Academic Portfolio

Academic Work

Digital Media and Electronic Arts Space p28-33
Institute for Global Studies p 4- 9

Room in the City p10-15 Solar Decathalon p34-39

Brewer’s Hill Artist Community p16-21 Other Work p40-42

Contents
Center for Creative Leadership p22-27

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Program: The University is particularly interested in the use of garden walls to
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is in need of a program center define exterior space, and to recall the cloistered courtyards of other
for the Institute for Global Studies (IGS). In electing to concretize this distinguished universities. In addition, the University received separate
program, the University is signaling the importance of its commitment to funding to include a water feature for the site. They would also like the
an education rooted in an international perspective. designers to consider trellis-roof elements with at least two side open to
the air to provide a protected outdoor path where appropriate. Land-
Building Program: The building program for this project is to design a scaping elements such as berms and level changes are acceptable and
program center for the IGS on university owned land that will provide an should be considered as well.
environment conductive to both reflection and community in all its vari-
ous manifestations. It will also serve as the location for seminars and The site that will be used for the project site is the garden area to the
study in pursuit of the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies degree. west of UWM Alumni House located at 3230 East Kenwood Boulavard in
Milwaukee. The area for development measures 240’-0” x 320’-0”. This
To accomplish the production of this machine for thinking, the university
Site is located close to campus. As the designer, allowed to accept of
elected to construct the following three independent building elements:
modify existing context to meet specific requirements of design intent.
- Meeting Center #1
Meeting Room 450 NSF
Kitchenette 150 NSF Each of the Meeting Centers may be conceived of as a linear form, a
Women’s and Men’s toilets 300 NSF planar form of a solid form. Only flat roofs are allowed. Overall Site
- Meeting Center #2 modeling should be represented with the following limitations. Planes
Meeting Room 900 NSF are limited to the following sizes: 4’-0”x8’-0”, 8’-0”x8’-0”, 12’-0”x8’-0”,
Kitchenette 150 NSF
Women’s and Men’s toilets 300 NSF and 12’-0”x12’0”. Linear elements can be 4’-0”, 6’-0”, 8’-0”, 12’-0”, and
18’-0” in length. These linear elemnts can be either 12”x12” or 6”x6” in
- Meeting Center #3
Meeting Room 1350 NSF section.
Kitchenette 150 NSF
Women’s and Men’s toilets 300 NSF
They ask that the primary structure be heavy timber, steel, or a mixture
of both. They also request that the enclosure be precast concrete pan-
Site Program: In addition to the three built artifacts on the site, the Uni-
els, metal panels, or glass and alluinum mullions.
versity is interested in the development of three clearly articulated space
types that will support group gatherings and meetings as follows:
- Exterior Space for intimate gatherings

- Exterior Space for small group gatherings

- Exterior Space for large group gatherings

Institute for Global Studies
Professor Gil Snyder
Arch 200, Fall 2004
Individual project

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Building A

Water Feature

Small Group Large Group
Gathering Gathering Space
Space

Very Small Group (2-3)
Gathering Space

Building B BuildingC

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Rendering: Front transitional space of
Photo: Front Facade of Building A Building A. Microstation V7

Concept for Site:
The starting point of a tartan grid of 2-4-2 was overlaid to start over the
240 ft by 320 ft lot near the alumni center. The working in a L- shape
for the plan a space was divided out for large groups. To add some
dynamic to the space, A water feature was added to the space as the
entire space was recessed to go with the natural terrain. The L space
itself was then divided up into two buildings and the resulting spaces.
The results are many dynamic and interesting spaces with a quiet feel,
but large flexibility.

Sectional Cut through Building A and
Garden. Microstation V7 7

Rendering: Building A from outside looking in. Microstation V7

Rendering: Inside Building A looking out. Microstation V7

Photo: Model of Building A’s facade from interior veiw
Plan of Building A

Concept for Building:
The starting point was again a tartan grid of 2-4-2 and working it in
many overlays onto the facade. Then applying a contextual response to
the tutor buildings in the surrounding, the result was a simple building
with multiple layers laid upon it to create a complex look with a global
feel. The louvers ﬁnish the look while providing sun shade.

