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roug te proess as able to build toards a general deinition o design tat ould urter inluene and sere as a primary tenet o personal grot and disoery as it applies to design as a isual epression

tiiegestural epressions o orm proportion perspetiegestural epressions o orm proportion perspetieuit hruit hruit hr isual representations o design elementsisual representations o design elements

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e intent o tis eerise as to deelop an understanding o proportion as it applies to line spae and perspetie series o ound obets ere irst arranged in arious orders tat progressiely beame more omple in orientation and detail ater ea suessie pase ome o te eerises ere to irst isually study te obet or seonds ten lose my eyes and redra it based on sensory pereption reating ompositions tat empasie relationsips beteen plaement and orm as te ey ous

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is proet eplored using arious paper mediums to reate a series o ollages tat ommuniate ertain onepts itin te isual arts e piees ere to be reated itout using any digital media so more onsious attention as paid to o te images artiulate and epress te onept being depited

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e intention o tis piee as to reate a sulptural element tat manipulates a ertain material in a ay tat tests its limitations and strengt e inspiration omes rom a deep sea eels seletal struture one seen on te isoery annel e ends o ea poplar strip emulates te piering attributes o te eels ertebrae ile te tensile strutural assembly o te strips represents te leible and dynami nature o te eels spinal integrity

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mediumood loting pins

is piee eplored te use o a ound obet to be utilied in repetition aomplising rytm moement and isual interest not oterise depied in te obets temseles lotes pins ere glued in a series o strips tat ere ten tied togeter by a tin steel ire at a ommon onneting point is alloed te assembled strips to an out and reate a luid and dynami omposition tats uniuely dierent tan te lotes pins in teir singular indentity

mediumsteel

is piee reuired a omposition tat utilies to all surae planes in any ay ne in ti steel strips ere ut to arious lengts and elded togeter to establis dierent triangular geometries is reated a series o ertial and oriontal transitions tat ties te loor and all planes togeter in a more elegant and dynami ay

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n tis piee tree seleted images o te lo uilding addition to te elsontins useum o rt in ansas ity is ollaged to reate a single multioal image using te metod o analytiue to apture te eperiemental ualities o a seleted or o ariteture e intriguing aspet o teen olls design is o te uman eperiene o te displayed artor is inluened by ligt moement and a metiulous use o an elegant subtle material palettle

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s siene sees to eplain te unierse est ampus oousing is born rom interseting lines o sientii inuiry at started as a teoretial approa to design based on te intangible interonnetedness o all modes o sientii resear on est ampus as deeloped into a site plan tat responds eually to te resear enter and te natural orld e radial design is bot as natural and innoent in its imitation o nature as it is menaing and oldly sientii in its repliation o maninds most rigtul inentions t is te ope tat est ampus oousing ill inspire strong and beneiial uman relationsips tat resonate as meaningully out o te ommunity as tey do itin it

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ompilation o all te enironmental issues impating te site sos i areas ould be most adantageous or uture proets is map sos te impliations o noise irulation utilities topograpy egetation use groups solar studies drainage and istorial data on site

dditional ators may eist beyond te sope o te site analysis tat ontribute to te most and least buildable areas on site oeer based on tis site analysis as ell as te eisting inrastruture and uniersity regulations te most buildable loations are son on te map outlined in red

ost uildable

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uture ite ossibilities

AAn essential aspet o te proet as to ondut a toroug site analysis to determine te best buildable area or te proet based on enironmental and eonomi aors ile te ontet diagrams son are only a e eamples o te oerall analysis a ey element to te proet as to begin to deelop a onsious understanding o o site opportunities and onstraints aet design deisions

