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Nick Nepveux's academic, professional, teaching and personal creative work
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n i c k n e p v e u x
table of contents Academic
1) Point.LIne.Plane.Volume 2) Gravity Propelled Racer 3) Professor’s Office 4) Comprehensive Studio 5) Urban Design 6) Parachute Pavilion 7) “Action” for Sustainability
Professional 1) Animal Welfare Center 2) Sky Harbor Airport - Checkpoint B 3) Sky Harbor Airport - T3 Explosive Detection Services 4) Sky Harbor Airport - T4 S1 Concourse 5) Comerica Branch Banks 6) ASU Police Station 7) Appaloosa Branch Library 8) Fire Station 151 9) Alhambra High School Classroom Addition 10) Ghost Lab 1111) Congo Collective Projects 12) Metal Barn/Apartment 13) Heckathorn Finished Basement + Wong Porch14) Lone Star Church of the Brethren
Teaching 1) Arch 1216 - Architecture Design Studio 1 2) Arch 100/8 - Architectural Foundations 1 3) Arch 109 - Architectural Foundations 2 4) Arch 409 - Core Studio 3 5) Arch 615 - Sketching Lawrence
Personal Creative Work
1) Sketching + Watercolor + Concept
Academic Work
Oklahoma State University - School of Architecture
2000 - 2005
volume concept sketch point line plane hand drawings point line plane hand drawing and model
point.line.plane.volume
studio - Arch 1216
length - 2 weeks
crit - Suzanne Bilbeisi
volume model
volume model volume model
Beginning with only a nine square grid of points, a compositional circuitry emerges. Axonometric lines introduce three dimensional space as an abstract composition begins a transformation. Walls and columns begin to shape space and take on an architectural implications as planes offer layers of intricacy, shadow, and protection. Finally, volume introduces scale and marks the beginnings of an architecture education.
drawing, craft, space, order
gravity propelled racer
Given one week to design, one to build and a team budget of 50 dollars three designers by the name BNW (Brown, Nepveux, Wright) set out to re-define the soapbox derby car. We bent as many rules as needed to achieve an idea. Yes, we welded. Yes, it ended up 11 feet long, but it was the only racer with an operating door, shocks, and a driver that forms a symbiotic relation with machine.
concept digital rendering completed racer with pneumatic hatch
d r i v e r b e c o m e s a p a r t . . . i n s e r t e d i n t o m a c h i n e
studio - arch 3216
length - 2 weeks
crit - Moh Bilbeisi Jeanne Homer
lego and toy components study model
racer in action
racer with driver inserted
Professor’s Office Competition (1st place, project manager + built)
c r e a t e a w o m b = a s p a c e w i t h i n a s p a c e a s p a c e . . . b e y o n d t h e m o t h e r ( b u i l d i n g ) . . . a w a i t s t h e w o r l d .
how to create space within a space? go beyond that space by confining it!obliterate the existing space, leaving only the afterglow.
create a womb for: 1) incubation 2) preparation 3) development
leaving only umbilical links to beyond = literature, music, photography, and the umbilical cord itself, the internet
study model peg board light baffle detail
digital development images
c r e a t e . . . a w o m b . . . i s a s p a c e w i t h i n . . . b e y o n d t h e m o t h e r ( b u i l d i n g ) . . . a w a i t s t h e w o r l d .
studio - Arch 3216
length - 2 weeks
crit - Jeanne Homer Moh Bilbeisi
c r e a t e . . . a w o m b . . . i s a s p a c e w i t h i n . . . b e y o n d t h e m o t h e r ( b u i l d i n g ) . . . a w a i t s t h e w o r l d .
umbilical conduit
finished office with custom desk
ceiling detail
finished office with umbilical cord
comprehensive studio - OJHFOklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame - Tulsa, OK
1 create the sense of an individual place while maintaining relationships with the community2 parking is integrated with the entry sequence and architectural promenade3 using contours and characteristics of the site, a multilevel building without the need for stair systems is created = ramps4 contemporary materials respond to textures and scale of the community5 new exhibit space acts as a “pavilion” in honor of the existing hall of fame, while adding an ordered sense of time, progression, arrival, and departure.
concept sketch
sd section
concept sketch
studio - Arch 4216
length - 1 semester
crit - Jeff Williams Tom Spector Jeanne Homer
1 jazz is the expression of being unique within a context of music - the building should be expressively engaged with its surroundings2 acting as an icon of rejuvenation for this area, the building is visible from greenwood street upon entering the Greenwood district 3 the exhibit will act as a guide throughout the building and create the effect of time’s passing, sliding, overlapping, and progressing. 4 the exhibit and music hall will be visited sporadically, Love’s club needs a steady influx of customers: deserving prominent space on site5 most of the site will not be used for building mass - alternative uses (i.e. jazz festival space/park) have been considered and developed.
