thomas kurian fall 2012 portfolio
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Architectural Portfolio, Auburn 2012TRANSCRIPT
THOMAS KURIANPORTFOLIO
AUBURN UNIVERSITY2012 BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
HONORS & ACTIVITIES
Academic Dean’s List2007,2009,2010,2011Prize 2 the Future Design CompetitionFinalist, Top 50 Design Submissions
AIAS - Auburn UniversityHabitat for HumanityCampus Media: WEGL FMInternational TravelPhotography Studio Art
REFERENCES
Thomas Behrens ArchitectProject Manger, National Park ServiceHistoric Documentation Programs1201 I Street NWWashington, D.C. 20005(202) [email protected]
Abhay Pradhan NCARB LEED APPresident, AP Architecture8510 McAlpine Park Drive Suite#209 Charlotte, NC 28211(704) [email protected]
Dr. Vini Nathan DeanCollege of Architecture, Design, and ConstructionAuburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849(334) [email protected]
Carla Keyvanian Assistant ProfessorSchool of ArchitectureAuburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849(334) [email protected]
SKILLSAutocad 2012Revit ArchitectureGoogle SketchUpRhinoceros 4.0IES Virtual EnvironmentEcotect Analysis
Hand DraftingHand RenderingModel MakingPersuasive Writing Persuasive Speech
Adobe Creative SuiteMicrosoft Office SuiteMac OSWindows OS
EXPERIENCE
Intern Architect NPS Historic American Engineering Record—Washington, D.C.Summer 2012
Intern Architect NPS Historic Engineering Record—Washington, Summer 2011
Volunteer The Little Sugar River Farm—Albany, Wisconsin Summer 2010
Student The Rural Studio—Newbern, Alabama Fall 2009
As a full-time summer intern produced Schematic, Design Development and Construction documents for a range of projects including apartment residences, hotels, and retail spaces. a
As a full-time summer intern produced Schematic, Design Development and Construction documents for a range of projects including apartment residences, hotels, and retail spaces.
Utilized acquired design and construction skills to create outdoor bathing and stor-age facilities in addition to learning organic farming techniques.
Working in collaboration with other students to research, design, and construct a commercial kitchen and garden extension to the Morrisette House in Newbern, Alabama.
THOMAS M. KURIAN114 W. Magnolia Ave. Apt #3Auburn, Alabama 36830E: [email protected]: (828) 403-1761
EDUCATION
Auburn University—Auburn, AlabamaBachelor of Architecture, 2008–2012Graduated with Honors, May 2012 International Studies —Florence, Italy, Spring 2010 Rural Studio—Hale County, Alabama, Fall 2009
University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, North Carolina Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 2007–2008Bachelor of Arts (double major)
Freedom High School—Morganton, North Carolina Burke County Public Schools 2003–2007 Honor Graduate
STUDIO DESIGN
DESIGN + BUILD
GRAPHIC DESIGN
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
THESIS: THE MONTGOMERY MARKET
RURAL STUDIO
LE PIAGGE A PONTE ALL’INDIANO
MATERIALS & METHODS I
THE LITTLE SUGAR RIVER FARM
PERSPECTIVAL DRAWINGS
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL
OPELIKA BOOKSTORE FACADE
THESIS RENDERINGS
PROFESSIONAL WORK
NPS HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD
AP ARCHITECTURE
PORT
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STUDIO DESIGN
THESIS: THE MONTGOMERY MARKET
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
LE PIAGGE A PONTE ALL’INDIANO
PERSPECTIVAL DRAWINGS
OPELIKA BOOKSTORE FACADE
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
THES
IS: T
HE
MO
NTG
OM
ERY
MA
RKET
Site Context Map
COOSA ST & MADISON AVE CORNER SITE CONTEXT
HISTORIC WATER WORKS
SITE OVERVIEW
COOSA ST. PARKING DECKS
WESTERN HIGHRISES
COOSA ST.