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e egetation o s est ampus landsaping its in it te uniersitys oerall master plan but te nature o est ampus is distint rom te rest o ampus est ampus is broen up into tree egetation ommunity types a type taes adantage o te surrounding typograpy and limate e egetation is utilied dierently tan on main ampus beause o te oie parlie arateristis tat est ampus maintains esear is also te primary teme on est ampus i eosystems play a maor role in

e egetation ommunitites are broen into tree basi groups a rassland rugged plants or illtops and eposed loations a iory upland orest ommunity ound on eposed illtops and soutest aing slopes aple inden upland orest ommunity ound on nort and east aing slopes ere soil onditions are moist and te air is more ooler and umid

e ru

e breadon o te site based on time o day sos i areas ould be best suited or uture proets tat may ae dierent use patterns at dierent times o te day

oug te site is part o ampus tere are ery e lassroooms on te site any o te buildings on te souteast portion o te site are resear laboratories erormane spaes inlude te ied enter and band praties spae e sports ields are primarily or rereational and intramural use dditionally tere are maintenane related buildings it a e oies

ere are our dierent groups or determining te time o day and ee tat tis site is most ommonly used e oie and resear laboratory spaes are used during typial business ours but te resear laboratories are also used ell into te eening ours erormane and rereational uses are used primarily in te aternoon and on eeends

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eause te proet is a oousing deelopment or ampus resear proessionals and aademis te loor plan proides leible and eiient spaes o ollaboration and atiity as ell as residential units tat enable originality

n relation to te site analysis o uses patterns natural ores et a radial loor plan it aes to te surrounding ontet as designed in order to reate a uniue yet sensible approa to te surrounding residential and ampus ommunitites loor plan

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aboratory lassroom ommunity ining reenouse iing aine ommunity iten ommunity iing elling luster typ

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e tree and ater eature loated in te diret enter o te deelopment represents te inerent relationsip beteen nature and siene e ariteture in relation to te natural surroundings is meant to strie a balane beteen te metiulous artiulation o te uman mind in relation to te purity o te eisting natural orld

dditionally ardsape ersus sotsape regarding site aess and irulation as ell as reating diret and indiret ontetual onnetions as a maor ous e tree line ais establises a sot onnetion to te adaent residential neigborood to te est ile te ard more deined ais to te siene ommunity to te norteast anoledges te ontrolled and ariable aspets o sientii inuiry

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ort arene alage as establised to proide residents and businesses an opportunity to embrae te modern age o ariteture not only on a loal sale but ould establis itsel itin te arene ommunity as an attratie ay to bring people in rom all oer eople ould be able to eperiene a range o aritetural elements rom around te orld tat are representatie o te innoation in materials building systems typologies and ome deor tat ere emerging in te early t entury e spar o tis era as a maor sit itin ariteture and sered as a atalyst or o te industry as eoled oer time

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ubism as been onsidered te most inluential art moement o te t entury ts inspiration in not only art but in literature musi politis ariteture et epanded te pereptions o te orld e lie in

s seen in ubist artors obets are analyed broen up and ressembled in an abstrat orm instead o depiting obets rom one iepoint te artist depits te subet rom a multitude o iepoints to represent te subet in a greater ontet sing tis pilosopy te spatial organiation o te proet as deried rom onduting a series o oerlays oer ablo iassos interpretations o residential and industrial identities during te ubist moement s a result it reates a dynami moement troug spae as people eplore arious aritetural elements being eibited

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program breadon program breadon loor plan

program breadon program breadon loor plan

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e aesteti and onstrution o te aility is ambitious e eterior alls bearing te steel beams are reinored onrete ile nonbearing all treatments are patterned steel panels it glaed openings tat bring in a dynami uality o ligt into te eibit and eentmain display spaes eibit and eentmain display spaes

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pysial setion model

utrt eri ceter AA or many deades roost enue as represented eonomi and soial ardsip itin te greater ansas ity ommunity e soial diide tat as stemmed rom eonomi stability to te est as reated a sense o rustration and neglet to te east e la o soial oesion itin te roost ommunity as resulted in disinestment and a loss o ommunal integrity at as one te most prosperous area in ansas itys illionaires o as tragially digressed into a pit o soial and eonomi alitions

s drugs rime poerty and prostitution ae taen a old on te identity o roost tis proet sees to brea te soial and eonomi diide beteen ite ollar and blue ollar ties by reating a oesie sared enironment e negatie onnotation assoiated it street lie ill instead be replaed it an energeti atie indoor and outdoor olletie enironment ere people an rediret and relearn te ualities o positie soial and eonomi onentions in a respetul supportie setting ile tis is ertainly not a proet tat an aomplis su goals oer nigt it an neerteless spar a ne beginning itin te ommunity oreoer te roost earning lae ill instead anor te ommunity as a plae o ope grot and opportunity