Music cannot fully depict anything like love or desire. But music can reproduce, through solely technical means and by dealing with the synchronization of time and tension in music, the emotive “flow” of a human world of feelings and history. The hall of fame should leave little to read, decipher or understand. Through a synchronized design of flowing space this museum will just make sense to those that walk its halls.
site plan birdseye rendering
comprehensive studio - OJHFOklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame - Tulsa, OKOklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame - Tulsa, OK
west elevation
level 1 plan
level 2 plan
Love’s club/diner
exhibit
exhibit
entry
seating/performance space rehearsal
theater
office/adm.--------------
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level 2 planlevel 2 plan
office/adm.
south elevation
cd section
comprehensive studio - OJHFOklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame - Tulsa, OK
cd section perspectivecd section perspective
interior theater rendering theater lobby rendering
exterior exhibit rendering
girder designed
comprehensive studio - OJHFOklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame - Tulsa, OK
structural calculations.....structural explorationstructural calculationsstructural calculations wall section
columns designed
beam designed
double tee column
custom roof beam dd model dd model
dd model
dd model
urban semester / uptown districtTulsa, Oklahoma
studio - Arch 5116
length - 8 weeks
crit - Jeff Williams David Hanser Jim Knight
librarea park & housing digital model first uptown planning sketch
urban studio + professional participants
class massing meeting boulder corridor massing uptown finished model (white = new building)
librarea
A business district plagued by surface parking, dangerous cross streets, and no sense of place or identity. By creating a conglomerate of half-mile radius zones each containing different types living and entertainment the design encourages walking and interaction among zones. Active square footage was pulled toward the street by integrating parking into an urban mass of business, life, and entertainment.
I had the honor of being selected by our professors as the leader of the library district that we appropriately termed the “librarea”. This district included a new public library for the city of Tulsa, a library park above an expansive parking garage, a senior activity center, grocery, and skate park.
librarea sketch
existing uptown looking toward downtown librarea housing, library, performance theatre, park, and skate park as a buffer between adjacent freeway and library park
skate park
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, step right up and experience Coney Island’s new Parachute Pavilion. A bipartite design welcomes visitors to the excitement of the beach by allowing them to slowly meet the horizon, while also offering an escape from the harsh sun of the beach and boardwalk. The Parachute Pavilion creates an experiential reference to the history and imagery of Coney Island and the Parachute Jump, a place where the two distinct economic groups of the area’s historic development came together to form one mass.
parachute pavilion competition (selected for publication)
1930 2007
compacted sand parking lot
bleachersbleachers
studio - Arch 5217
length - 5 weeks
crit - Nigel Jones Moh Bilbeisi
The Athenian word for drama meant “action” or “to do.” In place of design of a sustainable residence, I propose a single Light Rail Car designed as an expandable stage where plays will be established and performed in the open-minded spaces of public transit stations, mobilizing the awareness and anticipating participation of individual citizens. These sustainable campaigns will be planted in cities with budding mass transit lines (light rail) such as Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver, St. Louis, and Austin, and can later spread to larger cities with more established lines. The public arena of the transit station becomes the urban culture’s theatre. “Shakespeare in the Park” becomes an environmentally geared “Shakespeare on the Streets”.
“action” for sustainability shinkenchiku residential design competition ‘05
shakespeare shakespeare
stage
light rail theatre teatro olimpico @ vicenza
stage
audience
suburbs
audience
didactic sprawl across americadidactic sprawl across america
studio - Arch 5217 length - 6 weeks crit - Moh Bilbeisi, Nigel Jones
Local universities’ Literature, Environmental Studies, Drama, Graphic Design, and Architecture departments will collaborate to create productions inspired by the myriad of contemporary concerns addressed in Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies and histories. Audiences will be exposed to theories of citizen participation, stronger leadership, concepts of urban planning that integrate social responsibilities and re-establish the idea of density in the city, as well as standard ways to incorporate Sustainable Living into their current home or next home purchase. It will be essential for citizens to feel that public spaces, as well as their own private space are part of their communal ownership and responsibility. We can hope for nothing more from our citizens than to oblige the oath pledged by new citizens of ancient Athens, “We will leave this city not less but greater, better, and more beautiful than it was left to us.”
shakespeare saves the planet !
