WILLIAM SEIKE JORDENUNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO

STUDIO PROJECTSSeattle Academy Studios 4-7UW-theque: Presentation Spaces 8-11Chandigarh Transit Center 12-15Ballard Staggered Townhouses 16-19

FURNITUREFurniture Studio: Writing Desk 20-21

DRAWINGSHand Drawings 22-31

CONTENTS

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concept collage 2008

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SEATTLE ACADEMY SEATTLE, WAPAINTING & SCULPTURE STUDIO EXPANSION

PROJECT SITE

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152' - 0"

80' -

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ARCH 302 - PAINTING & SCULPTURE STUDIO EXPANSION

15' x 15' grid

Entrance

Gallery Sculpture studio

Gallery Sculpture studio

Office

Painting Studios

THIRD FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

NORTH FACING SECTION

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UPPER LEVEL - PAINTING STUDIOS

GALLERY LEVEL

ENTRY LEVEL

STREET ELEVATION

STUDIOS AND GALLERYThis studio project is an expansion to Seattle Academy's art department. The sculpture studios are located close to the ground, to give access to outdoor space. The painting stu-dios are located on the top floors to maximize natural light. The gallery spaces are sandwiched in between.

MATERIAL CONCEPTThe studio began with the creation of a visual collage, followed by a material con-cept. Both were based on the materials and textures that are "naturally occuring" in the urban environment.

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONRESEARCH PRESENTATION SPACES

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONRESEARCH PRESENTATION SPACES

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60'-0"

flex spaces

gathering space

Pacific Ave

15th

Ave

Physics/AstronomyQuad

Burke-Gilman Trail

BURKE-GILMAN TRAIL &PACIFIC AVENUE

Flex space forpresentations

Universal Access

Workshops

Freight Unload

Offices

Locker Rooms

Bathrooms

Reception

Cafe

Arch 400 - Presentation SpacesThe University of Washington is engaged in research ranging from historical and anthropological documentation of the na-tive cultures of the Northwest to cutting edge experimentation in biotechnology and plasma fusion. This studio project provides a place where UW's academic output can be presented to the public in various media.

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PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY QUAD

LOCATION DRIVES FORMThe site is located at the intersection of several major routes of pedestrian and vehicle circulation. Being at the corner of 15th & Pacific also makes it the University's face to the city, and a symbol of UW as a public institution.

FROM CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

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CHANDIGARH TRANSIT CENTER CHANDIGARH, INDIAINTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION HUB

Arch 402 - The Modern City in the Age of GlobalizationDue to Chandigarh’s strict architectural regulations, recent developement has taken place outside of the city limits, with Indian companies such as Infosys and Reliance locating in the periphery. This project is located at the site of the old Interstate Bus Terminal in Sector 17. It departs from Le Corbusier’s controls, and places an iconic structure in the city’s core. This is intended to create a sense of place and spur growth that conterbalances the move-ment of business away from the city center.

Tunnel to Sector 22

Integrated bus, subway, elevated rail

Rickshaw, autorickshaw, taxi, private automobile access

Pedestrian access

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“The existence of one building encourages growth of buildings around it, with the buildings acquiring specific urban value through their relationship to one another; in time they become incomplete forms when considered by themselves.” - Richard Sennett, The Open City

New Terminal

Impacted Zone

Sector 17

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CHANDIGARH TRANSIT CENTER CHANDIGARH, INDIAINTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION HUB

Corbusier’s plan for Chandigarh was based on minimizing points of intersection in order to decrease commuting times and make the city more efficient. This project tries to do the opposite without increas-ing congestion. The idea is to make the planned city of Chandigarh a place where unplanned combinations result in social and technological progress, and the cre-ation of new opportunities.

The louvered dome is designed to admit sunlight whenever the sun is below 50° (Chandigarh’s sun angle at the equinox). The lou-vers also shed rain, and the angled section allows them to support their own weight.

