Portfolio of Jordan Odor

Pictures from Ghana are of a shared collective

All other contained work is original

All work was produced duringstudies in architecture at

Miami University

2010 - 2016

the Portfolio of

Jordan Odor

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3 Art Museum Addition | Client-Based, Civic Design Undergraduate Studio 2013 Spring

4 Uptown Mixed-Use | Spec Space, Technical Drawings Graduate Studio 2015 Spring

2 Ghana, Africa | Design + Build Studio Study Abroad 2012 Summer

5 Identity of a City | Phenomenology, Housing Concepts

Undergraduate Studio 2013 Fall

7 Form + Modeling | Craft, Detail Selected Works

6 Animate Vision | Freelance, Property Marketing

Entrepreneurial Startup 2012 - Present

1 Architecture of Repose | Moment, Transition, Well-being

Graduate Thesis 2015 - 2016

Repose, Transition, Well-beingGraduate Thesis2015 - Present

Architecture of Repose1

This thesis includes the crossover of three semester’s worth of work. The first semester involved research and a written thesis document. My written document is titled, “Architecture of Repose: Creating Moments for Retreat and Intimacy.” The core motivation for the inception of this thesis came out of a desire to improve people’s wellbeing through architecture.

My thesis journey began with this question “In the fast-paced nature of contemporary society, how can architecture provide opportunities for repose in order to relieve an anxious culture?”

Though this thesis journey I’ve come to believe that an architecture of repose acts as a venue for the moment. I believe that architecture has the opportunity to help center individuals through their senses in order to live grounded in the present.

In order to investigate my question, I have selected a site to continue my exploration. My site is located in Over-The-Rhine of Cincinnati, OH

Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OhioSite Panorama

Concept Development

Process Development Process Development

Approach from North

Entry - Community Living Room

Interior Atrium to Auditorium Below

Courtyard Gallery/Reading Room

Design + Build StudioStudy Abroad_Group of 162012 Summer

Ghana, Africa2

The summer of 2012 was simply life-changing. It was the summer that 15 architecture students and I had the opportunity to study abroad in Ghana, Africa. Over a period of six weeks, we became completely immersed in Ghanaian culture. During the first two weeks we traveled around the country and designed a teacher’s cottage for a local Ghanaian village. In the final four weeks, we constructed the cottage using local building methods with vernacular materials, e.g., mud bricks, forest wood.

Prior to this experience, I had never traveled outside of North America. I saw this trip as a chance to travel to an exotic foreign land and gain new experiences. I was excited to design and build a social architecture for a community in need. I had high expectations to see jungles and villages. I soon came to realize that this trip vastly exceeded my initial expectations.

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During our two weeks on the road, my team of four came up with the following design for the teacher’s cottage. The asymmetrical design utilizes sunlight through the use of reflective metal that would shine light into the space from in between the offset ridge of the two roof planes. It utilized natural ventilation in the main living areas by having screened walls on either side of the living rooms as well as through the Venturi effect through the offset ridge. The living areas would take advantage of natural views while the bedrooms would be privatized, each with their own washing area. At the end of the hall would be a bottle wall that would bring in fragments of light that would colorize the space.

Plan Parti

After presenting four different designs to the village chiefs, a final design for the teacher’s cottage was chosen. The following drawings are of the chosen design.

Wall/Breezeway Section

The Wall/Breezeway Section is to show the simplicity of the walls that were created. The wall is nothing more that mud brick with mortar plastered on either side. The height/width ratio is high but it is safe. This drawing also shows the building’s continuous footing below the walls and the layering of the foundation.

Section Parti

After four weeks of construction, the teacher’s cottage was completed! Our intention for this cottage is that it will attract teachers to come and work in the village. Although there is no running water or electricity, this house was a luxurious mansion compared to others. We hope that this house will serve the Ghanaian community for many years to come. I pray for prosperity for the fellow workers that we grew so close to over the last four weeks. The children will always hold a place in my heart. Even though I went on this trip to serve the Ghanaians, I took away from it more than I could have ever given the people of Africa. I will always remember their kindness, hospitality, contentedness, and joy.