Local universities’ Literature, Environmental Studies, Drama, Graphic Design, and Architecture departments will collaborate to create
Professional Work
Selser Schaefer Architects - Tulsa, OK - 2004
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc. - Phoenix, AZ - 2005 - 2008
VeuxDeux Design - Lawrence, KS - 2008 - Present
2008 - Present
Selser Schaefer Architects
After constructing the model and becoming more familar with construction documents I assisted the project architect with ASI’s and redlines on other projects.
Project Team - Brian Thomas, Shannon West, Andrew McCready, Jason Walker
With no previous knowledge of the project (essentially acting as a contractor) I was asked to build a detail section model from a set of construction documents. After making a cardboard study model to decide the scale I presented a schedule and budget for completion and began construction.
During construction of the model I discovered a discrepancy in the window schedule that saved the contractor from having to cut and fill an already completed cmu wall. As an intern with little profes-sional experience this project allowed me to familiarize myself with the organization of construction documents as well as to hone my sense of craft and knowledge of building details.
3/4” section model view of dog interview roomexterior window canopy
Animal Welfare CenterEdmond, Oklahoma
interior - model
fence + gate detail
fence detail
fence detail - model fence detail - complete
entry - complete
completed building
section through Sky Harbor Blvd expansion joint detail expansion joint detail
view of terminal 4 from Sky Harbor Blvd
Sky Harbor Aiport - Checkpoint B
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Assisted the project architect in all phases of design and construction administration
Project Team - Steve Rao + Adam Sprenger
Phoenix, AZ
flight information board and checkpoint entrycheckpoint security lanes organized around existing concrete y-frameswall sections
steel plate mailbox signageplan detailplan detail steel plate mailbox signage
early elevation scheme - view from Sky Harbor Blvd
completed building from Sky Harbor Blvd
completed building from Sky Harbor Blvd
aerial of site
Sky Harbor Aiport - Terminal 3 EDS
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Assisted with conceptual design and modeling; responsible for plans, sections and elevations, as well as plan and wall section details in coordination with the project architect
Project Team - Steve Rao + Mark Fulchs + Wayne Lonchar + Rachel Jebaraj
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Skyharbor Airport - S1 Concourse SD Design
Albert Kahn Truck Factory - Inspiration
louvered south facade of arizona roomaerial rendering of Terminal 4
sawtooth roof design
Sky Harbor Aiport - S1 Concourse
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Responsible for Schematic Design and Development and Implementation of Revit in the Schematic Design Phase
Project Team - Steve Rao + Adam Sprenger
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Skyharbor Airport - S1 Concourse SD Design
Albert Kahn Truck Factory - Inspiration
louvered south facade of arizona roomaerial rendering of Terminal 4
sawtooth roof design
Sky Harbor Aiport - S1 Concourse
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Responsible for Schematic Design and Development and Implementation of Revit in the Schematic Design Phase
Project Team - Steve Rao + Adam Sprenger
Phoenix, AZaerial rendering of Terminal 4
Comerica Bank BranchesMultiple Municipalities in Phoenix Metro
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Project Manager in charge of coordinating multiple submittals to various cities, selecting and presenting material options for Design Review Boards, establishing project timelines, coordinating with consultants, CB Richard Ellis, Comerica, and site owners.