Rendering: Building A looking out larger view. Microstation V7 9

Program: within the site and accommodate the possible activities of movement,
This project calls for the design of a room in the city for a client. This transition and repose for the clients and users of the path.
‘room in the city’ shall be comprised of the following elements: one (or
more) path(s), a series of destinations, and one (or more) architectur- After selecting the most interesting, varied, and/or place revelatory path,
al interventions related to that path. Collectively, the ‘room in the city’ develop three diagrams which show the physical condition of the path,
should seek to reveal, mediate, ameliorate or meditate upon the reality the prospect of the path and the thresholds in the path.
of the site. Establish an architectural intervention which serves to reveal
the qualities and conditions which are embodied in the site. 2 (or more) DESTINATIONS – identify the existing centers, beginnings,
terminuses, thresholds, and prospects/overlooks in the site.
CLIENT:
The Nomad 1 (or more) ‘ROOM’ INTERVENTION – Establish an architectural inter-
The Survey vention which serves to reveal the qualities and conditions which are
or The Lunatic embodied in the site. Considering the client, the Nomad or Surveyor or
Lunatic, the purpose of the architectural intervention is to provide a place
SITE: for this client to pause along the path devised. Carefully considering the
The site is the area of 6th street to the east; Lincoln Avenue to the north; analysis of the path, select a place of overlook, of threshold, of transition
Kinnickinnic Avenue to the west; and Lapham Avenue to the south. and or of refuge for this person which lies along the path to situate the
architectural intervention.
The intervention itself is limited in scale: it is a space that provides shel-
ter for one or perhaps two people, extending no more than 8’ x 12’ x 14’ MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION:
(this volume may be oriented to suit the intervention; it may be smaller The materials of construction for the intervention are based upon the
in volume, but no larger). The intervention may be elevated above the Semperian kit of parts: the earthwork, the linear structure and the skin.
ground on a simple scaffold or plinth, recessed into the earth, set into, The specific materials will derived from an inventory of materials encoun-
suspended or hung from an existing building or structure or earthwork. tered along the path.

PROGRAM:
1 (or more) PATH – length: indeterminate; must primarily be a walking
path. Each path should connect at least two of the destinations in the
site. This path may be revelatory, contemplative, expansive, restric-
tive or contrast the specific features of the site. The path shall engage
or establish thresholds, boundaries, and seams, as well as destinations

Room in the City
Professor Celia Lui
Arch 201, Spring 2005
Individual project from group analysis

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W Lapham Street

W Mitchelle Street

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S 6th Street

I-43, I-94
W Becher Street

Concept for Path:
Given the site between 6th street, Lincoln Avenue, Kinnickinnic Avenue,
and Lapham Avenue, a path was chosen with four destinations to study
that best represents a surveyor. After analysis of the site section, the
path chosen to best represent what a surveyor would looks for was one

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that would have both expansive and tight spaces of transition. The path
would also express materiality and spacial relation to the outside. The
path navigated has a diametric opposition to it. New and old buildings,
wide and narrow spaces, over and under passes, and lastly residential
and commercial areas. W Lincoln Avenue

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Rendering: Top of Pavillion looking out toward Railroad. Microstation V7