Miami University Art Museum Addition

This studio was heavily involved with client-collaboration, the interaction of light and sculpture and interpretive analysis of an existing site. For this building we studied field theory as practiced by Walter Netsch.

The process had high concern for daylighting, as we were dealing with precious artifacts. Multiple iterations explored ideal forms that were to contrast the existing building. I delved into environmental systems and acoustic design.

Client-Based, Civic DesignUndergraduate Studio2013 Spring

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Above shows initial reactions to the space. The north room contained valuable views that needed to be retained. The iconic forced-perspective view needed to be preserved. The harsh geometries were a result of field theory used by SOM.

The circulation throughout the galleries was linear and repetitive. Spatial relationships had little regard for human scale. The building was more of a mathematically derived equation than a building concerned with human comfort.

GALLERY ENTRY (FROM STAIRS)

Site Forces

Gallery Wall Parti Process

Concept A Concept B Concept C

Respond to initial reactions of the building. They put emphasis on the forced-perspective, playing with the line-of-sight on central axis and radial response to harsh geometries. These concepts led me to the design shown below.

Process

N-S Section Scheme A

Auditorium, Pre-Function, Office Plan Scale: 1/16” - 1’

Auditorium Section

Pre-Function - Eugene Brown Sculpture (Night Lighting)

Pre-Function - Eugene Brown Sculpture (Day Lighting)

Gallery CirculationProgram

Auditorium Perspective

Reverberation Time:Walls - 2505sf, 0.1 (wood) = 250.5

Absorbing Wall - 390sf, 0.65 (perf. wood) = 253.5 Floor - 2436 sf, 0.55 (carpet) = 1340

Stage Floor - 336sf, 0.0 (concrete) = 0 Ceiling - 2436sf, 0.1 (gyp.) = 243.6

= 2,087 sabinesvolume = 40,236 ft^2

T = 0.05 x 40,230/2,087m = .96 seconds

Common Areas

Galleries

Function Areas

The Eugene Brown Sculpture is located in the center of the pre-function room. This space is ideal for the sculpture because it acts as a major connection between the existing and the addition of the museum. The pre-function room is a transitional space between the existing third gallery and the new American Southwest Collection Gallery. The pre-function room also serves as the intermediary room between the auditorium and the rest of the building. The Eugene Brown Sculpture is a node in the building that will be passed by many visitors.


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T = 0.05 x 40,230/2,087m = .96 seconds

Common Areas

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Scheme A was the result of half the semester’s work. After evaluation with peers and staff, I decided to shift the design with some prominent changes.


Auditorium Section









T = 0.05 x 40,230/2,087m = .96 seconds

Common Areas

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Pre-Function Room - Night

Program

Scheme A Scheme B

I found it important to leave the entire existing East facade untouched. The design would create an improved circulation of the gallery spaces by creating a loop.

The office space would relocate to the south of the building with desirable views in each office. The new gallery spaces would face campus in efforts of enticing students to participate within the museum.

Circulation Loop

Pre-Function Room - Day


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T = 0.05 x 40,230/2,087m = .96 seconds

Common Areas

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West Elevation

An overlook area arriving at the edge of the buildings main axis. This point extends views to the surrounding natural landscape.

The auditorium/lecture space was designed with precision for a one second reverberation time. This was achieved by allotting for proper material placement and surface area.

Balcony OverlookAuditorium

Spec Space, Technical DrawingsGraduate Studio2015 Spring

Uptown Mixed-Use4

Initial Perspective Sketch

Process Drawings

Initial Plan SketchThe Uptown Project was a speculative, mixed-use building that was to be designed for an unknown client. The purpose of this project was to learn about design process, construction, budget and feasability.

The building is a hybrid of wood and metal frame construction. The process of this project allowed for two weeks of design, followed by 3 months of construction drawings. The final deliverable was a CD set of the building (next two pages).

North Elevation West Elevation

Phenomenology, Housing ConceptUndergraduate Studio2013 Fall

Identity of a City

This studio was an in depth historical research and contextual analysis of the visible and invisible layers of a city neighborhood. The task was to understand a building’s role in a community and then design a building or city space that responds to the identity of that community. During the process, I explored the philosophical and architectural theories of hermeneutics and phenomenology. Major emphasis was placed upon theories of meaning and place.