Project Team - Jeremy Jones
Scottsdale, AZ branch North elevation Avondale, AZ branch
downtown Phoenix, AZ branch
Scottsdale, AZ branch interior
Avondale, AZ branch South elevationAvondale, AZ branch East elevation Riverview, AZ branch siteplan
Avondale, AZ branch siteplan
Scottsdale, AZ branch
typical branch floorplan
public entrance canopy
entry from parking lot
street elevation and public entrance
Arizona State University Police Station
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Participated in Kick0ff Design Charette, Managed the Development of the SD/DD Sketchup Model, Interior Elevations and Details
Project Managers - Mark Dee + Chris Knorr
Tempe, AZ
entry from parking lotpotential scheme from 1 hour design charette interior circulation light well
north street facade with morris code window slots
north facade into reading room
entry from parking lot
reading roomcafe sliding into patio space
Appaloosa Branch Library
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Contributed to the Design of the RFQ document, Schematic Design Development and Revit Implementation on Construction Documents
Project Managers - Jeremy Jones + Adam Sprenger
Scottsdale, AZ
north street facade with morris code window slots
exterior weightroom rendering exterior weightroom completed
entry from parking lot
brick and metal panel details
Fire Station 151
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Assisted with Revit Implementation/Visualizations during Design Development phase, Interior Design Development/Detailing and Miscellaneous Exterior Details during Construction Documents phase
Project Manager - Mark Dee + Kiyomi Kurooka + Mike Braun
Glendale, AZexterior weightroom rendering
entry from parking lot
dining alcove kitchen
steel plate mailbox signageweightroom interior
drive-through fire truck bay
Strategic voids in the plan allow pockets of light and nature to enter in, while simultaneously adding depth and visual interest to a long street façade. Large North-facing windows further articulate this facade and allow ample natural light for a more productive learning environment. A hinge space is created beneath a shade canopy connecting the space between this addition and existing classrooms. Through standard, cost effective, modular building components (Concrete Masonry Units & Hollow Core Concrete Planks) the repetitive classrooms achieve an efficient inspired, and simple form.
concept sketch
context buildingcontext building
Phoenix, Arizonaalhambra high school classroom addition
campus plan
DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
I was responsible for all phases of design and construction administration with guidance from a project manager. This was the first project in the office to be designed and documented in Revit and I was responsible for helping other staff implement Revit on future projects.
Project Team - Kiyomi Kurooka, Nick Nepveux continued
classroom floorplan
north elevation (mirrored to match plan)
typical classroom plannortheast corner. note relationship to existing structures
classroom addition continued
typical classroom plannortheast corner. note relationship to existing structures
observe . listen . design . document . administer constructionobserve . listen . design . document . administer constructiontransverse section
Revit details
classroom addition continued
typical entry to classroom
3-way window shade adds syncopation to an ordered elevation
typical interior elevation @ north wall
typical entry to classroom
3-way window shade adds syncopation to an ordered elevation
classroom entry view from teacher’s station
view from teacher’s station
Accent colors of red and green where chosen to accentuate an updated hue of school spirit. Accent colors where strategically placed in low traffic/low contact areas to avoid being repainted with a standard color. Desert greens were placed in proximity to windows to reference nature, while Reds (which can create feelings of excitement or intensity) were used to activate the north elevation from the street and can only be viewed indirectly by students.
classroom addition - continued.
camelback elevation from the northeast corner of the site corner classroom unit & void space. note the clean corner @ clerestory windows
footing and stemwall slab nook to allow natural light to slide into classrooms
slab in progess
classroom addition - construction
detail of steel plate window frame setting the beams
classroom number cut in door canopy panel
raw space north elevation w/ concrete planks installed
classroom addition - construction
storefront windows w/ vertical silacone butt-joint window corrner detail canopy detail
teacher’s daydream portallunch break in the shade
exterior restroom near completion room number shadow
completed building
classroom addition - construction
typical classroom entry
classroom door w/ entry canopy casting room number shadow
typical classroom unit north light well
restroom frosted glass
view from teachers desk
working with Brian placing the last floor beam placing the last beam of the upper ring
vernacular images of Upper Kingsburg
original barn heavy timber early design sketches paper elevation model
Ghost Architectural Laboratory 11
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, Limited
Assisted with group design and construction + led the siding installation team
Project Team - Ghosties of 2009
Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
time lapse progress
if you build it they will comebeer thirty
a break before we hoist the cupola
barn structure with furring strips installed
dinner in studio late night fire on the beach
typical section rendering of additional classroom design
existing classrooms existing classroom
Congo Collective Projects
VeuxDeux Design
Assisted with design, documentation and rendering.