Through Auburn University’s on-campus Thesis Studio this exploration and resulting project attempts to approach the idea of architecture in a more holistic sense. Based in the desolate Capital city of Montgomery, the project attempts to address the disconnected pockets of Montgomery’s urban fabric through urban planning and architectural interventions. The goal of the Montgomery Market Center, which occupies an undeveloped island in the heart of downtown, is to create a purposeful public building that establishes continuity in the city’s urban composition.
THE MONTGOMERY MARKET
THESIS 2012
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
PROCESS DIAGRAMS
THES
IS: T
HE
MO
NTG
OM
ERY
MA
RKET
W.C.
W.C.
W.C.
Restaurant
Retail
Market Kiosk
MARKET PLAN
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
NORTHERN ELEVATION
SOUTHWESTERN ELEVATION
THES
IS: T
HE
MO
NTG
OM
ERY
MA
RKET
In addition to traditional architectural illustrations and drawings, the conclusion of our thesis studio began with a week long rendering workshop led by Professor Kelly Wilson. The seminar focused on using artistic illustration, using Poppy Red Prismacolors, to embody the public nature of the project.
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
CHIC
AGO
CH
ILD
REN
’S H
OSP
ITA
LSite Context Map
Sited in a medical complex, one of the main goals of this project was to fit into the urban context of Chicago’s Streeterville medical center while efficiently creating a building to address a very particular program of over 1 million square feet. This project primarily focused on the design of the ground entry and the patient lobbies and floors on the upper levels of the building. The use of efficient layouts on patient floors served as an aid to the staff, while also creating momentous spaces for patients and parents in every room and patient lobby. Looking over Seneca Park and onto Lake Michigan, The Chicago Avenue Children’s stands as a shelter, an escape, and most importantly as a Children’s Hospital.
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
FALL 2010
Northern Model Perspective
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
CHIC
AGO
CH
ILD
REN
’S H
OSP
ITA
L
View to Seneca Park & Lake Michigan
Patient Room
Service
Patient Room
Family Room
Nurse’s Station
Vertical Circulation
Public Space
Garden Space
Outdoor Space
Ambulance Bay
Loading Bay
Vertical Circulation
Service
Main Reception
Cafe
Emergency Reception
Waiting Space
Outdoor Space
Vertical Circulation
Service
Gift Shop/Retail Space
Cafeteria
RehabilitationRoom
RehabilitationRoom
RehabilitationRoom
RehabilitationRoom
Typical Patient Floor Plan
Sky Lobby Plan Ground Floor Plan
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
CHIC
AGO
CH
ILD
REN
’S H
OSP
ITA
L
Patient Floor Section
Northeastern Perspective
Northern Perspective
lobby
surgery floors
mechanical
sky lobby
patient floors
staff offices
mechanical
helipad
structural
floor plates
mechanical
vertical circulation
egress
Section Perspective
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
CHIC
AGO
CH
ILD
REN
’S H
OSP
ITA
L
Section Model Section Model View 1
Section Model View 2
Section Model Detail View
Southeastern Perspective
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
LE P
IAG
GE
A P
ON
TE A
LL’IN
DIA
NO
In collaboration with the University of Florence School of Urban Planning, this single semester studio in Florence, Italy incorporated master planning & architectural design to redevelop the Piagge district of Florence. This is an area where the disconnect between the working, middle, and upper class is apparent and problematic .This project focused on redeveloping theurban space surrounding the Indiano Bridge with a mixed-use facility and a public park. The architectural design project consisted of two interlocking housing complexes providing both co-housing and apartment units with integrated commercial and service spaces.
LE PIAGGE A PONTE ALL’INDIANO
SPRING
2010
AE
RIA
L P
LAN
EX
IST
ING
BU
ILD
ING
S
EX
IST
ING
RO
AD
S
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
LE P
IAG
GE
A P
ON
TE A
LL’IN
DIA
NO
Upo
n ar
rival
in fl
oren
ce it
aly
for a
stu
dy a
broa
d st
udio
, our
stu
dio
quic
kly
focu
sed
on th
e di
spar
ities
of
pub
lic h
ousi
ng.
