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Ann Sacksteder Portfolio 2010

“Design is the physical manifestation of a solution”

- Charles Eames-

Henley, Frye & Schmidt, LLP Environmental Law Firm

Antichi Baltimore Antique Store/ Design Firm

Graydon Knopf Residence

Precipice Residence and Art Gallery

Tag Restaurant

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Kansas City Convention Center Conference Room

Residence and Art Gallery Residence and Art Gallery

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Graydon Knopf Residence

Graydon Knopf ResidenceThe couple wanted a space to allow for entertaining •small gathering and offered way finding devices for Philip who is visually impaired.The original floor plan features a bearing wall on the •first floor that must be supported every nine feet.

Original Floor plan

Site Plan/ Concept

Th e phrase “Enclosed but not Contained” •stems from Mark and Philip’s interest in Eastern culture and philosophy. Th is concept is borrowed from Japanese •garden design.Th e site plan refl ects this with the meditation •garden hidden from the street by the hedge in the front yard. Th e embracing line of the patio in the back hugs the house but also leaves the view open to the boundary of the yard.Th e fl owering trees and shrubs are arranged •to follow the patios embrace and provide privacy but allowing the movement of air.

Enclosed but Not Contained

Floor plans

Development

Th e fi rst fl oor (below left) and second fl oor (below) •rendering studies assisted in material selection. Important considerations in the process include •adjacencies, fl ooring changes as way fi nding devices, sound transmission, durability and aesthetic.

Sketches

Rendering studies of elevations of the staircase (above), den (above right),

and custom master bed assisted in fi nish and fi xture design.

Floor plan

The final floor plans and reflected ceiling plans •show the final development of the “enclosed but not contained” concept in the use of flooring and the columns. The flooring changes offer a auditory way finding •device as well as carving out spaces visually and without barriers. The pillars in the center of the upper and lower •levels (essential to the structural integrity of the home) and ceiling height changes are utilized to create a visual barrier but allow open communica-tion and movement.

First Floor

Second Floor

Reflected Ceiling Plan

First Floor

Second Floor

First FloorRenderings

Second Floor Renderings