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e design approa o te proet ouses on proiding adeuate resoures opportunities and optimism as te ommunity puses to restore a sense o plae itin te ulture o ansas ity ere te eperienes gained and sared ill ailitate personal disoery and grot tat ill sere as a atalyst or soial eonomi and enironmental progression itin te roost enue ommunity

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e site o e roost earning enter is loated on te soutest orner o roost enue and rus ree ouleard ile te eisting onditions onsist o a parmay and its adaent paring lot te ne aility oupies te entire site ootprint it approimately o eisting deelopment spae to te east eause te eisting establisment is more identiied as an atie plae o drugs gangs and prostitution te aility ill instead anor te ommunity as a plae o ope grot and opportunity

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e program is dediated to proiding atie ollaboratie andson and mindson enironments or people to learn by tining reating and doing i is a ey ous o te design e la o aailable resoures or people to lie atie and ealty liestyles is a preailing issue itin te ommunity s a result te proet sees to sere as a beaon o ope by proiding series and enironments or people to relearn a ariety o sills tat allos tem to lie better lies dditionally te site is establised by an outdoor publi plaa it ampiteater style seating an indooroutdoor stage as ell as adeuate spae or dining ausual onersation or personal reletion e ersatile nature o te publi plaa is arateried by reating a relationsip beteen te ommunity all and learning enironments i enlose and deine te spae

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ntrane estibule ommunity all esoure enter utdoor ubli laa dministratie ie onerene oom ommunity iten oiler and iller oom andsn ome rts & rats andsn raing eelopment andsn ood op andsn ome onomis indsn eture indsn eial ill eelopment indsn roessional raining indsn omputer iene ab indsn eminar & arge eture ir andler an oom ubli ommonsatering pae

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A A eploded aonometri eploded aonometri

tructur te ee

ostentioned neay onrete oist lab trutural teel eams peneb teel oists trutural teel olumn trutural teel olumn trutural teel olumn

tructur te Ai

e strutural systems implemented into te design proide bot an aritetural epression o ertain untional spaes ile also responding to loading apaities a system is utilied to to loading apaities a system is utilied to to loading apaities a system is utilied to to loading apaities a system is utilied to not only ulill te strutural reuirements based not only ulill te strutural reuirements based not only ulill te strutural reuirements based on spatial oupany but also elps artiulate on spatial oupany but also elps artiulate on spatial oupany but also elps artiulate and spea to te untional attributes o arious and spea to te untional attributes o arious and spea to te untional attributes o arious spaes eause te building is a plae o learnspaes eause te building is a plae o learnspaes eause te building is a plae o learning and personal disoery eposing te struture ing and personal disoery eposing te struture ing and personal disoery eposing te struture bot subtly and epliitly elps deine te nature bot subtly and epliitly elps deine te nature bot subtly and epliitly elps deine te nature o spae and allos people to gain an undero spae and allos people to gain an undero spae and allos people to gain an understanding and amiliarty o te buildings integrity standing and amiliarty o te buildings integrity standing and amiliarty o te buildings integrity

eause ertain spaes all or a substantial oerall eause ertain spaes all or a substantial oerall eause ertain spaes all or a substantial oerall suare ootage tat is olumn ree tis system is a suare ootage tat is olumn ree tis system is a suare ootage tat is olumn ree tis system is a pratial and eiient solution is elps ensure a pratial and eiient solution is elps ensure a pratial and eiient solution is elps ensure a more dynami uality to tese speii spaes in ormore dynami uality to tese speii spaes in ormore dynami uality to tese speii spaes in order to maintain eiieny and untional ersatilityder to maintain eiieny and untional ersatilityder to maintain eiieny and untional ersatility