Dome weight � 151,000 lbsColumn buckling � 233,000 lbs

Aluminum alloy

SELECTIVE SHADING

THE INTERSECTION OF PATHS, UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITIES

Chandigarh metropop. 1.3 million

Ludhianapop. 2 million

Khannapop. 103,000

Ambalapop. 1 million

Patialapop. 310,000

in interviews people said they commute up to 2.5 hours each way by car, bus and train. Most of these cities and villagesare within this range.

Structural Concept

CHANDIGARH REGIONAL COMMUTING

Intercity rail

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Central Square - December 21

15 Minute Travel Time1600 M

10 km

Because Chandigarh's existing rail station is outside of the city's core, usage of rail is below its potential. This project proposes that commuter trains coming from Ludhiana and Am-bala terminate in Sector 17, Chandigarh's central busi-ness sector.

RAIL TO SECTOR 17

To Ambala,New Delhi

To Ludhiana

To Kalka,Shimla

Sector 17

Proposed rail and stationExisting rail and station

CHANDIGARH METRO AREA

Mohali

Panchkula

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Arch 403 - Lowrise Housing StudioThe widely criticized Seattle “4-Packs” remain popular with buyers because they provide easy car access and private out-door space. This project improves on the 4-Pack by providing larger outdoor spaces and more natural light. Parking is provided below grade. South facing windows provide passive heating, and north-facing solar water heaters gather diffuse light during Seattle’s cloudy win-ters. (It was later stated that solar panels should always be oriented toward direct sunlight)

BALLARD TOWNHOUSES SEATTLE, WAZONING: LOWRISE-3 FAR: 1.4PARKING: UNDERGROUND

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North Facing Perspective - June 20

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STAGGERED “ROWHOUSE”The original idea was to use a check-erboard based figure-ground pattern in order to increase interaction between indoor and outdoor spaces.

CONCEPT

ADJUSTED STAGGERED “ROWHOUSE”Two of the units were kept at a zero lot-line condition in order to minimize the amount of narrow, unusable space.Three of the units were pulled away from the lot line to provide circulation and minimize the site’s impact on neighbors.

SHARED COURTYARDThe shared courtyard configuration is becoming a popular alternative to detatched single-family housing, but the half-arc layout results in a long wall on one side of the site that would adversely affect neighboring sites in a lowrise neighborhood.

Section (East)

Ground Floor Plan (Scale 1" = 20'-0")

BALLARD TOWNHOUSES SEATTLE, WAZONING: LOWRISE-3 FAR: 1.4PARKING: UNDERGROUND

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Site Context

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This project provides each home with access to a private or semi-private courtyard. The units are laid out so that there is easy ac-cess to outdoor spaces. Sliders are placed to increase this interac-tion between indoor and outdoor. The garden spaces are meant to be continuous with indoor living.

5 HOUSES, 5 COURTYARDS

POST-PROJECT REVISIONThe drawing above shows the pos-sibilities offered by eliminating on-site parking. However unrealistic, this allows a more livable example of the staggered rowhouse concept.

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WRITING DESK FURNITURE STUDIOHONDURAS MOHOGANY & PLYWOOD

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HAND DRAWINGS 2005-2009

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IZUMO SHRINE

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IZUMO SHRINEThis torii frames a view of the for-est behind it. I think it is a powerful symbol, and looking into the distance one can almost feel the presence of a deity, with limitless power; the direct anti-thesis of a bomb.

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PIRANESI DRAWINGThe assignment for this drawing was to complete a Piranesi drawing with the center taken out.

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PISTON - XRAY AXONOMETRIC

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These drawings are architectural in that they reveal underlying structure. They are part of a pre-architecture hand drawing class.

PISTON - EXPLODED DIAGRAMThis concluded a series of one and two-dimensional drawings of a tool or toy. This is a piston from a single cylinder outboard motor.

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CACTUS - PRISMACOLOR

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CACTUS - CONTE

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ALLEN LIBRARYThis project involved closely analyz-ing a building on UW campus, then developing several drawings based on the analysis.

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SUZZALLO LIBRARY

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