Arch 608 portfolioAllison Wilke | University of Kansas | Fall 2014

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Phase 1Summary

Phase 2 Precedent Studies9th Street PhotosBase MapsTransit StudyAnchor Points StudyParking StudyBuilding Typologies StudyGreen Areas StudyBreak Points Study

Phase 2 Master PlansSmall ScaleMedium ScaleLarge ScaleLargest Scale

Phase 2 Site SectionsMass. Street SectionsKentucky Street Sections

Phase 2 Hand Renderings

Phase 2 Model Photos

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Phase 3Parti Models and Diagrams

October 14 ModelOctober 20 PlansOctober 27 Model

Final PresentationAnchor Point DiagramsBreak Point DiagramsSpline DiagramsLine of Sight DiagramsDiversion DiagramsSpace Typologies DiagramsConnection Diagram

Section Axonometric DrawingsWall SectionsGreenhouse Exploded Axon

Ground & Second Floor PlansThird & Roof PlansFoundation & Structure Plans

Computer RenderingsHand Drawn Rendering

Final 1/16” Model PhotosFinal 1/4” Detail Model Photos

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*For a quick understanding of the quality of my work, please see the highlighted pages shown in purple.

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Phase 1

The first day of studio, we selected a partner

to work with for Phase 1 and Phase 2. Max Wurster

and I decided to work together, and for Phase 1, we chose to research High Performance Build-ings + Infrastructure. The High Performance Build-

ings aspect focused in on whole building systems while Infrastructure ap-plied to a larger master

plan scale. We found that both of our topics were

linked with Sustainability, so we developed a three-

part presentation.

For the full presentation, please visit:http://prezi.com/es7evjs2nqvk/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

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Phase 2

At the beginning of Phase 2, each team document-

ed and researched spe-cific streets in downtown Lawrence. The whole site spanned from Tennessee

Street to New Jersey Street (from west to east) and

7th to 9th Streets (north to south.) Max and I looked at 9th street and focused on specific buildings and landmarks that helped us

understand the genius loci of the area.

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After the documentation of Lawrence, we looked at two precedents to see what strategies we could implement into our new master plan for Lawrence. The first one we looked at was South Georgia Street, Indianapolis, IN. The sec-ond precedent we stud-ied was Southwest Mont-gomery Street, Portland, OR.We studied multiple scales for each project and high-lighted several main con-cepts. These include: the methods of transporta-tion, anchor points, park-ing, building typologies, green spaces, and urban break points. After we documented these con-cepts, we related them to the existing conditions in downtown Lawrence.

Note: all maps oriented North, varying scales.

Lawrence Base MapPrecedent Studies

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Indianapolis Base Map Portland Base Map

Lawrence Transit Indianapolis Transit Portland Transit

Major RoadsMinor Roads + PathsRailway

After studying the transit options in all three cities, we realized that the major roads and rail-ways circulated around the most populated, dense parts of the cities. The downtown areas

then were able to stay more focused on the pedestrian.We also noticed that each of our precedents, as well as Lawrence, have access to a river

very close to the downtown area.

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Lawrence Anchors Indianapolis Anchors Portland Anchors

Anchor Points“Anchor points” is a term I came up with to describe the areas of a town or city that help you orient yourself. If you’re a newcomer to a place, it’s sometimes hard to navigate within a city. The anchor point is the thing that roots you. In Lawrence, we identified the Anchor Points as Watson Park and South Park, although you cannot sense these areas while you’re on Mass Street. They’re too spread out. In Indianapolis, several buildings, such as the Convention Cen-ter and the arenas, as well as Monument Circle act as anchor points. In Portland, the anchor point is a long park spanning several streets.

Lawrence Parking Indianapolis Parking Portland Parking

Parking LotsParking Garages

We thought that looking at the parking density in parking lots versus parking garages would be helpful in order to condense the parking in Lawrence. In this case, the Portland example

turned out to be more useful, revealing that with more parking garages, the need for parking lots would lessen, which would allow for more ground space and buildable area.

