jay chenault graduate architecture portfolio

Jay Chenault

M.Arch 2015

Kansas State University

Gr a d uat e arc h i t e c t u r e Po r t f o l i o

Table of ContentsResume

Academic Work

Oz Journal

Photography

Model Craft

References

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[cover]Chromoplastic MuralLuis Tomasello

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FerropolisGreek: City of IronGräfenhainichen, Germany

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Sarphatistraat OfficesAmsterdam, NL Steven Holl

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Kansas State University - 2010-15Architecture (master) Planning (minor)

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exPerienceColumbia Associates Architecture - 2014Diagramming, rendering, and graphics.

Roatan Island, Honduras - 2012One week of site selection and analysis in addition to meeting with officials.

Study travel

Jay ChenaultBioObjectiveI am seeking the position of Intern Architect. My intent is to achieve licensure within the next 3 years and to continue expanding my architectural competence.

SkillSDigitalRhino Adobe Creative SuiteRevit 3ds Max

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InfoNationality: United StatesBorn: 4.22.1992Interests: history, cultural anthropology, photography, exploring cities and nature.ContactP: (573)-999-5595E: jayaciv@ksu.edu1114 Fremont St. Manhattan, KS 66502

Dessau Institute of Architecture - Bauhaus - 2014Arts in Architecture (master)

Venice Biennale - Swiss Pavilion - 2014Collaborated with students from diverse schools. International collaboration and engagement was the conceptual framework for the pavilion.Oz Journal - Editor - 2012-153 years experience on the student architectural journal of Kansas State. I am currently the editor of the 3th Edition, titled “Context”.

Belgrade, Serbia - 20148 days in Belgrade and 1 day in the countryside. Pivotal to the project understanding the growing arts district.Dessau, Germany - 2014Traveled extensively throughout European cities while studying.Kansas City, Missouri - May-July 2013Worked with 3 architects from BNIM Architects at the Kansas City Design Center for a comprehensive summer studio course.

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Dymaxion MapShows the globe as a continuous mass with no spatial distortion.

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WellneSS centerKansas City, Missouri - Crossroads District.An exercise center that emphasizes mental as well as physical health.

trauma centerRoatan Island - Honduras. A place for short-term treatment, medical education, and community functions.

innSBruck follieSInnsbruck, Austria - A tectonic assembly which illustrates the aesthetic experiences of the city through its site-specific alterations.

Belgrade, Serbia - A farmer’s wish to use his empty field to restore the cultural fabric is accomplished by bringing together street artists for collaboration.

Street artiSt informal colony

New York City - An inhabitable bridge that connects Manhattan to Queens. Provides increased densification, economic stimulation, + recreation.

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Selected Works

trauma centerRoatan Island - Honduras. A place for short-term treatment, medical education, and community functions.

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1. 4’ x 4’ modular grid 2. Separate functions.

trauma centerThe island of Roatan is severely lacking in medical facilities. The design task was to provide the island with an affordable and energy-free trauma center which could expand its functions and grow.

Responsibilities included site selection, programming, construction techniques, and envisioning ways to educate and reverse current health trends. Simplicity of construction and patient well-being were the top priorities.

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3. Circulation Axis 4. Gradient of zones based on privacy

5. 360 Nurse Awareness + Views

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doctor’S aPartmentSIntended for temporary stays. Privacy from the public realm was a vital design element, while remaining close enough to the medical zone for emergencies. There are front and back porches to provide sunlight throughout the day. These also serve dual purpose as public and private space.

community SPaceMulti-functional space that can fill a variety of community roles. At night the walls slide shut to enclose the space as sleeping quarters for visiting family members who are vital to providing necessary care to patients. There is also a kitchen where family members cook meals for the patients. This portion of the program was added after our visit to Roatan.

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ProGram SPaceS

reflection GardenS medical WardThese gardens provide a link to nature for the patients. Living close to nature is a dominant theme of the local Garifuna culture and these spaces are intended to improve the morale of patients. Serene spaces to reflect or to converse with visitors. Programmatically they also serve several roles such as dividing the functions of the Trauma Center and increasing cross-ventilation.

The Medical Ward was designed to be built initially by itself, as more funds were raised the other structures would be added. The Ward is unique from the others in that it requires climate-control systems. Additionally a main design concern was ensuring the central nurse’s station had clear views into all spaces in order to improve patient care. Learning the relationships and spaces necessary for a medical-care space such as this was a fresh challenge for me as a designer.

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environmental deSiGn StrateGieS

louvered facadeThe harsh equatorial sun is filtered into diffused light before heating up the interior spaces. Wind is still allowed to enter the building for ventilation. By wrapping the Trauma Center in a wooden louver system the entire campus was united with a cohesive aesthetic despite being constructed in multiple stages.

PaSSive coolinGFurther cooling is achieved through the double roof system. Hot air is trapped in between the two roof layers and is vented out through the apex of the roof. The double roof also collects rainwater, a vital source of drinking water to the residents. Lastly the Trauma Center is raised up 3 feet to create separation from the hot ground and ventilate under the building.

ventilationThe Trauma Center is spatially separated according to programmatic functions. This also serves the purpose of increasing its permeability to wind. Due to the site being located on top of a mountain overlooking the sea, we saw the intense winds present as an opportunity to let the building “breathe” as many of the vernacular buildings do.

Our visit to the island revealed the instability of the island’s power supply. Designing a building which could operate energy-free was a new and rewarding challenge for me.

