2. DESIGN PORTFOLIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PAVILION FOR AN ARTIST
2. 10-MINUTE SKETCHES
3. MANHEIM PARK HOUSE
4. MANHEIM PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
5. JAZZ HALL
6. RALLY POINT 5
7. 8x8x8
8. 10x10x10
9. SOLAR CABIN
10. SHIPPING CONTAINER HOUSE
3. AIR FLOW NATURAL LIGHT
PLAN
SECTION
PAVILION FOR AN ARTIST
This 228 square-foot pavilion is a combined
studio and gallery space for a painter. The
design takes full advantage of natural light
and ventilaiton, keeping it completely off-grid
with no electricity or plumbing. Oversized
front doors swing open to extend the gallery
space onto the deck. Clerestory windows and
skylights around the studio space admit soft
northern light, ideal for making art. During the
summer, the glass double doors behind the lou-
vered facade open to allow a breeze through
from the front to the clerestory windows in the
back, while the louvers deflect any harsh direct
sunlight. During the winter, the lower angle
of the sun penetrates the louvers and heats
the closed glass doors behind them. Storage
space is essential to a studio; the pavilion con-
tains shelves behind the desk, flat file drawers
under the desk, and vertical storage for paint-
ings.
4. 10-MINUTE SKETCHES
A series of short, architectural drawing exercis-
es in Spring 2013.
1. ACROPOLIS
*Honorable Mention in Kansas State University Delineation Competition
2. PARTHENON 3. SAN FRANCISCO PALACE OF FINE ARTS
5. MANHEIM PARK HOUSE
Manheim Park is a blighted neighborhood in
Kansas City, Missouri currently undergoing a
revitalization in partnership with the Green Im-
pact Zone of Missouri and Make it Right Foun-
dation. The Architecture, Urban Planning and
Design department of University of Missouri
Kansas City also did an analysis of the neigh-
borhood and conceptual design solutions. This
project is an idea for a house to fill one of the
community’s many vacant lots where old hous-
es were demolished.
The design takes its cues from the existing ear-
ly-20th century American Foursquare and Kan-
sas City Shirtwaist style houses with its overall
proportions and third story under a sloped attic
ceiling. The house has a large front porch as a
nod to the older houses and to promote neigh-
borliness in a crime-ridden community.
Kitchen, stairs, and bathrooms are located in
the North side of the house, providing a buffer
against the harsh winter winds. The South side
has sliding glass doors which open to allow
the summer breeze, with shutters and magnolia
trees to provide shade. During the winter, the
shutters open and the bare tree branches allow
the sun to heat the glass.
6. MANHEIM PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER
AWARDED THE BUD PRIZE FROM HELIX
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN.
The intersection of 43rd Street and Troost
Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri is a natural
hub for the surrounding neighborhoods. The
official Manheim Park plan calls for concen-
trating on these hubs as focal points for the
neighborhood revitalization. This concept for a
Community Center is designed for the vacant
space at 42nd Street and Troost Avenue, just
up the block.
The building contains a fitness center, un-
derground gym, classroom spaces, learning
center, event space, playground, community
garden, and outdoor basketball court. A large
atrium and sunken playground bring natural
light into the lower levels, while North-facing
windows in a saw-tooth roof bring light into the
classrooms and learning center in the upper
level.
The building is organized as simply as possi-
ble with larger spaces providing access to the
smaller ones with glass window dividers elimi-
nating the need for dark, confusing hallways.
7. SCALE MODEL
STRUCTURAL MODELDEVELOPMENT SKETCHES
KANSAS CITY JAZZ HALL
Kansas City has a vibrant visual and perform-
ing arts scene. This concept for a music hall
in the Crossroads Arts district, just South of the
Kauffman Performing Arts Center, is inspired by
Kansas City’s rich Jazz tradition.
The colorful upper story is full of the energy
and movement of Jazz. The glass facade is sur-
rounded by a colorful fabric membrane which
glows with the light from inside the hall at
night. Doors open to a terrace where the music
flows out and down to the sidewalk below,
atrracting the attention of passersby.