Rendering: Middle Landing looking out. Microstation V7

Concept for the Pavillion:
Finding that the path chosen had lots of narrow thresholds and wider
areas, the pavilion had to have the same feeling of compression and
expansion. This was created by heavy solid walls and then large glass
expanses. The next item of analysis was the materiality of the surround-
ing. This was the contrast of heavy wood residential and the concrete
commercial areas. The multiple levels for viewing completes the diamet-
ric opposition of expression and represents the client’s perspective, my
final analysis of the project, allowing both the chance for large general
and small detailed surveys.
Rendering: Overview of Pavillion Microstation V7
Rendering: Bottom View. Microstation V7
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Program: artists would be unable to use an appreciate it. The studio can be either
Introduction connected or detached from the living unit. All unites should have ac-
A local group of Milwaukee Artists have joined with art advocates and cess to the common facilities. A minimum of two units should meet ADA
community development activists to create a Live/Work Community in standards.
the Brewers Hill Neighborhood of Milwaukee. The propose nine-unit
row house type development with supporting, collective art and com- Each unit will require a bath and kitchen facilities and sleeping facilities
munity facilities. This development is intended to be moderately priced for an owner, sibling, and another space that can be used as a home of-
but desirable living and working environment for nine artists and their fice or grandparent room.
families. Although conceived as an artistic community, the artists realize
that to maintain the economic viability of the project, the units must be B. Communal Areas
designed so that non-artists would also want to live there. Gallery: The Gallery will exhibit art works by the artists and will store to
sell these works. It is intened to be store front for easy public visibiliy
Garage or covered parking is to be provided for 9 cars on site, which may and access but other more private arrangements are possible. It should
be grouped or individually located, but only a minimum of curb cuts are include an office, staff toilet, janitor’s closet, and storage room (1200 s.f.
allowed. A parking space and loading dock area should be provided for total), with a secure outdoor area for display and public receptions.
the Gallery.
Meeting Hall: The Meetting Hall is the private, collective area for the
Site community. During the day the building is used for daycare. The hall is
The site is the northeast quadrant of the block by King Drive to the west; intended for the private use of the owners, but, on special occasions, it
Second street to the east; Vine street to the north; and Pleasant street to will also serve as a reception area in support of the gallery openings. It
the south. The United Way building to the south of the site is the former should include a kitchen, unisex toilet, storage area, and janitor’s closet
Schlitz Brewery beer wagon and horse stables. The buildable area is (1200 s.f. total). It should also include an outdoor “meeting hall” directly
151’ N-S, and 157’ E-W. A 20’ alley is to be maintained along the West adjacent to the indoor room with consideration given to children’s play.
and a 6’ setback along Vine and Second. Also account for the 9’ eleva-
tion change as a downward slope from northwest to southeast. Designed for three types of client
1: Married painter occupies studio. Partner is an architect with small
A. Residential Units home office and occasional client visits. two year old baby.
Nine living and working units are to be provided. Each living unit will
have a maximum of 2000 sq ft. In addition, the artists have realized 2: Single parent artist with teenage daughter and elderly grandparent.
that each unit feature a 500 studio to facilitate their artistic production,
but also recognize that it must not be designed so exclusively that non- 3: Two non-painter working adults with two grade school children.

Brewer’s Hill Artist Community
Professor Newton D’souza
Arch 401, Fall 2005
Individual project

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Rendering: perspective looking North East. Shows Courtyard. Microstation V7

Rendering: Looking at Garden terraces integrated with studios. Microstation V7

Concept for Site:
First off the site terrain slope down from northwest to southwest and size
of the home under 2,000 sq ft. (Studio 500 sq ft of that) put restrictions
on possibilities of where items could be located. The nosiest sections of
the site were to the south and west, so locating the homes as far from

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that was important. Another important site reference was the sections
of surrounding environments that were residential and others that were
commercial. The resulting patterns when cross over the site made the
Northeast and southeast most desirable for commercial use and Residen-
tial in the other corners. With the need for the feel of community and Site plan: Type 1 is with grandmother Suite. Type 2 is without. AutoCAD with hand rendering
still a sense of privacy in such small areas, the chance for taking being
innovative with the spaces available prevailed.
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3rd Floor

Site section and elevation: Looking East, shows light quality. Microstation V7

Rendering: Perspective looking to Southwest. Microstation V7

2nd Floor

Concept for the Home:
Public There was also a need to get people to the private studio areas without
a invasion of the privacy of the rest of the home. So with this the idea
of using the public meeting area, and gallery as vertical circulation to
Semi Public the rooftop areas. This brought also about the circulation as the main
organization of the site. The meeting hall and gallery led to rooftop
walkways that connected the studios. Formal street front and informal
Private community entrances also are formed from this. The building form then
blossomed with the pulling and grabbing of the circulation space and
Ground Floor community spaces being expressed in a very creative form of the homes
themselves..