Project Team - Leslie + Nick Nepveux
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
existing outhouseexisting classroom
existing classrooms
rendering of clinic waiting areaaerial of school and clinic
clinic planschool plan
rendering of prototype school courtyard
Kuba clothe village concept
My wife and I have developed these projects through a partnership with local Kinshasan church leaders. They outlined the need for an addition to an existing school as well as plans for prototype schools and clinics to be built in remote villages of the interior DRC. We began with a charette at the University of Kansas that included architecture professors, interior designers, structural engineers and architects. It is our hopes that these early projects will form a foundation from which a long term nonprofit Congo Collective can grow.
market
rendering of prototype school courtyard
market
aerial of site View of Apartment Entry Area1st floor plan
vernacular community
Metal Barn/Apartment
1st floor plan
VeuxDeux Design
design, documentation + visualization
Project Team - Leslie + Nick Nepveux
family dock
barn/apartment
Buncombe Creek, OK at Lake Texoma
transverse section
Southwest Corner
existing outhousewest elevation south elevation
steel frame back porch
dining and living room
view of lake from reading room
This project consisted of a 50 x 60 foot metal building with a large garage (1900 sf) and a 3 bedroom apartment (1800 sf). The apartment is intended to replace a 2 bedroom trailer used by the family for summer lake vacations. The schematic set was used to obtain estimates from a local contractor. The client is currently debating the design of a separate house and a smaller metal building.
siteplan floorplan of existing sanctuary and entry addition
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
1' - 6 1/2"
2' - 0"
4' - 0"
4' - 6"
4' - 0"
0' - 0"
-2' - 1" -3' - 7 1/2"
LOBBY
STORAGE
MEN
WOMEN
EXISTING SANCTUARY (TO REMAIN)
NEW ENTRY
Mechanical Room AboveRestrooms
Skylight Above
DN
DNUP
UP
UP
UP
Skylight Above
Porcelain Tile Interior Flooring(Entire Addition)
Drinking Fountain
Information Kiosk
Bench
existing building existing building
Lone Star Church of the Brethren
VeuxDeux Design
schematic design, Revit documentation and rendering
Project Team - Nick Nepveux contracting with Denton Nichols, AIA
Lone Star, KS
existing buildingaddition
2 x 6 wood framewith batt insulation,vapor barrier, airbarrier, building wrapand drywall / exteriorcedar (back-primed)
Skylight
Natural Stone(limestone,
bottom ledge) Natural Stone(limestone,bottom ledge)
Painted Drywall
2 x 6 wood framewith batt insulation,
vapor barrier, air barrier,building wrap and
drywall / exterior cedar(back-primed)
Natural Stone(limestone,
bottom ledge)
Painted drywall
2 x 6 wood framewith batt insulation,vapor barrier, airbarrier, building wrapand drywall / exteriorcedar (back-primed)
Painted drywall
Natural Stone(limestone, bottomledge)
Aluminum storefrontdouble-insulatedwindows (Kynar Finish- Standard Color)
ramp to sanctuary
north elevation west elevation south elevation toward sanctuary ramp
southwest corner
This contract work with a local architect consisted of an ADA accesible entry addition to a 1918 church structure in rural Lone Star, KS. The architect had worked with the congrega-tion to establish an early schematic plan and massing sketches. I met with the architect to do field measurements and discuss the church’s intentions. In collaboration with the architect, a schematic design set was created. The congregation used this set to obtain estimates from a contractor. We are currently awaiting word from the congregation to proceed into the design development and construction document phases.
basement entryway with storage units view from kitchenfloorplanaxon
kitchen under - constructionliving room - construction
This project consisted of schematic drawings and visualizations for a finished basement in Olathe, KS. These drawings served as a starting place for a conversation between a married couple and the in-laws who would be living in the house above. After this conversational design session, the drawings were refined and used by the clients to consult with a contractor for estimates, design changes, and construction.
UPWH
living
kitchen
bedroom
closet
study
storage
stor
age
cabi
nets
bathstorage
shelves/cabinets
storage
Heckathorn Finished Basement
VeuxDeux Design
design, documentation and rendering.
Project Team - Leslie + Nick Nepveux
Olathe, KS
finished porch
Wong PorchMission, KS
sitting/storage
gatheringspace
entryspace
8' - 7"
10' -
0"
2' - 8"
5' -
6"
20' - 0"
8' - 9"
VeuxDeux Design
design + rendering
Project Team - Leslie + Nick Nepveux
10' -
0"
5' -
6"
11' - 3"
8' - 9"
gatheringspace
entryspace
finished porch cable railing detail
Scheme 1 + 2 Plan Diagrams
existing porchScheme 1 - 3 renderings
This project consisted of 3 schemes for a new front porch. Each scheme explored railing techniques, color, and space organization. The plan diagrams and renderings were shared with a builder who used them to construct the porch.
