Gregory G Stephenson

The goal of this project was to create an outdoor exhibition pavilion in the space between Soldier Field and McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. The space needed to be able to accomodate conventions that require large outdoor exhibitions as well as seemlessly inte-grate exhibition space, park space and parking in order to respond to the challenges of the program. The overall concept was to create a unity between Soldier Field and McCormick Place by connecting the lake front to the city. To achieve this goal the structure of the building was shaped as an arch which created a gateway between the city and the lakefront.

Lakeshore exhibition Pavilion 2004

Site Plan

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Lakeshore exhibition Pavilion 2004

Lakeshore exhibition Pavilion 2004

The objective of this project was to design and build a small outdoor pavilion to study observa-tion from inside and out. The final design was an eight foot by eight foot box split into a covered entryway that lead into an uncov-ered interior space. The interior space was designed with slits on two walls to give the sensation that the ground plane and the sky are connected. The slits provide the user with observation points that provide a glimpse into the surrounding area.

Black Box 2004

Fox River

Farnsworth House

Visitor Center

Farnsworth Visitor Center 2004

To develop the concept for the visitor center, I looked very hard at what Mies had achieved and inverted it. The visitor center would have the same two plates of the house, but instead of eight steel sections to hold the floor plates, it would use the two center wooden elements as the load bear-ing structure, where the outside vertical members become shading devices.

In 2003 the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois built by Mies van der Rohe was bought by a private company that planned to make the house open to the public. Their objective was to create a simple visitors center that would enhance the experience of the Farnsworth House while not overshadowing it.

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Roof Detail A

Floor Detail C

Window Detail B

Farnsworth Visitor Center 2004

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The objective of this project was to design a garden pavilion that used a limited amount of material to create a unit that could be repli-cated with little effort and cost. Using four materials plus connec-tions, the pavilion can be laid flat for trans-portation until it is erected at the site. Once up, the shades on the pavilion can be adjusted to any number of positions.

Garden Pavilion 2004

Lower Floor PlanUpper Floor Plan

Site Plan

Guest Services

Spa Functions

Vertical Separation

Baths

Guest Rooms

Guest Relations

Guest Rooms

Main Pools

Treatment

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SPA 2005

areas, guest relations and the spa. This split was then

emphasized by pushing the building to the edge of the bluff,

giving each level a view out towards the lake.

The objective of this project was to design a day spa and con-

ference center in Kenosha, Wisconsin on the bluffs along the

shore of Lake Michigan. The driving concept behind the final

design was to split the functions into two distinct

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Section B

Section C

SPA 2005

West Elevation

East Elevation

SPA 2005

New Harmony CNC Site Model 2006

This project was part of a broader study of the town of New Harmony, Indiana that looked at various ways the town could be improved by studying the current features, buildings, and patterns created from the town’s storied past. The final product was a 3D model of the town and surrounding area, in small 11x17 sections that were mounted on a frame so that it could be positioned vertically, allowing users to project 2D images over the 3D terrain and laser-cut buildings. The process was a combination of CAD, Rhino and 3DStudio models that were modified to generate a compatable output for a CNC Milling machine. From the virtual output, thirty-five 11x17 pieces of high-density rigid insulation were put through the CNC milling process to create the final model.

Key Floor Plates

Upper Residential

Mid Level Residential

Hotel Level

Plaza Level

Positioned Plates Lofted Result

Initial Sketches and Site Analysis

This project is a hotel and residential tower in downtown Chicago. Here the site analysis directly informed the shape of the building. Responding to the site at ground level as well as at other heights created a three dimensional site analysis. From this response, the shape of key floor plans were developed, lofted [Rhino] and refined to create the final shape of the building.

Riverside Tower 2005

Section AASection BB+860 Feet

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Mech

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Hotel

Lobby

Plaza

Lower Residential

Upper Residential

+30 Feet

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-26 Feet

Riverside Tower 2005

Reception

Hotel Operations

Hotel Restaurant

Open to Below

ResidentMulti-PurposeSpace

Residential Lobby

Typical Hotel Floor Plan

Typical Lower Residential Floor Plan

Typical Upper Residential Floor PlanSite Plan - Hotel Lobby

Mid Level Plaza

Plaza Level

HotelOperations

Retail

Fitness Center

Night Club

Parking

Cafe

Riverside Tower 2005

Riverside Tower 2005

This project was a submission for the Portland Court-yard Housing Competition that explored the use of court-yard housing as infill for high density areas. The con-cept was to create a strong central shared space that was able to feed off the sustainable aspects of the proj-ect. To accomplish this the roof became a PE field and the shared walls between each unit became a sisturn to store captured rain water for use as grey water.

Portland Housing Competition 2007

Cooper-Fergus Residence 2007

Cooper-Fergus Residence 2007

Cooper-Fergus Residence 2007

Cooper-Fergus Residence 2007

FAMILY ROOM

MASTERBEDROOM

MASTERBATH

CLOSETSITTINGROOM

BEDROOM

LIVING ROOM

OFFICE

DINING ROOM

KITCHEN

GARAGE

OFFICE PLAY ROOM

PLAY ROOM

WORK ROOM STORAGE

SLAB ON GRADE

SLAB ON GRADE

MECH ROOMLAUNDRY

BEDROOM

LIVING ROOMWINE ROOM

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

BEDROOM GARAGE ATTIC

BEDROOM

LAUNDRY ROOM

2nd Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan

Basement Floor Plan

Herbst Residence 2008

This 5,500 square foot home in the North Shore area of Chi-cago was designed in the Arts and Crafts style but used cur-rent building techniques to keep costs under control. To aid the client’s transition from their existing home to this home, the project was built in two phases, which required constant coordination between the trades and our firm as well as rig-orous organization of the construction management.

BATH

MUD ROOMPANTRY

East Elevation

South Elevation

Herbst Residence 2008