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Subterranean Sublime

Rapson Hall Staircase Drawings

Ceramics Studio and Factory

Nørrebro Artists’ Studio

Østerbro Youth Center

University of Minnesota Community Art Center

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“The architect’s gift to society is to bring joy to people from the surroundings he creates.”

Jørn Utzon

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Subterranean Sublime

This project brought together two stacked cardboard models, one was mine the other came from my partner. The paths cut in these cardboard stacks related directly to models that we had produced earlier in the semester. My partner and myself created a larger stacked cardboard model into which both of our smaller, individual models fit. The combination of these three models created a complex series of tunnels and passages. This led into our next step which was to make this systems of cardboard pathways into a subterranean complex. The addition of texture and lighting to interior images of the complex create the effect of of a cave-like system. This project allowed me to create something surreal and fantastic from something very mundane.

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Rapson Hall StaircaseDrawings

This series of drawings was done in the courtyard of Rapson Hall on one of the staircases that leads from the upper level into the courtyard. The two different styles of drawings emphasize two very different things about the space. The first set are value drawings that emphasize lighting, mood, and feeling of the space. The second set of drawings are hardline drawings that use precise measurements and scale to portray exactly what each element looks like. I choose to draw this area of the building because it is the center of Rapson Hall and these staircases define the transition between the levels of the courtyard.

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Ceramics Studio and Factory

For this project a small Ceramics company based in San Fancisco, California was considering moving to Minneapolis to open a new location. The goal of this project was to design a new studio/store to sell ceramics and a factory in which the ceramics would be molded and fired. The studio I proposed is built out of concrete while the factory is a kingpost trusse building with structural steel beams and corrugated steel siding. The basic concept of the project was to unite the two very different types of buildings by creating similarities between the two while still observing the differences. The studio is a very heavy, low building constructed of concrete, while the factory is a tall, airy trusse building with a triangular roof. Dormers were added at even intervals to the factory to both increase lighting within the space and create a rectangular facade which would relate the two buildings more closely. The floorplans of these two buildings are both designed to facilitate movement through and between the two spaces.

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Gallery

Tea Kitchen

Restroom

Workspace

Display Stands

Staircase

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Norrebro Artists’ Studio

This was the first project that I worked on while I studied architecture in Copenhagen. The neighborhood that this building would be located is comprised of a lower income population than most of Copenhagen. The purpose of the exercise was to design a small studio for artists to work and show off their wares. The building’s site was under the S-tog line in Norrebro. For my design I created a two-story loft space for the artists to work, raised up above the main outdoor showroom. The various angled windows give the studio an identity that could be recognized as well as giving the artists dramatic views of the surrounding landscape to inspire them as they work. This studio would give local artists a secure place to work and store their wares while not impeding the pathway that currently runs underneath the traintracks. It would also serve as a sculptural piece to help beautify a down-trodden neighborhood.

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Østerbro Youth Center

This was the last project that I worked on while I was studying in Copenhagen. It is located on what is now a park and is surrounded by buildings on three sides and a lake to the south. Before working on this project I went to a local school and asked some of the teens there what they might like if this center was built. The two boys I talked to were avid soccer players who wanted there to be more places within the city to play soccer. They also wanted a place that could be used by children of different ages, but separate these age groups organically. My design features a merge of the program of the building with the landscape to create a park that is raised up above the level of the street. The roofs of the buildings feature soccer and basketball courts, while the different lev-els allow for multiple age groups to use the center without interacting with one another. The large perforated facade is used to both screen any noise from the busy intersection while allowing light to penetrate the building.

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First Floor Second Floor

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Third Floor

Younger Children

Circulation

Administation-Workshops

Cafe

Teens

Outdoor Space

Auxilary Space

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University of MinnesotaCommunity Art Center

This project was a communal art center located on the Northern edge of the University of Minnesota’s campus. This building would serve as a community center where a person could come to take an art class or see a performance in the black box theater. This is an underutalized part of campus and this art center would be used to bring more people to the area. So I designed an iconic structure that protrudes out over the Granary Corridor to attract people driving along University Avenue. One focus of my project was to create the art center around a courtyard that is used for quiet reflection and relaxation. I allowed the courtyard to become a wilderness within the building where tall trees would shade the space and create an ecosystem in itself. The structural system is made up of treelike concrete columns the allows nature to flow from the exterior of the building to the courtyard. The top three floors of the center each have a balcony that wrap around the courtyard to give patrons a better sense of the wilderness that they are inhabiting.

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Theater

Backstage

TheaterLobby

Mechanical

Lobby/Event Space

Workshop

Bar/Cafe

Courtyard

Event Space Gallery

Studio

Balcony

Administration

Gallery

Balcony

Studio

Education

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Basement First Floor Second Floor Third Floor Fourth Floor

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Black Box Theater

Backstage

Theater Lobby

Stairway

Main Lobby/Event Space

Gallery

Workshop

Administration

Education

Studio