

CHILDCARE 461 SF

LIBRARY 675 SF

CLASSROOM 425 SF

CLASSROOM 450 SF

CLASSROOM 425 SF

CLASSROOM 450 SF

CLASSROOM 425 SF

CLASSROOM 250 SF

CLASSROOM 425 SF

CLASSROOM 450 SF

CLASSROOM 425 SF

CIRCULATION 4800 SF

MEETING 570 SF

MEETING 600 SF

MEETING 580 SF

MEETING 280 SF

PASTORAL OFFICE 582 SF

OFFICE 320 SF

OFFICE 400 SF

OFFICE 400 SF

OFFICE 400 SF

W/C 218 SF

W/C 200 SF

CHILDREN W/C 165 SF

KITCHEN 350 SF

PANTRY 260 SF

CAFE 503 SF

CATERING 400 SF

CUSTODIAL 125 SF

CUSTODIAL 125 SF

PRAYER ROOM 400 SF

ROBING 400 SF

CHOIR ROOM 540 SF

STORAGE 117 SF

PROCESS

SANCTUARY SECTION SANCTUARY SECTION

PHASE 1 PHASE 2

CIRCULATION

PRIVATE SPACES

COMMUNITY

EDUCATIONAL

WORSHIP

ROOFING: STEEL TRUSS: INSULATION ON METAL DECK EDPM MEMBRANE 0.25”RIGID INSULATION 5.OO”METAL DECKING 0.25”STEEL BAR JOIST 1’4”DRYWALL 1.00”

STRUCTURE: GLULAM BEAMRECYCLED WOOD STRUCTURE 1’4”

WALL: PRECAST CONCRETE ON METAL STUDRECYCLED WOOD SHEATHING 2.00”EXTERIOR INSULATION 3.00”AIR INFILTRATION BARRIER 2.00”PLYWOOD SHEATHING 0.75”METAL STUD STRUCTURE 6.00”VAPOR RETARDER 0.25”GYPSUM WALL BOARD 0.50”

WALL: PRECAST CONCRETE ON METAL STUDPRECAST CONCRETE 4.00” EXTERIOR INSULATION 1.00” AIR INFILTRATION BARRIER 2.00” METAL STUD STRUCTURE 6.00” VAPOR RETARDER 0.25”PRECAST CONCRETE 1.00”

FLOOR: OAK LUMBER 0.75”PLYWOOD SHEATHING 0.75”WOOD JOIST STRUCTURE 9.75”INSULATION 1.00”VAPOR RETARDER 0.25”WATER BARRIER 0.25”BUILDING PAD 3.00’

PLAN

SECTION

ACOUSTICS AND DAYLIGHTING SOLUTIONS

STRUCTURE DIAGRAM

WINTER SUNIN CHICAGO THE ANGLE OF THE SUN IN WINTER IS 25°.

SUMMER SUNIN CHICAGO THE ANGLE OF THE SUN IN SUMMER IS 72°.

SANCTUARY (NIGHT)

CLASSROOM SECTION WIND ROSE SOLAR PATH

SANCTUARY (DAY)

ORLAND PARK

TINLEY PARK

IL-80

IL-43

IL-6

IL-45

IL-7

RENDERINGS

SITE DIAGRAMSAs a community space as well as a worship center, the Connect Church services a variety of functions, including (clockwise from upper left) a wedding chapel, classroom, cafe and welcome center, and meeting rooms for visiting pastors. The church is a bridge between.

REINFORCING BAR

TEXTURED CEILING

STEEL STUD

INSULATION

GYPSUM BOARDINTERIOR LINING

BASEBOARD

SUB-SLAB DRAINWATERSTOP

PRECAST CONCRETE FORM

AIR + WATER BARRIER

SYNTHETIC STUCCO RENDERING

STEEL REINFORCING MESH

CONCRETE CORE

FLASHING

STORMDRAIN

WELCOME CENTER

ENTRANCE

NIGHT VIEWWALL SECTION

EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

3D PRINTED MODELSLOCATION: Judson Fab Lab

DATE: 2014-15

ELI WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLOCATION: Little Village, CHICAGO, IL

DATE: 2014

Following the successful Living Building Challenge Chicago Collaborative 2013 Near West Side competition, the format of the 2014 LBC School Annex Design competition strives to create a building that achieves net zero water, energy, and waste, or full Living Building Challenge Petal Certification. The goal is to ensure that future generations have the necessary tools to learn, which is what any school should offer, and also to leave no carbon footprint.

The competition centers around an expansion to the overcrowded Eli Whitney Elementary School located in the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago. Currently, the school functions at 130% capacity, leaving it overcrowded with 1105 full time students even though it can only adequately serve 840 students. Any expansion would have to add at least six more classrooms, outdoor green space, and extracurricular spaces, with a grand total of 52,000 square

feet between the addition and the annex.