A p
artic
ular
are
a re
cent
ly e
valu
ated
by
the
city
of
flore
nce
is th
e Pi
agge
. Thi
s is
an
area
whe
re th
e di
scon
nect
bet
wee
n th
e w
orki
ng, m
iddl
e, a
nd u
pper
cl
ass
is a
ppar
ent a
nd p
robl
emat
ic .
To u
nder
stan
d th
e dy
nam
ics
of th
e pi
agge
our
st
udio
stu
died
the
mas
ter p
lann
ing
of s
ever
al
euro
pean
citi
es a
nd fo
cuse
d on
the
mas
terp
lan
of
Gia
ncar
lo d
e Ca
rlo fo
r the
Pia
gge
area
.
His
mai
n id
eas
wer
e to
hor
izon
tally
uni
fy th
e se
para
te a
reas
thro
ugh
his “
fuso
long
itudi
nale
”, ac
hiev
e ve
rtic
al in
tegr
atio
n w
ith s
peci
fic c
ultu
ral
pole
s, an
d to
cre
ate
a pu
blic
“bea
ch” a
long
the
river
ar
no.
Our
stu
dio
wor
ked
in te
ams
to a
naly
ze th
e be
nefit
s an
d fa
ults
of t
he d
e ca
rlo m
aste
r pla
n an
d to
re
vita
lize
dist
inct
pol
es th
at h
e id
entifi
ed.
gian
carl
o de
car
lo’s
pro
pose
d so
luti
ons
The
fuso
logi
tudi
nale
is a
n at
tem
pt
to c
onne
ct th
e di
sjoi
nted
pie
ces
of th
e pi
agge
usi
ng a
road
that
ru
ns p
aral
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o th
e R
tiver
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st
reng
then
the
exis
ting
infra
stru
ctur
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pro
vidi
ng a
link
bet
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n th
em.
The
pole
s fu
nctio
n as
con
nect
ing
devi
ces,
link
ing
the
exis
ting
neig
hbor
hood
s to
the
north
,th
e pi
agge
dis
trict
,an
d th
e R
iver
Arn
o.Th
e lin
king
is b
oth
a fu
nctio
nal
as w
ell a
s a
soci
al li
nkin
g of
thes
eas
wel
l as
a so
cial
link
ing
of th
ese
curre
ntly
sep
erat
ed a
reas
The
urba
n be
ach
atte
mpt
s to
prov
ide
publ
ic in
frast
ruct
ure
alon
g th
e ed
ge o
f the
Riv
er A
rno
sim
ilar t
o ex
istin
g co
nditi
ons
upriv
er.
It al
so p
rovi
des
a re
latio
n be
twee
nth
e C
asci
ne P
ark
and
publ
icgr
eens
pace
with
in th
e P
iagg
e.gr
eens
pace
with
in th
e P
iagg
e.
FUS
O L
ON
GIT
UD
INA
LE
TR
AN
SV
ER
E P
OLE
S
UR
BA
N B
EA
CH
Our
gro
up fo
cuse
d on
th
e re
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
ur
ban
spac
e su
rrou
ndin
g th
e in
dian
o br
idge
with
a
mix
ed-u
se fa
cilit
y an
d a
publ
ic p
ark.
Site
Sec
tion
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
LE P
IAG
GE
A P
ON
TE A
LL’IN
DIA
NO
HOUSING SPORTS
GROVERECREATION
SWIMMING
RECREATION
Park FunctionsExisting Site
LE PIAGGE: PARK
Proposed Site
LE PIAGGE: HOUSING & COMMERCIALST
UD
IO D
ESIG
NLE
PIA
GG
E A
PO
NTE
ALL
’IND
IAN
O
Ground Floor Plan
Section DD’
Courtyard Perspective
Family Apartments
Family Unit 1
Single Unit Double Unit
Family Unit 2Social Housing & Co-Housing
First Floor Plan
Spatial Diagram
Different modes of perspective representation and design are used to explore the connection between a 20’x20’x25’ room connecting 5’ up to a 40’x10’ space for observing a garden beyond.