trutural teel beams are used in te main trutural teel beams are used in te main trutural teel beams are used in te main trutural teel beams are used in te main irulation orridor as ell as te meanial irulation orridor as ell as te meanial irulation orridor as ell as te meanial spaes tat sere te building in order to adaspaes tat sere te building in order to adaspaes tat sere te building in order to adauately support eaier irulation and euipuately support eaier irulation and euipuately support eaier irulation and euipment loads eam depts ary based on span ment loads eam depts ary based on span ment loads eam depts ary based on span

is nonombutible system is used in areas is nonombutible system is used in areas is nonombutible system is used in areas it ligt to medium loading ts an eonomiit ligt to medium loading ts an eonomiit ligt to medium loading ts an eonomial alternatie oter onentional strutural al alternatie oter onentional strutural al alternatie oter onentional strutural steel members or spans greater tan tsteel members or spans greater tan tsteel members or spans greater tan t

te rii

pan pan pan pan otal ept pan otal ept pan lab iness lab iness oist iness oist iness istribution ibs istribution ibs istribution ibs einored onrete olumn i einored onrete olumn i einored onrete olumn i ness ness

pan aries t t pan aries t t otal ept pan ominal otal ept pan ominal otal ept pan ominal ept ept

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ommon at it tairay it isarge ubli ay ubli ay istane raeled to earest roteted rea

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upany roup usiness upant oading ator reuired eit stairays oupany prinlered ll tree leels ulill te maimum trael distane ll tree leels ulill te maimum trael distane o to te nearest ully proteted eit portion o to te nearest ully proteted eit portion o te egress system aimum ommon at rael istane aimum ommon at rael istane it aess orridors ontain our ire rating it aess orridors ontain our ire rating inimum engt o eadnd orridor inimum engt o eadnd orridor

it cure/ rririt cure/ rrir

ll eit aess irulation orridors and eit ll eit aess irulation orridors and eit stairay enlosures ulill te our ire rating stairay enlosures ulill te our ire rating or strutures less tan our stories tall elor strutures less tan our stories tall elenlosing doors opening into eit stairays enlosing doors opening into eit stairays meet te reuired our ire rating ll eit meet te reuired our ire rating ll eit doors opening to te eterior ae no ire rating doors opening to te eterior ae no ire rating

it tir cure

e eisting alley east o te building seres e eisting alley east o te building seres as te publi ay or it tairay i eas te publi ay or it tairay i eeeds te minimum idt per ode reuirement eeds te minimum idt per ode reuirement it tairay as a eit disarge to te alley it tairay as a eit disarge to te alley it tairay diretly disarges onto outdoor it tairay diretly disarges onto outdoor plaa adaent to rus ree ouleard and as plaa adaent to rus ree ouleard and as a eit disarge to sideal e apaity o a eit disarge to sideal e apaity o ea stairay is sied so tat te loss o any single ea stairay is sied so tat te loss o any single eit doesnt redue te remaining apaity o all eit doesnt redue te remaining apaity o all oter eits to less tan oneal o te total reuired oter eits to less tan oneal o te total reuired

tairay idts oor idt our euired ire esistane ating our euired ire esistane ating

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rael distanes are not restrited in eits or itin te eit disarge en eits or itin te eit disarge en loated at grade

otal upant oad upant oad eiling eigt ain orridor idt ain orridor idt oor idt ommon at rael istane ommon at rael istane

otal upant oad upant oad eiling eigt ain orridor idt ain orridor idt oor idt ommon at rael istane ommon at rael istane

ll ommon pat measurements ll ommon pat measurements are based on te orst ase senario are based on te orst ase senario on ea leel

