EXPRESSION

A Design Portfolio By Lance Keoki Kubiak

EXPRESSION

The following portfolio highlights a variety of conceptual and actualized projects from my education and work experience. Each project has been assigned a characteristics word that describes an important driving element that help shaped each design solution. The ability to create expressive architecture relies on the ability to reflect on a breadth of ideas and experiences in order to make dynamic design.

OPTIMIZATION

Private

LivingLiving

Private

PrivateSpace

PrivateSpace

Private

Living

Typical Unit Relationship

Private and Living Space

Overall Site Plan

The Pinoleville Pomo Native American Tribe of Ukiah, CAalong with the UC Berkeley Dept. of Architecture partneredto plan a housing community in Clear Lake, CA that would replace their current Section 8 housing community with a 105-acre planned neighborhood that would harbor community interaction and sustainability. The design focused onoptimizing site resources and connecting the architectureto Pomo culture by incorporating cultural symbols.

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Feet

Pinoleville Pomo Nation

Sozzoni Conceptual Plan 2007 Update

Legend

Ukiah City Limits

Sozzoni Property

Existing Parcels

Existing Roads

Existing Paths

Contours 10ft

Streams

Proposed Rds

Cul de Sacs

Proposed Paths

Proposed Well Sites

Proposed Utility Rd

Proposed Water Tank

Phase 1 Lots

Phase 2 Lots

Phase 3 Lots

1

0.49Ac

2

0.70Ac

3

0.92Ac

4

0.47Ac5

0.79Ac

6

0.58Ac

7

0.55Ac

8

0.79Ac

9

0.50Ac

10

0.4611

0.65Ac

12

0.72Ac

13

0.64Ac

14

0.30Ac

15

0.34Ac16

0.46Ac

17

0.54Ac

18

0.62Ac

19

0.58Ac

23

0.75Ac

22

0.47Ac

21

0.43Ac

20

0.55Ac

RCH

Upper Floor

Lower Floor

Master B

edroom

Bedroom #2

Open to

Below

Workspace

Bath #2

Bath #1

Bedroom #1

Living Room

Kitchen

Dining Room

Cultural Symbol Overlay Typical HUD Grid Design

Cultural Symbol

Cultural Symbol Imposed on HUD Standard

Informed Floor Plan Based on Symbol Overlay

Informed Finishes Based on Symbol Overlay

Unit Short Section

Clearstory Windows

Photovoltaic Array

Sun Shading

Light Shelf

Cultural Window

Living Room Open to Above

Sustainable Features

Natural Lighting

Natural Ventilation

Heat Absorbed by Thermal Mass

ExaustedHeat

Photovoltaic Array

Diagramatic Section

CONNECTION

TREE SIMPLIFIED TREE BUILDING CONCEPTPROGRAM BRANCHING

CULTURE

THERAPY/ EDUCATION

ART GALLERY

THEATRE

CAFE

CLASSROOMS

WORKSHOPS

THERAPY POOLS

LEVELS OF PROGRAM

CIRCULATION SPACE

The following project attempts to reconnect a new Therapy/Culture Center with the existing Berkeley,California neighborhood. Using site analysis, shapegeneration, and the concept of tree branching, anartistic form is synthesized that functionally servesthe needs of the neighborhood while connectingthe site’s culture with the building’s design.

THIRD FLOOR

A

B

B

A

SECOND FLOOR LOWER FLOOR GROUND FLOOR

MARIN

SAN FRANCISCO

CONTRA COSTA

ALAMEDA

PACIFIC OCEAN

SAN PABLO BAY

RICHMOND, CA

SAN RAFAEL, CA

GIANT POWDER CO.

STEEL SCAPE INC.

HERCULES DYNAMITE

PINOLE, CA

GIANT, CA

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SAN PABLO BAY

IMPRESSIONThe region around Point Pinole has had a history of strong industrial activity followed by an era of environmental conservation. The following project is a proposed Bay Area Emergency facility dedicated to the environmental protection of Point Pinole and the greater bay region. The design is derived from regional photography that documents the areas industrial past, and using juxtaposition the industrial history makes an architectural impression on the new landscape.