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Problem: The following spaces are to be included:
The Center of Creative Leadership (CCL), long identified as one of the Qty. Description Approx* Space Required
most prestigious institutions to teach and mentor has decided to change 1 Lobby/waiting 625
their ways of idyllic setting and make their spiritual and inspired attitudes 2 Restrooms 400
1 Reception 100
of the participants be satisfied within the urban setting. Selected is the 1 Guest closet/ Luggage storage 150
land-marked Inland Steel Building Located in the heart of Chicago’s busi- 20 Psychologist/ Professional office 2000 (20x(10x10))
ness community. This will be a turning point in the 30-year history of 10 Administrative assistant 500 (10x (5x10)
1 Library 500
this institution. The CCL has leased the top three floors to exhibit its 1 Director’s Office 300
commitment to the Urban Society. 1 Asst. Director’s Office 150
2 Staff Toilet as required
The approximate usable floor space on all three floors is 30,000 s.f. 2 File, storage, fax and copy as required
Through an interest in the renewed interest in Chicago being vanguard 1 Conference/ Borad room 1000
8 Lab 1800 (8x (15x15))
of leading-edge architectural thinking, the landmarks authorities have 4 Observation 600 (4x (10x15))
relaxed its controls to allow the building outside of the current building 2 Observation/ techinical 300 (2x (10x15))
envelope provided: 4 Conference 1200 (4x (15x20))
6 Breakout areas 1350 (6x (15x15))
1. The expansion stays within the building site limits and 2 Training Rooms 1800 (2x 900)
Vary Restrooms as required
2. The expansion contributes and respects the classic modernism represented in the original building.
1 Dining 2000
1 Kitchen 500
The brief for your commission focuses on three primary issues: 1 Chef Office 100
-The ability to house and communicate leading edge thinking on the subject of leadership while respecting
1 Dry food storage 100
the rich heritage of the built environment vs. the idyllic, unaffected setting. 1 Refigerated storage 100
1 Trash 150
-The identification of the criteria that will establish this facility as the “learning and training venue of the 1 Receiving room 150
future” where technology and innovation use of space are demonstrated. 1 Janitor’s Facilities 100
1 Cardio fitness room 400
-The recognition and application of the 21st Century notion of the use and intent of the Center and the rep-
resentation of these values in the design of its space.
**Approx. Usable space 15,975 SF
***Circulation factor 35% 5,591 SF
All spaces, except secured storage, etc. shall have a public face which is Occupied total area 21,566 SF
inviting concurrent with the intent on expressing civic values, authority
and communication of the moral and ethic goals through architecture in *Space definition is dependant on attitude and iterpretation of design intent
**Not Including spaces listed “as required” in the needs analysis
the sociology of our time. Care must be exercised to ensure the secu- ***Usable area inclusive of closets, maintenance facilities, mech./ elec. and equip. rooms.
rity of all occupants and property within the circulation, functions and ****Inclusive of vertical circulations, structure, mech. provisons. Exclusive of building
applications. efficiency factor

Center for Creative Leadership
Professor Neil Frankel
Arch 633, Fall 2006
Individual project turned into Team project

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Dining Dining

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Site section through top 3 ﬂoors of Inland Steel Microstation V7

15th Floor Microstation V7

Training Training

Dining Dining

Rendering: View from top of Atrium stairs. Microstation V7
Training Training
Atrium

Psych. Board rm Lobby Admin
Offices

Eval rm
Admin
Lobby Board rm
Atrium Psych. Concept: 1. Receptionist Desk: 2. Lobby: 3. Bookcases: 4. Private Seating:
Offices No desk provided so that when one Lobby is multipurpose. Provides an Library’s perceived purpose is to at- Hiding amoungst the bookcases are
Using observation and surveys to help design a Center for Creative Lead-
is allowed to enter the feeling of be- area to wait and requested group tract new psychologists and retain cur- single seats, these provide quiter
Eval rm ership (CCL) in Chicago, 30000 sq ft of floor space on the top 3 floors
ing watch does not occur. Yet there areas, and study space for those rent ones. Hardcopy libraries do this study and research spots because
of the Inland Steel are to be reused for creating the future CCL with pro- is security. Instead the shape and- that like bustling environments. as a display of knowledge and the cen- of the white noise effect of the wa-
gramming for their clientèle, psychologists and admin. Each of the areas informality provide further feeling of ter as a research based facility. The ter in the atrium. When not in use
in the CCL used different research methods for their design. being welcomed. facility is equipped on all transparent the more private psych. evaluation
surfaces from floor to envelope with boxes, provide an escape. These
The Lobby used observation for determining what happened in its or- the digital technology, as well as WiFi are made of liquid crystal for visual
ganization. A hotel, private athletic club, and buisness office were the throughout. privacy and use indication.
spaces observed.
The Library used the survey method for determining its needs.