Teaching Work
Oklahoma State University School of Architecture - Stillwater, OK
University of Kansas - School of Architecture, Design + Planning - Lawrence, KS
2005 + 2008 - 2012
9 square composition project - student family tower project - student family tower project - student
Arch 1216 - Architecture Design Studio 1Spring 2005
Oklahoma State University - Teaching Assistant for Professor Suzanne Bilbeisi
Introduces students to the fundamental principles of design, visual perception, orthographic drawing, and visual communication.
Nine Square Composition Project, Family Tower, and a Home/Studio for Lee Bontecou
family tower project - student
home/studio for Lee Bontecou - student
t e a c h i n g e n c o u r a g e s l e a r n i n g
I have always had a passion for aiding others in problem solving.
Teaching isn’t about having all the answers, the answers already exist.
It is more about finding the correct path.
Arch 100/8 - Architectural Foundations 1
University of Kansas
An introductory design studio directed toward the development of spatial thinking and the skills necessary for the analysis and design of architectural space and form.
Freehand Memory/Observation Drawing
Fall 2008 + 2009, Fall 2011 + 2012blind contour
blind contour
modified contour
modified contour
Perry May Austin Bosecker various students
Cholie Hosid
charcoal drawings focusing on tonal value, shade + shadow and free hand perspectivce
Matt Zahner
Perry May cross contour entire studioAustin Bosecker
Abby NoelkeVenus CalderonPerry May John Coughlin
freehand 1 + 2 point perspective - basic vocabulary of perspective, attention to proportion and spatial relationship of objects, also line hierarchy, and tonal value to create depth
Abby Noelke Abby Noelke
Perry MayAbby NoelkeAustin Bosecker Chloe Hosid Venus Calderon
Matt Zahner Matt Zahner
part/whole drawing and model - colored pencil on canson paper, whole image interpeted from cropped image and then translated into a physical model
Willie Johnson Brittany HeddigerEmily Stockwell
bas-relief mapping - introduces model building and concepts of mapping, lineweight, tonal values representing depth, formal extrusion, part/whole relationships, and freehand axonometric
near freehand, drafted, and value map of student’s painting slice
value map - defining heights of tonal values
Vestige 15 by Bob Heatly studio collaboration of mapping heights to tonal values
Chloe Hosid - final model
Chloe Hosid - axon sketch
complete study models complete final models
Chloe Hosid - final model
A Vertical Construct
University of Kansas
Verticality, Structural Soundess, Order, Hierarchy, Repetition, Materiality
5 week project
Arch 100 - Final Project
Chris Manship Manship detailAlex Forbes Forbes detailEric Witthaus
Stephanie Goetz Goetz Detail
Sam Seeger Seeger Detail
Steven LevittLevitt detail
Brad PrewittPrewitt detail
Nate Pascal
Dar Farnelli Bret Fast
Robert Healey
Pascal detailHealey detail Pascal detail
Arch 109 - Architectural Foundations 2
University of Kansas
A continuation of ARCH 108 with major emphasis on the design relationships among people, architectural space, and the environment.
Kit of Parts/Journey for a Blind Man and His Family
Spring 2010 + 2011 kit of parts + journey parti model
Henry Lennon + Hart Sanders - Final Journey Model
kit of parts + 2’ thick wall
Henry Lennon + Hart Sanders - Final Journey Model
lightbox project - “How can we invite light into a building?”
Phase 1 (explore) - how many ways can we invite light into a building
Phase 2 (refine) - how can we control and manipulate that light and how does light change over the course of the day and year
explore models explore models
explore models final light box model - chapel final light box model - brewery tasting room
graduate scholar study/library - library, reading room, and three study nooks
Final Project - 5 weeks
parti massing model parti light modelsite model - Potter Lake, KU Campus
structural modelNiki Mater - study model study model
final model interior rain screen removed
Niki Mater - final model final model
Congo classroom - 3 classrooms, 1 outdoor classroom, 1 playground
Final Project - 5 weeks
site model of Kinkole village site model
structural model1/8” study model 1/4” classroom unit model study model
Concept: For this project we are working to design a school for students in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our goals for this project are to create a good learning environment that is made from lo-cal and a ordable resources, able to be man-made, able to let in natural light due to lack of electric-ity, and able to include an outdoor classroom. This space is intended to involve the local community by including them in the building process, and provide children with a place to learn.