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Lawrence Building Typologies Indianapolis Building Typologies Portland Building Typologies

Key:Single Unit Residential

Multiple Unit ResidentialIndustrial

OfficeReligious

RetailRestaurant & Bar

Civic/PublicParkingGovernment & ServicesEntertainmentHotelEducation

The Building Typologies maps were helpful because they helped us relate Law-rence to our precedents even more, and it helped make sense of some of the other maps. For example, since Indy has so many Civic/Public buildings in this specific area, it makes sense that there would need to be a lot of parking lots. In Portland, since it’s a college campus, there are larger amounts of green space than a typical downtown area. The map for Lawrence also helped us realize how divided the private residences were from commercial buildings.

Lawrence Green Indianapolis Green Portland Green

ParksTreesSpline

The most helpful precedent in this study was Portland. They incorporated an element which I ended up using in my Phase Three site. They call it a “spline,” and it is basically a barrier that

protects pedestrians from the street. It also acts as a planter, which really helps to liven up the street. Also, in a way, the splines become mini anchor points, because the visitors to the

site recognize the area as a pedestrian friendly zone.

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Lawrence Break Points Indianapolis Break Points Portland Break Points

Anchor Points“Break points” are places where pedestrians can pause to rest. Unlike a sidewalk, they don’t push people though an area. They are places where people can meet, talk, sit, and enjoy the day. They offer protection from cars and bikes as well. We identified this portion of Lawrence as having no suitable break points, which is something we wanted to address in our master plan.

Phase 2Master Plans

At the smallest scale, Max and I worked on a better connection between Massa-chusetts street and KU’s main campus. We developed what we call a “bike high-way” that provided a safe, adequately wide, paved road for bikers. We would separate the bike highway from the street with elements like the spline and pro-vide lighting so that the path could be used at night.This master plan also shows our how we extended Watson Park another block South.Note: All Plans oriented North, varying scales.

No Urban Break Points currently exist.

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The Medium-Scale Master Plan shows the new proposed parking garages as well as the new anchor points. The anchor points visible at Tennessee Street and Rhode Island Street would act as gateways to 8th street, and gateways at 11th and 6th Street (not shown on this map) would provide an entrance to Massachusetts Street.

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The Large Scale Master Plan shows our addition of “Break Points” in red, and Spline - like el-ements in dark green. The purple area is where we originally thought our Phase Three build-

ing would sit, however, in Phase Three, I decided to move my building to the area shaded in orange.

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This is a diagram of the new 8th Street Layout. We decided to shut down 8th Street to Pedes-trian traffic only, which allows for a strong pedestrian thoroughfare from West Lawrence to East Lawrence.

The plaza shown in the middle of Massachusetts Street was our new proposed anchor point for the downtown area. Originally (as you will see in the site sections on the following pages)

the plaza would have spanned across Mass. Street and we would have sunk two lanes of traffic beneath. It could have worked well with the natural topography of the site, but after

our Master Plan review, it became clear that this was not the best option for Lawrence, and we moved the plaza to the west side of Mass. Street and added traffic calming elements at

the intersection of 8th and Mass. in order to maintain the strong pedestrian link between East and West Lawrence.

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Phase 2Site Sections

Massachusetts N/S Section(Not to scale)

Massachusetts E/W Section(Not to scale)

8th Street E/W Section(Not to scale)

Kentucky Street N/S Section(Not to scale)

Kentucky Street E/W Section(Not to scale)

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Phase 2Hand Renderings

This rendering shows our idea to convert the fire station that currently opens up onto

8th Street into a community event center. The venue could be used for neighbor-

hood meetings, block parties, and much more. The plaza in front of the station pro-

vides an additional “break point” while the event center is not in use.

In this rendering, the gateway at 11th and Mass Street is shown. The gateway would span over the “bike highway” we devel-

oped and would help orient and root the visitors to the area.

This rendering continues to show the bike highway as it crosses over 8th street. Adja-cent to the bike path, the car traffic street is lowered to duck under the pedestrian plaza anchor point. This idea was later altered after the Phase Two review, but the bike highway would look very similar to what is shown here.

In this rendering, one of the new parking garages is shown. Each of the new parking garages would only be three to four stories in height, but with enough structure to sup-port two more levels, if an expansion was ever needed. The garages would also be wrapped with a “green wall” which would enhance the pedestrian experience on the street. The ground level would also have the opportunity to house retail stores near the sidewalk.The parking garages that are placed behind existing Mass. Street apartments would also provide a “back door” connec-tion to the residences.