SITE PLAN

LIFT

1LI

FT 2

LIFT 1LIFT 2

THIRD FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

A B C D E

A B C D E

ADAPTATIONArchitectural design should not be stagnant but should adaptto changing environments. This design exercise focusedon understating design adaptation by creating a singular module, repeating the generated shape and forming several module compilations.

FRONT ELEVATION

RIGHT ELEVATION

COLLABORATIONXYZ

F=MA

*DR/DT

VHC987

Btu/˚F

UArefP=MV

The following was a comprehensive structural case study of the Hearst Tower, bySir Norman Foster. It covers aspects of design collaboration such as initial sketching, structural detailing, computer analysis of structure and testing the performance of a physical model. Understanding the design process and a building’s performance can highlight the collaborative efforts by both architecture and engineering in a single form.

SAP2000

SAP2000 v11.0.1 - File:Full Scale SAP 3D - Deformed Shape (DEAD) - Kip, ft, F Units

12/8/07 16:32:32SAP2000

SAP2000 v11.0.1 - File:Full Scale SAP 3D - Joint Loads (DEAD) (As Defined) - Kip, ft, F Units

12/8/07 16:16:31

Weight (lbs) Defl. Height (in) Deflection (in) Total defl. (in)0 48 0 0

10 46.5 1.5 1.520 44.5 2 3.530 42 2.5 635 40.75 1.25 7.2540 37.75 3 10.2545 Failure Failure Failure

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1st: Deflection Change

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PLOT NOT TO SCALE

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1pm Noon 11pm10am

9am

8am

7am

6am

5am

INNOVATIONThroughout history technological innovation has facilitatedgreat movements in architecture and design. Merryingtechnology with architecture not only creates rich designbut can also improve the overall builidng performance. The following project is a modular school design inBoulder, Colorado which uses innovations in solar shadingand environmental controls to improve builind performance.

Plan View

Long Section Short Section

Sun Path Diagram

TYPICAL SUMMER CONDITIONS

TYPICAL WINTER CONDITIONS

NORTH

WIND ROSEDENVER, COLORADO

FEBRUARY

NORTH

WIND ROSEDENVER, COLORADO

AUGUST

Winter Conditions Summer Conditions

MAR JUNE SEP DEC

MAR JUNE SEP DEC

MAR JUNE SEP DEC

TYPICAL CONDITIONS

The modular classroom design incorperates a thermal wall system that passively heats the spaceduring the cold Denver winters. The challenge of the thermal wall was allowing the wall to gain energy though direct sun exposure but minimize direct sunlight in the teaching space of the classroom. The following is a direct sunlight performance test on a scaled model.

1.12 2.00 2.32 2.80 2.80 2.641.76

1.12 1.12 1.52 2.00 2.24 2.32 2.16

0.50 0.70 1.36 1.68 1.76 1.84 1.52

4.40 4.00 4.08 4.00 3.36 2.486.24

3.92 3.60 3.36 3.44 2.44 3.20 3.12

2.88 1.60 2.80 3.52 3.84 3.76 3.28

3.00

3.55

2.94

3.10

3.32

2.94

3.68

3.10

3.66

4.00

3.10

4.10

3.95

3.00

4.00

3.80

2.88

3.88

2.83

1.95

3.35

Daylight Factor Testing(measured in Lx X 1.0^3)

MAR

9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM

2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM

8AM

Heliodon Direct Sunlight TestingPG&E Pacific Energy Center

APPLICATIONIt is essential that skills learned in studio educationbe exercised in real world situations and environments.The following are several projects in which I worked onwhile employed at Kubow&Associates, Architecture.The firm specialized in commercial, residential andhealthcare design around Fresno, California.

Ohashi Residence RemodelClovis, Ca

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Madera Ranchos Commercial DevelopmentMadera, Ca

Madera Community HospitalNew Central Utility PlantMadera, Ca

New Central Utility Plant

Kaweah Delta District HospitalSite SurveyVisalia, Ca

Madera Community HospitalClinical Lab Space PlanningMadera, Ca