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e meanial spaes ae an edge ore plaement loated on te nort side o te building is ment loated on te nort side o te building is enables eiient aess to te boiler and iller enables eiient aess to te boiler and iller room adaent to te eisting alley to te east as room adaent to te eisting alley to te east as ell as proides more larity o irulation doesnt ell as proides more larity o irulation doesnt interrupt open loor spae and allos more leibilinterrupt open loor spae and allos more leibility to atie spaes along roost and rus ree ity to atie spaes along roost and rus ree

ll return air it eeption o te ommunity ll return air it eeption o te ommunity all te andsn ome mproement and all te andsn ome mproement and indsn eminar rooms ae all return regindsn eminar rooms ae all return registers tat return te air to te main trun in te isters tat return te air to te main trun in te irulation orridor upply ir is diused along irulation orridor upply ir is diused along te building perimeter to maimie air moment te building perimeter to maimie air moment eiieny troug spae to te return registers eiieny troug spae to te return registers upply and return intae and outae grilles are upply and return intae and outae grilles are loated on te roo adaent to te ooling toer loated on te roo adaent to te ooling toer

e supply an is designed or te largest e supply an is designed or te largest blo load not te sum o te indiidual peas e blo load not te sum o te indiidual peas e air distribution system up to te boes ontains air distribution system up to te boes ontains medium pressure and is designed by using te stati medium pressure and is designed by using te stati regain metod onstream o te boes te regain metod onstream o te boes te system are lo and medium pressure onstrution system are lo and medium pressure onstrution and designed using te eual rition metod ound and designed using te eual rition metod ound lining is neessary to minimie disturbane to adalining is neessary to minimie disturbane to adaent spaes ll boes are aessible or mainent spaes ll boes are aessible or maintenane uted return is utilied at all loations tenane uted return is utilied at all loations

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inimie operating osts inimie operating osts aimie ontrol o air eloity aimie ontrol o air eloity and air uality inimie system noise i is inimie system noise i is ritial at or meanial spaes ritial at or meanial spaes adaent to learning enironments adaent to learning enironments inimie isual obtrusieness inimie isual obtrusieness en neessary aimie leibility o rental aimie leibility o rental spaes espeially te ommunity spaes espeially te ommunity all aimie indiidual ontrol oer aimie indiidual ontrol oer temperature inimie system maintenane inimie system maintenane

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e toi leeling system allos or te use o up to o outboard insulation ile reuiring minimal breas in eterior insulation or maimum alue e system is able to aiee up to tie te true alue oer ontinuous ertial urring strips due to te patented selleeling all braets reduing loads dramatially

aterial luminum iness anels are ung rom oriontal rail on leeling system

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plan setion eleation & details

loor plan portion

art o te proet as not only tenial systems integration but also to deelop a ompreensible set o onstrution doument eamples e olloing plan setion and details draings eibit a onsious approa to aritetural design in its entirety

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u el doradoitercit tuiA AA oring in ollaboration it el dorado in based in ansas ity te studio spent te entire all semester eploring a dynami urban site immediately est o te nely onstruted auman enter or te erorming rts in donton ansas ity

e studio sougt to strie a balane beteen artentri grassroots neigborood deelopment strategies and largesale master deelopment plans eore beginning design or e identiied a group o staeolders rom te surrounding urban ommunities and taled to tem etensiely e uily ame to terms it te ide ariety o perspeties about te site and its relationsip to te ity as a ole e oies o te staeolders beame anoter important ore saping te site

s a inal doument te studio rigorously ored to reate a ebsite tat summaries te semester eaturing urban analysis interies ideos site inormation and design proposals

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e preailing issue tat as inibited ansas ity rom beoming an identiiable urban enironment is te issue o density artiularly te la o residential ommunities donton and in te rossroads as unortunately led to a mass sit o people ommuting to and rom te ity s preious generations o residents ae let and te prospet o a ne youtul presene o proessionals tat lie and or in te ity as remained stagnant tis site is an opportunity to reate an atie enironment tat ill elp restore density itin te urban abri o ansas ity

ie a great minor league baseball stadium te site is saped by te pysial ores o its enironment o te est te estside a largely residential neigborood o te east te rossroads a mi o reatie businesses ligt industry and robust areouses onerted to lot spae o te sout te eaily disputed rossside istrit an unertain intersetion o te rossroads and estside neigborood o te nort onton it its igrise oies and enormous onention enter split abruptly rom te site by s ast and loud roaday e dynami urban site is loated immediately est o te nely onstruted auman enter or te erorming rts

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