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This view shows the plaza that would span over Mass. Street. It would provide a real anchor point for the downtown area as well as a safe pedestrian cross way over

the traffic on Mass. Street. The plaza would also provide views to up and down the

street, which we anticipated to be an ex-citing view.

We also included “Pocket Parks” in our Master plan that acted as break points.

This park (between 7th and 8th on Mass. Street) would contain an area for adult ex-ercise as well as a children’s play area and

seating area.

Phase 2Model Photos

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Phase 3Partis

Program Requirements

Retail/Market Space5,000 sf

Office Space4,000 sf

Grocery Store3,000 sf

Artists’ Residence4 - 6 Bedrooms

Youth Fitness Center1000 sf

Business Incubator Space2,000 sf

“Creative Programmatic Space”4,000 sf

On such a small site, the only way to include all of the pro-grammatic requirements was to stack the program. I initially constructed boxes that were the same size as the correct square-footage and arranged them in a way that would draw user groups from all sides through the site. I was also interested early on with the path the users would take to get to different parts of the building.

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October 14 Model October 20 Plans

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October 27 Model

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Final Diagrams

Anchors are the subconscious way of rooting oneself within a city. They stand out from their surroundings and help people orient themselves. They often act as destination points and are visually interesting.

Anchors The urban break is the spot to meet, sit, rest, eat, talk, or play along the promenade. They are smaller destination points.

Break Points

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The splines in the master plan and Phase III project link pedestrian streets together. They pro-vide protection for walkers and add greenery to the streets.

Spline “As you walk along you scan the landscape for intermediate destinations-- the furthest points along the path which you can see. You try, more or less, to walk in a straight line to-

ward these points. This naturally has the effect that you will cut corners and take “diagonal paths” since these are the ones that often form straight lines between your present position

and the point which you are making for.” - Christopher Alexander

Line of Sight

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The main pedestrian path through the project follows an axis at a 52 degree angle to 8th Street. A diversion, or an interruption in this axis would actually make people more aware of the axis’ existence. The diversion also generates interest in separate pieces of the project.

Diversion This mixed use building includes a variety of programs. Therefore, the building should reflect the uses and feelings of those spaces in its aesthetics. The“introverted”spaces are cozier.

They are the places which people want to be in, looking out. The “extroverted” spaces are more open, and people often want to see the interiors while walking by.

Space Typologies

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Connection Diagram

1 Section Cut -Front Building

Section Axonometric Drawings

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Wall Sections

Level 10' - 0"

Level 214' - 0"

Level 326' - 0"

W 10x33

W 8x 36

Gusset Plate

Curtain Wall

Operable Wooden Louvers

Fixed Wooden Louvers

Anchor Bolts

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Fixed Wooden Louvers

Cross Bracing

Curtain Wall

Planters

Drainage Cells

Waterproofing Membrane

4" PVC Drainage Pipe

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Bolted Connection

1/4" = 1'-0"1 Detail Section 1 1/4" = 1'-0"2 Detail Section 2

(Not to scale)

Level 10' - 0"

Level 214' - 0"

Level 326' - 0"

Fixed Wooden Louvers

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Fireproofing

Brick Layer

9"x9" Gusset Plate

Reinforced Concrete Retaining Walls

W 10x33

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Level 326' - 0"Custom Steel Angle

Typ. Each Column

Wall fits into W Shape

Ceiling typ. in "introverted spaces"

Bolted Connection

Foundation Pier

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Greenhouse Exploded Axonometric Drawing

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Office Space

Conference Room

Restrooms

Business Incubator

Retail

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Grocery

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Green-house

Wine Bar Patio

Wine Bar

Office Space

Community Center

Fitness Center

Fitness CenterPatio

Glass Roof + Mullions

Fixed Louver System

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Columns: Alternating W 10x49 + W 10x33

Operable Louver System

Glass Curtain Wall + Mullions

Louver Operating System + Curtain Wall BaseConcrete Planter Boxes

Steel Structure

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Artists’ Apartments

BedroomsBedrooms

Community Garden

Grocery Garden

Toolshed

Mechanical Room + Additional Storage Space

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Renderings

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Final Building Model1/16” = 1’-0”

Final Detail Model1/4” = 1’-0”

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