PERSPECTIVAL DRAWINGSSTU
DIO
DES
IGN
PERS
PEC
TIVA
L D
RAW
ING
S
SPRING
2009
Perspective Line Drawing
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
PERS
PEC
TIVA
L D
RAW
ING
S
Perspective Shade & Shadow Drawing
Perspective Material Rendering
A FACADE RENOVATION PROJECT FOR A BOOKSTORE LOCATED ALONG THE HISTORIC RAILROAD TRACKS RUNNING THROUGH DOWNTOWN OPELIKA, ALABAMA.
OPELIKA BOOKSTORE FACADE
STU
DIO
DES
IGN
OPE
LIKA
BO
OKS
TORE
FAC
AD
E
8th Model Street Elevation
Northwestern Perspective
FALL 2008
8th Street Elevation
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DESIGN + BUILD
RURAL STUDIO
THE LITTLE SUGAR RIVER FARM
DES
IGN
+ B
UIL
DRU
RAL
STU
DIO
Auburn University’s Rural Studio program offers students a unique opportunity to design and build their work. The typical semester at the Rural Studio for underclassmen includes the designing and construction of a house for an impoverished community member.
During my semester at the Rural Studio my colleagues and I were charged with designing a kitchen expansion for the Morrisette house at the Rural Studio main office. Additionally we formulated a master plan for future expansion of the Morrisette gardens.
The new vision of the Rural Studio to develop an ethic of thinking more holistically about how we live, what we eat, what we make, and the waste we produce can be showcased in the third-year kitchen project.
With the help of the Rural Studio staff, third party engineering support, and countless others, our team was able to design and begin construction of the Morrisette Kitchen Expansion. The work completed by this group was continued by the following semester’s team and the project is still continuing to expand.
RURAL STUDIO
During charettes we designed collectively through model building and sketching at the Red Barn. After several plausible iterations, a final model for a detached kitchen that would be a continuation of the current kitchen’s roof was collectively chosen.
This design would allow the vernacular of the Morrisette House to be uncompromised while allowing the kitchen to be easily heated and cooled.
FALL 2009
Design Development
Cladding Studies
Sectional Model
VEGGIE AND MEAT PREP.
3-BAY DISH STATION
HAND WASHING STATION
STORAGE | SHOWCASE
VIKING RANGE | HOOD
INTERACTION AREA
FIRE SUPPRESIO
N
CO
MPO
ST
HEATER
UTILITY C
LOSET
MO
P CLO
SET
DES
IGN
+ B
UIL
DRU
RAL
STU
DIO
Site Model Final Kitchen + Site Plan
Final Kitchen Plan
Interior View
Exterior Cladding Rendering
DES
IGN
+ B
UIL
DLI
TTLE
SU
GA
R RI
VER
FARM
Located outside of Monticello, Wisconsin, Little Sugar River Farm is an organic farm sponsored by Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Along with a classmate, I lived and worked on this organic for 3 weeks. During my time there I gained knowledge on the patterns and difficulties of organic farming.
In addition to farm work, we also completed small scale design-build projects. Not pictured work includes drainage design, soil grading, and the design and construction of garbage organizing/collector system consisting of four 4’x4’ bins with latched doors and lids. Our main task was to create an outdoor shower for the owner of the farm. Using only scrap wood and other leftover material, this shower was designed and built over the course of three days. The total construction cost was $5.