The performance hall is also a fully functioning
restaurant so that people partying the night
away in the sunken dance floor can retreat to
the surrounding tables for food and drink. They
can then move out to a large terrace on the
east side to watch the sun rise.
8. RALLY POINT 5
INTERNSHIP WITH KIM WILSON HOUSING
Kansas City, Missouri, like many cities, faces
issues of poverty and homelessness. Rally Point
5 is a project currently underway by Jana Loflin
of Kim Wilson Housing. She currently runs a
community garden on the vacant lot adjacent
to her midtown Kansas City house where she
intends to build a community of four tiny houses
as temporary or permanent shelter for homeless
veterans who will work in the garden.
Trailers are not allowed within the city, there-
fore the houses must meet local and Inter-
national Residential Building Code and be
built on permanent foundations. The design
for the houses uses standard 12’x16’ (165
square-feet) sheds from any hardware store.
The kitchenette is a durable 60-inch product
from Summit Appliances. There is space for
a double bed and a small sofa or table and
chairs which can be purchased or donated
and do not have to be custom-built. All doors
and windows are south-facing for passive solar
heating during the winter with an overhang for
shade during the summer. Solar panels could
provide electricity, although plumbing must be
hooked up to city water and sewage.
PLAN
INTERIOR
9. 8x8x8
This 64 square-foot dwelling pushes minimal-
ism to its limits. The bathroom, kitchen, and
closet are contained in a series of closets at the
back of the space, and a hammock is used for
sleeping which can be unhooked and stowed
away when not in use.
The space in front of the bathroom closet
becomes part of the room: the door opens
to extend the space just enough for a per-
son to shower or access the toilet and small
wall-mounted sink above it.
The kitchen is only 2 feet wide and 2 feet
deep with a small sink and single cooktop
burner occupying the back half of the count-
er, leaving a small prep space in front with
two half-deep drawers underneath. Upper
shelves serve as pantry and storage, while a
micro-fridge, toaster oven, and narrow trash bin
occupy the under-counter space.
The closet is relatively large: the size of the
bathroom and kitchen combined.
PLAN
10. CLOSET
10x10x10
This is a 100 square-foot variation on the
8x8x8.
A series of cabinets along one wall contain
the bathroom, kitchen, and closet opposing a
sofa-daybed on the other side.
The extra ceiling height makes room for upper
cabinets for long-term storage and shelves
above the sofa.
The coffee table doubles as dining table.
Similar to the 8x8x8, the bathroom doors must
remain open while in use.
Glass double-doors and transom windows on
opposing sides of the house allow natural light
and a cross-breeze during the summer
PLAN
AIR FLOW
11. PLAN—
MAIN LEVEL
PLAN—
LOFT LEVEL
OPEN TO BELOW
CLOSET
SOLAR CABIN
This tiny cabin design packs a lot of features
into 94 square feet. The south side of the roof
has solar panels to provide electricity, as well
as windows that bring light into the loft and al-
low hot air to rise and escape, pulling cool air
through from the north side of the house during
the summer. Glass double doors on both sides
of the house open the space to the outdoors.
The kitchen has plenty of counter space, upper
shelves and cabinets for storage, and a wash-
er/dryer combination unit. Two armless chairs
make a comfortable place to sit and socialize,
and give a little boost into the bed loft with
the help of wall-mounted ladder rungs. The loft
fits a double bed and has cubbies for extra
storage. A full bathroom and large closet are
accessible through a sliding door under the
loft.
AIR FLOW
12. PLAN
SECTION
SHIPPING
CONTAINER HOUSE
This concept for an 8x20 shipping contain-
er house is a simple solution for tiny living.
A bathroom is separated from the kitchen
by a wall with shallow pantry shelves. The
kitchen is an island with an eat-in bar and
a storage bench that can seat multiple peo-
ple. This multi-use design works as a dining
space, sofa and entertainment space, and
desk space. The bench also provides a step
up into the semi-lofted bed. A closet runs the
length of the bed on the far wall, and the
space under the bed offers maximum stor-
age which can be accessed from outside.