The competition guidelines specify that the new addition may replace the annex altogether, which is what I have chosen to do. The concept of “canyon” inspires the form, which wraps in a receding, tiered form around a central green space. Almost 50,000 square feet of new space lie open to use, particularly for engineering and art courses, which is what the school excels at in particular.

S. KOM

ENSKY A

VENU

E

S. PULA

SKI AVEN

UE

W. 30th STREET

W. 28th STREET

SITE_01

WATER_02

ENERGY_03

MATERIALS_05

BEAUTY_07

HEALTH_04

EQUITY_06

SITE PLAN LBC GOALS EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

The site plan shown to the left represents the proposed expansion and improvements that would be made to the existing Eli Whitney Elementary School, built in the early part of the 20th century. This 21st century expansion follows the twenty Living Building goals (above) while creating a beautiful indoor/outdoor space for working and learning. The exploded axon (right) shows the additional classrooms and roof space.

LIGHT STACKSSIX LIGHT STACKS DROP FROM THE ROOF TO THE FIRST FLOOR, ALLOWING AMBIENT DAYLIGHT TO FLOW INTO THE CORE OF THE SCHOOL, THUSREDUCING THE STRAIN ON TRADITIONALLIGHTING SYSTEMS.

OPEN-AIR COURTYARDTHE ENCLOSED OPEN-AIR COURTYARD IS A SAFE OUTDOORSPACE WHERE CHILDREN CAN PLAY AND LEARN ABOUT NATURE.THE SPACE ACTS AS AN ARTIFICIAL CANYON, AND MIMICS THE NATURAL EFFECTS OF WATER-FLOW AND NATURAL OVERGROWTH.

LIVING BIOSHELLTHE PROTECTIVE BIOMIMETIC SHELL ACTSAS A WIND AND SUN BARRIER, RESISTINGWIND, SUN, AND SNOW LOADS WHILEPROVIDING A GREENHOUSE EFFECT WITHINTHE SHELL. THE VEGETATION PANELS ALONE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED 25% URBAN AGRICULTURE REQUIRMENT.

GREYWATER CISTERNSSIX UNDERGROUND PRECAST CONCRETE CISTERNS SIT JUST BELOW THE FROST LINE, WHERE GREYWATER FROM THE SITE DRAINS INTO FOUR OF THEM FOR YEAR-ROUND USE FOR WATERING THE BIOSHELL, AND TWOCOLLECT AND FILTER BLACKWATER LIQUID TOACHIEVE NET-ZERO WATER.

GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMPA FIELD OF 40 DEEP-GROUND HEAT PUMPS LIES ONTHE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE, PROVIDING ACONSTANT SUPPLY OF WARM WATER THAT IS MUCH EASIERTO HEAT AND COOL AS NECESSARY THAN TRADITIONAL CITY-PROVIDED WATER.

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELSMORE THAN 30% OF THE PANELS ON THE BIOSHELLCOLLECT SUNLIGHT THROUGH ADVANCED PV TECH-NOLOGY. TRADITIONAL PV PANELS ARE RETROFITTEDTO FIT INTO THE UNORTHODOX FORM, AND THECORNERS ARE INFILLED WITH GLASS. THE PANELS PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF THE BUILDINGʼS POWERIN THE SUMMER, FALL, AND SPRING MONTHS.

WINTER SUNIN CHICAGO THE ANGLE OF THE SUN IN WINTER IS 25°.

SUMMER SUNIN CHICAGO THE ANGLE OF THE SUN IN SUMMER IS 72°.

WIND FLOWTHE SITEʼS NORTH/SOUTH AXISALLOWS FOR NATURAL VENTILATIONWITHOUT OVERUSE OF TRADITIONALHVAC SYSTEMS, REDUCING THE NEED FOR COSTLY A/C IN THE SUMMER.

TO

TRANSIT SERVICE COMMUNITY EGRESS LIBRARY CLASSROOM ECOSPACE

Solar pathWind Rose

PLAN STUDIES

SECTION STUDY

RENDERINGS

CLASSROOM LAYOUT DIAGRAMSThe renderings and classroom layout renderings presented here show a variety of interior and exterior uses and activities. Green spaces have been shown to improve concentration and productivity in children and adults alike.

COMMUNITY RESEARCHPRESERVATION EDUCATION FULL COMPLEX

RIVERKEEPER ECOLOGICAL CENTERLOCATION: ST CHARLES, IL

DATE: 2013

CONCEPT

ENTRY + ACCESS

The project is a new ecological center on the banks of the Fox River in downtown St. Charles, IL. Its primary function is to foster education about the state of the river for the local citizenry and serve a dual purpose as both a central community gathering space and a simple research laboratory where live data concerning the river can be quickly accessed by anyone interested.

I envisioned this project as more than a simple preservation facility by incorporating a community gathering aspect. The building is modularly divided into its four uses: preservation, education, research, and community gathering. Community gathering and a public library are located on the first floor, while labs and preservation needs are met on the second floor. A green roof terrace also provides community space.