LITTLE SUGAR RIVER FARM
SUM
MER 2010
Completed Shower
Exploded Axon
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
NPS HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD
AP ARCHITECTURE
PORT
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NA
L PA
RK S
ERVI
CE:
HA
ER
As a full-time summer intern, working within a three person team, produced architectural documentation of the NASA Saturn V Test Stand in Huntsville, Alabama to submit into the Library of Congress. Documentation tasks required proficiency in precise field surveying, interpreting construction drawings, and in utilizing 3D laser scanning technology. Digital documentation required proficiency in 3D modeling of PointCloud data using Autocad 2012 in order to create standardized architectural drawings for documentation and submission into the Library of Congress.
Position acquired through nationwide application invitation sponsored by the National Park Service for architect/preservation students, graduates, and recent graduates. Based on performance and availability, the offered summer internship was extended until October 2012 to allow for the completion of the project.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: HAER
NASA Saturn V Test Stand Facility
3D Laser Scanner Operation Sample Scan Data Detail
SUM
MER 2012
POINT CLOUD ANALYSIS AND CONVERSION
Point Cloud data points, which number in the hundreds of millions, are isolated and analyzed to create an accurate solid model reference using Autocad 2012 3D Modeling as illustrated above.
Over the course of the summer, Point Cloud data was transcribed into 3D solid information by our team to create precise line drawings. These line drawings were used to create the detailed architectural drawings necessary for submittal into the Library of Congress as well as the interpretive drawing as seen below.
PORT
FOLI
OPOINT CLOUD ANALYSIS AND CONVERSION
Raw Point Cloud data: West Elevation Autocad 3D Model: West Elevation
NAT
ION
AL
PARK
SER
VICE
: H
AER
WEST ELEVATION
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PRO
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CED
BY
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ON
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FINAL DOCUMENTATION
24”x36” Mylar Submittal Drawing: West Elevation
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As a full-time intern produced Schematic Designs, Design Development and Construction documents for a range of projects including apartment residences, hotels, and retail spaces. Involved in project management issues such as scheduling, site visits, and cost estimation with direct supervision. Independently coordinated revisions and development with clients, franchises, and consultants.
Project duties ranged between schematic sketching to construction detailing of finalized designs. Particular duties included: elevation coordination and design, floor plan coordination and design, construction detailing, building component scheduling and coordination, as well as LEED design submission and documentation. The work on these two pages are examples of details, sections, elevations, and layouts that I was responsible for producing.
AP ARCHITECTURE
Elevation Design and Construction Drawings
SUM
MER 2011
Construction Document Revision & Composition
Construction Document Revision & Composition
Roof Details
Wall Details Exterior Wall Details
Facade Details
Overhang Details
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
MATERIALS & METHODS I
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL
THESIS RENDERINGS
GRA
PHIC
DES
IGN
MAT
ERIA
LS &
MET
HO
DS
I
MATERIALS & METHODS ITaught by professor Robert Faust, this class sought to introduce architecture students to the reality of the built world. These drawings were assigned to display the artistic nature of the different textures found in and outside of buildings.
Storer House Lead Drawing
SPRING
2009
Kunsthaus Bregenz Lead Drawing
GRA
PHIC
DES
IGN
THE
AM
ERIC
AN
SCH
OO
L
THE AMERICAN SCHOOLTaught by professor Robert Faust, the American School aims to develop compositional skills through the analysis of work by architects, artists, graphic designers, and industrial designers of the early 20th century.
Louis Sullivan Lead Drawings
Developmental Series Lead Drawings
FALL 2010
Original Prismacolor Series
GRA
PHIC
DES
IGN
THE
AM
ERIC
AN
SCH
OO
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Original Prismacolor Series
FALL 2011
THESIS RENDERINGSIn order to become better acquainted with the city of Montgomery, the 5th year thesis investigation began with a detailed prismacolor rendering of a downtown Montogomery facade. After spending time understanding and composing the intricacies of this existing facade, a second drawing illustrating the redesigned facade was composed.