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Lobby Psych. Admin
Offices

Recep

Eval rm

Rendering: Breakout space. Microstation V7
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Site section through top 3 ﬂoors of Inland Steel Microstation V7 15th Floor Microstation V7

Library Training

Psych. Admin
Lobby
Offices

Breakout rooms
Training Library

Dining
Board rm
Kitchen
Rendeing: Dining Hall. Microstation V7 14th Floor Microstation V7

Board rm
Dining
Concept: The archival research resulted in many interesting ideas. First was the
The second half of this project was done as a team, Sona Gevorkyan, idea that by putting you completely outside the box (or in a facination
Scott Cherney and myself. Taking one master plan, Sona’s, from among state) that people are more comfortable. With this bright color, and
those in the group, the group continued with space development by ap- futurisc design prevailed. To creat a invigorating dining experienceas
well as functional for conversation dynamics, would help in the goal of Breakout rooms
plying archival research to the dining facility design.
the facility. Then creating different experinces for each meal, and thus a
flexibility and constant facination with the process. Accomplishing both
goals for psychologist research and socializing the breakfast meal is less
formal, the lunch meal is research based and dinner more formal social-
ized. The dining area also has multiple areas to accomplish the mix of
functions for each meal as well. 13th Floor Microstation V7
Rendering: From Board Room to Dining Area. Microstation V7

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Program: Digital Art and Research Area
Introduction This should include 8 individual studios, 4 team studios, Sound stage
Digital Media electronic Arts (DMEA) is a broad and rapidly growing field. with supporting storage, Sound studio, Motion control and sensor studio
It has many applications. It is highly technical, but seeks to find mean- with supporting storage, and break out space for discussion.
ingful application of this technology to human society. The DMEAS fa-
cility will be a catalyst for this developing field and a magnet to attract Visiting artist/Researcher housing
talent to Milwaukee. It will also be a place for educating the public about This should include 8 one bedroom units, 4 two bedroom units and a
these emerging technologies and their applications. The facility will con- shared lounge space to encourage community.
sist of the following primary programmatic areas:
-Digital Art and Research Area Gallery & Conference Center
-Visiting artist/ Researcher Housing This should include a large lobby, Information desk, Exhibit space for
-Gallery and Conference Center the work produced, Controlled exhibit space, Permanent exhibit space,
-Administrative Offices exterior space for exhibits, screening room, conference room, and con-
-Building Support cessions.
-Parking
-Independent Commercial/ Retail space Administrative Offices
There needs to be space provided for director and assistant, 2 curator
As a whole, the design of the facility should reflect the following underly- offices, resident manager apartment, work room, storage, break area,
ing goals/ characteristics of this organization: and supporting facilities.
-DMEAS seeks to advance the practice and production of digital media
arts and to establish itself and Milwaukee on the cutting edge of this Building Support
field. Minimum of 2 Sun Microsystems BlackBoxes to be placed. Seeing that
-DMEAS will be an object of community pride for Milwaukee and will these are self contained 20’ shipping container servers, a space for these
serve to bring community together. needs to be considered with l maximum cable run to studios or presen-
-DMEAS will improve the quality of its surroundings through sustainable tational space being 100m (328 ft). IT office is also needed for servicing
architecture and sound urban design. all computer and technology needs.
-DMEAS is a constantly evolving and rapidly changing field and the archi-
tecture should accommodate this fact. 200 parking spaces for the residents, a large outdoor exhibit area, river
walk with 12’ minimum width, and transient boat slips also to be factored
into this facility.

Digital Media and Arts Center
Professor Gil Snyder
Arch 815, Fall 2007
Team project (Justin Ballaweg as partner)

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All images: BIM Revit rendered with Photoshopping afterward to add site image

Site Overview: Looking Southeast onto site. Revit 2008

Rendering: Site perspective of outdoor display area. Revit 2008 Rendering:Perspective of street view. Revit 2008

Concept for Site: Private Studios
Many goals were balanced to come up with the resulting ideas for the
Public Gallery
site. The first idea was to keep the street edge but still allow access to
the river front. The next was to allow the largest exterior space along
the river side for large presentations. Next came the idea of every aspect
of the site being a chance for observation and education. This resulted in
a small live/work units (3 studios each) that had filtering paths between
which allowed you to see underneath into the digital production. The
Diagram: Filtering of pedestrian traffic. Photoshop
units were then connected with a gallery walkway that again allowed you
to observe the production. The resulting exterior space then became a
way to display not only the new work, but sustainable technologies.
Diagram: Privacy gradiant. Revit 2008
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Rendering of gallery. Revit 2008
Section detail of gallery bridge. Revit 2008