CRYSTAL LAKE

LAKE IN THE HILLS

ALGONQUIN

CARPENTERSVILLE

ELGIN

SOUTH ELGIN

ST CHARLES

GENEVA

BATAVIA

NORTH AURORA

AURORA

WEST DUNDEE

DECEMBER

JUNE

SITE

LOCATION

ANNUAL

FOYER

LIBRARY

BOATHOUSEBAY

LOADING BAY

MECHANICAL

ELEVATORS

MAIL ROOMWORDS

CAFE FOX

RESTROOM M

RESTROOM F

FILE ROOM

WORDS

ORATORY

VERTICAL GALLERY

BIKE CLOSET

EXTERIORBALCONY 03

PRESIDENT’SOFFICE

MANAGER

VICEPRESIDENT

LIBRA

RY 2

FCA

THED

RAL

CEILI

NG

LABORATORY 01

EXTERIORBALCONY 02

ELEVATORS

RESTROOM F

RESTROOM M

LABORATORY 02

EXTERIORBALCONY 01

ENTRY PAVILION

LIGHTCORE

LIGHTCORE

OPEN GALLERY

EXTERIORBALCONY 03

EXTERIORBALCONY 02

EXTERIORBALCONY 01

ROOF PATIO

ROOF PATIO

BOARDWALK + DOCKS

BOARDWALK + DOCKS

BOARDWALK + DOCKS

FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN ROOF PLAN

SPRING EQUINOXFALL EQUINOX WINTER SOLSTICESUMMER SOLSTICE

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

WALL SECTION

DISASTER RELIEF SHELTERLOCATION: JAKARTA, INDONESIA

DATE: 2013

ROLE: DETAILER & SPEC WRITER

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RESISTS WIND LOADS PROMOTES STABILITY

In April 2013 World Vision and John Brown University hosted the second annual competition to design a traditional housing solution to victims of natural disasters. In order to effectively and comfortably house a family of four for a year, the design had to meet certain criteria. The shelter had to be at least 6’7” tall throughout the interior for comfortable head clearance. It had to resist damage from seismic activity and wind loads of up to 75 kph. In order to be effective for large-scale deployment, additional financial and physical goals had to be met: the structure must be inexpensive to mass-produce at or under $1500, material weight cannot exceed 200 kg, the shape must be efficient to ship, and the technology must be easy to construct on-site.

The interior is designed to provide users with a comfortable amount of space in which to live and sleep. Head clearance of 6’9” makes the interior just spacious enough for the average resident. Two distinct spaces give users the option to have separate areas for males and females since parts of domestic Indonesian culture are sensitive to separate genders sharing living space.

INTERIOR DESIGN

Fabric sheathing with reed coverings for windows gives vernacular aesthetics to the shelter and provides the users with a sense for the traditional dwellings they are accustomed to. Reed coverings, which can be rolled up and down, control sun and ventilation. They allow moderate amounts of light and air into the interior. The neutral color of the fabric reflects the tropical sun and humidity. A hole in the center of the roof serves dual purposes for rain collection and ventilation.

EXTERIOR DESIGN

ASSEMBLE FRAME CONNECT FRAMES SHEATHE WINDOWS ATTACH ROOF + ANCHOR

PERSPECTIVE

PLAN VIEW

ELEVATION VIEW

ASSEMBLY STEPS

CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMAXONOMETRIC

WINDOW CONDITION VENTILATION RAINWATER CAPTURE

WIND CONDITIONS STRUCTURAL STRENGTHENING

PIRANESI’S DREAMLOCATION: NA

DATE: 2012

In the middle of the 18th century, the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi drew his infamous, highly stylized and heavily atmospheric prisons, sixteen prints in total. These enormous underground vaults feature Gothic stairs, Romanesque arches, and Industrial Revolution-era machines, combining multiple styles into surreal, hellish landscapes that aggregate architecture and ruin.

In this assignment each student was assigned one of Piranesi’s sixteen prints, printed at 8.5” x 11” scale, and had to expand on the existing work with entirely new and original art, on a 24” x 36” board with ink and quill pens. I chose Number XV - The Pier with a Lamp, which shows an underground harbor where the dead are buried and the prisons feature in the background.

This vault, perhaps more than the other fifteen, represents the stagnancy of the past and a hope for the future, since there is an implied absence on the other side of the image. This etching asks the question: “What lies across the waters?” It is the only prison where the possibility of hope is entertained.

SKETCHES & ARTWORKLOCATION: Europe/America

DATE: 2014

PHOTOGRAPHYLOCATION: EUROPE, North America

DATE: 2013-2014

T H A N K Y O U

JUSTIN BANDAjustin.banda@me.com 219.776.9267 1151 N State St, Elgin, IL 60123 CPO 43