City: Louisville, KentuckyNeighborhood: Butchertown

The series of photographs above document the process of creating the three diagrams shown below. These diagrams are to express the essence of the neighborhood without any type of codified language (i.e. color, number)

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Figure-groundOppression - Factories vs. HousingBorders - Natural vs. Man-made

Process Images of Model-making

The typical front facade entry is relocated to a secondary side entry vestibule. The side entry allows for a layer of separation between front door and street. The entry vestibule facade can be materially differentiated for uniqueness. The side vestibule becomes a core transitional space that directs circulation throughout the interior of the home.

The typical front facade entry is located in front of residence. Typical street-level entries provide little separation from public to private. In the shotgun typology, the primary spaces also serve as the transitional spaces.

Site: abandoned junk yard

The goal was to revitalize the street. The new building forms took after local vernacular of Louisville, which for residential typologies meant shotgun and row houses.

Typ. Shotgun Style w/ Raised Entry

Proposed Shotgun-Row Hybrid

Facade-Street Relationship

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Section Through Primary Spaces

Section Through Transitional Circulation Core

Proposed Street Elevation

Transitional Circulation Core Detail of Cantilevered Stair

Freelance, Property MarketingEntrepreneurial Startup2012 - Present

Animate Vision6

The name Animate Vision means to give life to vision. My vision for this company is to serve property owners by helping them better sell and rent out their properties. I find interest and excitement in work that is executed to its highest quality and aesthetic potential. This is what I seek to produce for each and every client of mine. Since the company’s inception, I have drawn up many different houses and two different apartment buildings. All houses that have been drawn up and put on the market have sold. The two apartment buildings were rented out in record-time due partially to the clarity and attractiveness of the building drawings.

In my toolbox I bring with me a wooden pencil, a laser measurer, graph paper and a camera. The process essentially involves the measuring and recreation of the entire space. It requires excellent attention to detail, extreme patience and careful organization so as to have an accurate and efficient workflow.

Form + Modeling7Selected Works

The following pieces range from minor to major projects during my first two years of study. Each model and form exemplifies my dedication to high craft in all that I do. I have a habit of creating wooden models during my design process. This is an increasingly uncommon practice that I would like to continue doing as I move forward as a designer.

SenseAn exercise focused on the five senses of the body. These senses were tested by experiencing the sensual stimuli of a particular space. The following piece is based solely on the smell of the Lindner Center at the University of Cincinnati.

RippleA major project focused on the peace relations between two warring countries. My concept is that this peace pavilion would initiate a ripple effect that would impact all other countries, starting at the location of the signed treaty. This ripple would then also affect the site’s landscape in a dramatic fashion.

PavilionA pavilion on Western Campus of Miami University for the purpose of contemplation and connecting with nature. An infinity pond would visually connect with the lake at the bottom of the hill. The slatted wood would provide privacy while also enabling views of the entire landscape. The pavilion features a kinetic roof and a large swing door to create a viewport into the landscape.

Longitudonal Section - looking southScale: 1:20

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Pedestrian BridgeHyde Park, CincinnatiJordan Odor Design Evolution

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Structural Armature & Cables Millenium Bridge - London (precedent)Bus Shelter of Madison & EdwardsBus ShelterThe folding of the of a monolithic, geometrical, concrete structure around a simple, modern metal sitting shelter. The two elements do not touch but stand visually unified through the folding of their forms.

BridgeA derivation of the bus shelter’s form. The large, monolithic, tripartite structures counterbalance each other while supporting a pedestrian bridge by cable suspension. Inspired partially by the Millenium Bridge in London.



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Structural Armature & Cables Millenium Bridge - London (precedent)Bus Shelter of Madison & Edwards WhiteA communal area inspired by a cubist painting and works by Le Corbusier. The space is limited in materiality so that the significance of ideal geometrical forms and modern elements can be elevated.

“Uptown Lights”

Oxford, Ohio

2013

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