Diagram: Sustainable technologies. Revit 2008 / Illustrator

1st Floor Plan 3rd Floor Plan

Rendering of street filter area. Revit 2008

Detail: Gallery Bridge support. Revit 2008

Concept for Sustainability: functions and the modularity of the building massing. The extensive Rendering of studio space. Revit 2008
The design solution for this project is sustainable from its inception. Sun green roof contributes to retention of heat and cold depending on the
shading animates the main street facade. The outdoor structures toward weather. Overall the buildings celebrate to everyone what it means to
the river side produce significant electrical power from photo voltaic lam- be a leader for the future.
inates applied to the sails. Micro wind turbines integrated into the masts
supporting these sails also generate power. The computer server system
selected for this artistic complex is a “black box system” from Sun Tech-
nologies that is a leader in this type of equipment at reducing energy and
waste. Hot water waste collected after cooling the black boxes is re-cir-
culated to provide heating and cooling. Natural ventilation in the archi-
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Program:
The Solar Decathlon is a global contest in which university students com-
pete to design, build and operate a solar-powered house more efficiently
than other competitors. The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee has been
selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of 20 student teams
from an international pool of universities to participate in the 2009 Solar
Decathlon. When the UWM House is completed in the fall 2009, it will
travel to Washington, D.C., where it will be erected on the National Mall.
At that time the project will be judged with the 19 other teams from
around the world, and will be viewed by over 150,000 visitors, including
officials from the U.S. Department of Energy, members of Congress, and
the public.

Students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin Milwuakee (UWM),
have, in addition to the goals of the Solar Decathlon competition, the
objective to develop interdisciplinary processes that reduces energy de-
mands in buildings through thoughtful, integrated design, thereby mak-
ing renewable energy a feasible choice to supply the remaining demand,
and leading towards a carbon neutral building. The analysis, construc-
tion, and post-occupancy evaluation are viewed as an integral part of a
developing research, teaching, and public outreach agenda within the
School of Architecture and Urban Planning and the College of Engineer-
ing and Applied Science. During the past academic year, these programs
have been evolving interdisciplinary connections, focused on renewable
energy, integrated high performance building systems, and carbon neu-
tral design strategies. Visit http://www4.uwm.edu/uwm_sd09 to im-
merse you in the UWM 2009 Solar Decathlon Meltwater house.

Solar Decathalon
Professor Greg Thompson
Arch 825, Spring 2008
Team project

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Site Plan: Complete plan of how will go on the washington DC mall including deck
layout. Viz from Revit 2008 Model

Rendering: South Facade. Viz from Revit 2008 Model (produced by Matt Martin)

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Rendering: West and North Facade. Viz from Revit 2008 Model (produced by Matt Martin)

Concept:
This was the rendition of the Solar house entered by UW-Milwaukee as it pro-
gressed in design from Spring 07. The preposal is to create a carbon neutral house
for the solar decathalon competition in Washington DC. Sixteen student, including
me, Following that the concept takes a thick poche’ wall to the north containing
all services, and opens the rest of the house to be flexible. East and West walls
open up to allow natural ventilation. While East and West can close up into a
smaller house for smaller heating areas for winter. Many of the detail will need
further research and design over the next few semesters.
Construction Diagram. Sketchup Model with diagraming added via Illustrator (produced by David
Chemilski)
Photo of Physical model

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Origin Inspiration
At the end of the Last Glacial Period 10,000
years ago, also called the Wisconsin Glaciation
Period, the intense power of the sune began
melting the glaciers that blanketed Wisconsin.
The sun released the energy embodied in the
ice, and the meltwater running off glacial ice in
Wisconsin transported and reworked the strati-
fied drift, carving river valleys and basins into
our topography - creating the largest body of
freshwater on earth: the Great Lakes. Lying in
between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi Riv-
er, Wisconsin is in a unique position to marshal
these valuable freshwater resources.

Region
The formation of the Great Lake exhibits na-
ture’s capacity for renewal, reciprocity and life,
as well as the potential to harness the energy
embodied in solar rays and water. This renewal
is exhibited each year in Wisconsin as the melt-
ing snow and ice, which allows for a fertile,
plentiful landscape.

Meltwater means: earth-shaping
strength.
The concept of the home is wedded to our
region, as meltwater landforms makeup much
of our recognizable landscape. Using nature
as a model, the form of the roof signifies the
carving away of the earth’s surface while the
facade represents the layers of subsurface
stratification. The sustainably harvested white
pine from the Aldo Leopold Foundation forms
the topographical facade sweeping across
the front of the building, reminding us where
the building and its makers come from, and
our indelible ties to our region. The powerful
change-of-state involved in melting the glaciers
of the Wisconsin Glaciation Period provided the
model for the homes many multi-functional
components that adapt to the changing needs
of its inhabitants. The form and potential of the
home takes on the strength characterized by
the natural process that reworked our regional
landscape.