DRC Classrooms Janelle Savage & Ben JensenARCH 109 Spring 2011
Section (E/W)Elevation (N/S)
Section (N/S)
Exterior Perspective
Interior Perspective
Parti Diagrams
Plan
Site/ElevationElevation (N/S)
Section (E/W)
Elevation (E/W)
The Congo Classroom Building is the first actual building project for 1st year architecture students. It focuses on abstract principles of repeptition, part/whole relationships and communication through architectural drawing conventions. Concurrently, it addresses issues of context, local building systems and materials, social equity, community engagement, and human scale. It also serves as the culmination of a semester focused on the integral relationship between design decisions and natural forces of light, wind, and air.
site model of Kinkole village
structural model1/8” Classroom Building Model1/4” classroom unit model
1/4” classroom unit model with sunshade inspired by fishing nets
interior classroom perspective
Alex Wolfrum and Zach Brown final board
study model
1 week = Research: precedent, context and culture 3 weeks = Prototype and Refine Design Process 1 week = Presentation: to a review panel of professionals, professors, and KU’s diretor of service learning.
Arch 409 - Core Studio III
University of Kansas - Team Taught with Interim Chair Nils Gore
A workshop based course with an emphasis on materiality and construction of building assemblies through hands-on activities. Development of craft, process, collaboration and technical documentation skills will be a primary objective of the course.
Final Project - design and construct 60 studio desks for studios 409 and 804
Fall 2010historical drafting room/studio precedents
double top for quick storage - precedent from 2 of 6 contemporary architecture office toursprecedent - electrical supply
architecture/design office/workshop tour photos
scheme 1 scheme 2 scheme 3
Phase 2: After precedent research and multiple tours of local architecture offices each student began design schemes for the studio tables and storage. These designs phases where always followed by group discussion to find common principles and approaches. From this process the studio decided on three schemes to explore in full-scale mock-ups.
group discussion of first mock-upsearly individual student design schemes “staple” leg scheme “staple” leg design development group discussion of first mock-ups
view of studio space from workshop detail mock-up for height study of desktop thickness
Phase 3: define key features = sandwich top, staple legs, additional storage unit below desk
Needed improvements or questions: height of desk, stability of storage unit, span and proportion of steel elements, thickness of desktop, 2 or 4 desk units
sandwich top for easy storage + additional storage below “staple” legs - more stable and fitting with scale/structure of studio space detail of sandwisch top and staple leg
Phase 4: material and finish options, detail and fabrication design, cost estimating, design of electrical integration, organiize presenta-tion to the client = Dean John Gaunt + Dan Rockhill + Studio 804
typical cluttered desk professional office setting for Studio 804
integrated electrical access to minimize visible cords cost estimations final design rendering
finishing the baltic ply “u” drawers laminating the table top
Phase 5: fabrication, Git-R-Done!
welding the support “ribs” grinding welds smooth to receive the “u” drawersfinal mock-up of all pieces
laminate over baltic ply tops
Phase 6: complete
complete almost complete - wiring and power strip installed later by Nils and Nick
Sketching + Graphic Journaling
University of Kansas - School of Architecture, Design + Planning
4 week summer session sketching and graphic journaling course
Teaching Team - Thom Allen + Nick Nepveux
Lawrence, KS
Personal Creative Work ongoing
observational sketching, watercolor, portraits, holiday cards, character illustration, competitions
Happy New Year Card
Bear Hug CardBear Hug Card
Sketching + Watercolor
anywhere, anytime, I’ve always got a sketchbook and a pen
in my sketchbook
Wes Wright Portrait Leslie Nepveux PortraitLeslie Nepveux Portrait Andy and Gideon Wong Portrait
Ninth Street Christian Center - LawrenceLippincott Hall - KU
Bungaloid - Lawrence
Practice TreesBarn - Kansas
I Don’t Give a Dam! - Beaver for Children’s Book
Alternative Brand Markets Image + Detail Inspiration
Image + Detail Inspiration
Brand Concept Imagery
Sukkah Concept Sketches Sukkah Concept Sketches Sukkah Concept Sketches
Details and Accessories
SUKKAHR A L P H L A U R E N
Thank you for your time.