Meltwater is:energy collection, Meltwater is: a dynamic response. Performance Comparison West Wall
release + reciprocity. In a time when high housing costs are coupled with informed, ecological + economic decisions Meltwater Adaptibility
Using nature as a resource, Meltwater harness- unstable energy prices and individuals across the The two major systems which became the genesis of the melt- As the sun moves thorughout the day, the louvers protecting the
es infinite solar power and fosters the collection United States are struggling to retain their jobs and water idea, solar energy and water collection, are addressed in glass can be moved to track the sun to minimize heat gain.
of our finite freshwater supply. The distinct val- balance their ever-increasing workload, there is a comparison with that of a standard home. Knowing both the eco-
ley of the roof and the prominent placement of world of potential in a self-sufficient ancillary home logical and financial impact of the home you are going to buy is
the photovoltaic panels communicate the value that has the ability to generate income. Many cul- particularly poignant considering the presently unstable state of South Wall
placed on these resources in the functioning of tures across history have found value in multigener- energy prices, and by extension , our economy. With the GWP of the material and assemblies used to construct
not only the home and our environment. Ad- ational living and these benefits are accessible with the south wall you could drive to one of these cities located within
ditionally, each material was carefully chosen the addition of an ancillary unit, without losing the Rain Water 286 miles of Milwaukee; Ironwood, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mich-
with respect to the location of origin and quality independence valued by each household. Although The deck is designed to work together with the roof to gather igan, Springfield, Illinois, or Indianapolis, Indiana.
in order to create a home that is both sustain- Meltwater has the potential to function as a sepa- rainwater. A scupper delivers rainwater from the rooftop and de-
able and has the ability to capture the essence rate, singular unit, there are many socioeconomic livers it to a collection pond where it can run over into meltwater
of our region. Created of our region and for our benefits to be had from multi-generational living garden.
region, Meltwater addresses the resources and through the addition of ancillary units.
needs specific to our place.

All images were created as final documentation shown at the Washington DC Mall.
(none produced by me)
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Construction Drawings: completed in BIM Revit 2008

Grand Avenue Mall

St. Josaphat Basilica North Point Water Tower

Other Work
Professor James Shields 1- Gravel
2- Poured in Place Concrete Slab
17-
18-
(2) 1/2” x 2” x 1’-0” Steel Plate either side w/ (4)1/2” dia. Anchor Bolts
(2) 1/2” x 2’-0” x 6” Steel Plate either side w/ (4) 1/2” dia. Anchor Bolts Construction Documentation
Arch 516, Spring 2008 3- Concrete footing with Key
4- Back Fill Soil
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20-
3’-0” x 6” Steel Anchor Shoe w/ (4) 1/2” dia. Anchor Bolts
2” x 8” Steel Anchor Shoe w/ (4) 1/2” dia. Anchor Bolts and Hand Drawings
Detail of Heavy Timber w/ Metal Facade 5- Drainage Tile 21- Steel Shoe Anchors to hole Purlins in Place
as Church Design 6- Pressure Equalized Air Cavity 22- 10” x 12” Steel Anchor for Base of Columns w/ (4) 1/2” dia. Anchor Bolts
7- 3” Rigid Insulation 23- 12” x 12” Steel Anchor for Base of Columns w/ (4) 1/2” dia. Anchor Bolts
8- 4” Rigid Insulation 24- Low E Double Pane w/ Argon Gas Windows
9- 6” Rigid Insulation 25- 4’-0” wide Copper Pans Standing Seam attached with Cleats
10- Tar Paper 26- Flashing
11- T & G Fir Roof Decking 27- Blocking
12- 3/4” Oriented Strand Board 28- Vented Soffit
13- 1’-6” x 0’-6” Bent Fir Glulam 29- 1” Rigide Insulation
14- 1’-0” x 0’-6” Fir Glulam Column 30- T & G Fir Floating Floor over Acoustic Deading Insulation
15- (2) 0’-6” x 1’-0” Fir Glulam Beams
16- 0’-6” x 0’-10” Fir Glulam Purlins Shaped for Slope

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