Community Gathering

Courtyard Garden

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innSBruck follieSInnsbruck, Austria - A tectonic assembly illustrating the aesthetic experiences of the city through its site-specific alterations.

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Structure from exoSkeletonS

How can the structural diagram of an arthropod exoskeleton inform the design process?

This project was a exploration of what happens when the architectural process is reversed. Beginning first with the analysis of the hard-bodied tick; an arthropod which adapts its form in response to functional need. I explored the concept that our revulsion of these creatures is an instinctual response to the unclarity of their physical form. By creating Rorschach images of tick-like forms I hoped to allude to the dark psychological implications of their parasitic form.

My architectural response was a structural system which could be directly altered as a reaction to immediate contextual forces, whether they are physical (such as a river) or implied (such as social atmosphere). This adaptation to a set structural system would create a unique form within a repeated set of structures. Universal in appearance from the exterior, yet with an indistinguishable interior form.

A program emerged as a result of the structure: A folly physically articulating the natural aesthetic qualities of a place, to bring people in direct contact with the sensory experience.

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Site SelectionS: innSBruck, auStria

This mountaintop look-out currently lacks a place for viewing, as well as an appropriate entry experience to a popular site.

Two vibrant districts are separated by an urban void. A place where art, architecture, and social gathering intermingle along the river.

An opportunity to bring park users in contact with the Inn River for recreation, due to its proximity to the water level.

hafelkarSPitze alt Stadt kloStervieSe Park

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Typical wood-pin connection.

Primary column connection.

Column-Foundation connection.

hafelkarSPitzeThis pavilion provides a place to enjoy the beautiful Tyrolean Alps as well as an entry threshold to the summit. The placement is along the part of the path requiring climbers to actually come into contact with the stone as they climb.

The structural system has a circulation path/threshold carved out from below. Additionally the top third is subtracted to create an easily accessible viewing platform open to the sky.

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Approach

Ground level threshold. Viewing platform.

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Section North-South

East Elevation

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kloStervieSe ParkThis design cantilevers over the Inn River and provides public access from the ground level. Increasing recreation and bringing residents into sensory contact with the water.

The forces reacted to include the river current and the circulation path over and down from the park. The bottom is carved out from the water to create an internal room. The path from the park shoots out directly through the structure to create a jumping platform, but with the option to descend along the staircase.

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Ground level plan.River level plan.

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Site Context Alt Stadt: Historic architecture Riverfront: Social Open SpaceUniversity of Innsbruck

alt Stadt urBan voidThis folly unifies distinct districts of the city. Users are given the option to occupy the social space for art, performances, and socializing; or the observation deck for viewing of the city and the people.

The social use of the space creates an egg-like interior form, indistinguishable from the exterior. The introverted decision to view these activities as an outsider from above necessitated a roof-top observation deck in which observers are hidden from view.

Section East-West North Elevation

Interior Atrium plan Roof Deck plan

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WellneSS centerKansas City, Missouri - Crossroads District.An exercise center that emphasizes mental as well as physical health.

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Primary Structure Secondary Structure

WellneSS centerThis design incorporates spaces for both physical and mental rejuvenation. The contrasting functions are set apart spatially and use contrasting materials, but each brings awareness of the other through visual connections. Due to this, the sectional quality of the center became central to the design as well as the facade system opening to frame views.

The framing of views, both exterior and interior, was vital in designing the experience of the center. For example, at the “summit” of the climbing wall the facade opens to frame the panoramic view of Kansas City’s skyline.

Solar shading facade also frames exterior views.

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Finishes Facades

Tectonic Systems Assembly

Impervious Membrane

Street artiSt informal colony

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Belgrade, Serbia - A farmer’s wish to use his empty field to restore the cultural fabric is accomplished by bringing together street artists for collaboration. Designing an easily fabricated modular system was an intriguing challenge for me.

As artists come and go the settlement changes and evolves. My experience in Belgrade inspired me to design a framework for informal architecture to occur. Based off the immense amount of graffiti I saw and discussions with a hostel roommate who was visiting Belgrade from Turkey to create street art, I created the program as a catalyst to emphasize a regional strength.

module cuStomization

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Simple connections Base Module Decking

Canvas Envelope Structural Insulated Panels Vertical Connections

inhaBitaBle BridGeNew York City - A habitable bridge that connects the two boroughs. Provides increased densification, economic stimulation, and recreation.

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inhaBitaBle BridGeThe tectonic exploration of inhabitable bridge structures eventually led to a new possibility for dealing with growing urban populations and transportation infrastructure. Bridging populations in the future metropolis will require stitching together separated populations, economic zones, and infrastructure.

I address this issue by blurring the line between what is infrastructure and what is urban space. This bridge adopts the urban language of squares, alleys, and neighborhoods to the form of a suspension bridge.

Connect Manhattan-Queens. Increase Walkability

Unify separated parks. Economic stimulation Queens.

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Roof Terracing.

Urban Square

conStruction ProceSS

1. Anchoring towers built and 1m diameter steel cable hung across 1400 foot span. 2. Robotic cable stayed ‘cranes’ move along cables stating in the center lifting prefabricated sections off ships and attaching them precisely in place.

3. Completion of box truss connections provides a rigid load bearing platform. This foundation supports the ground level connection and programmable spaces.4. Prefabricated CLT units attach to steel box trusses creating the suspended city. The low weight decreases load and provides racking support to the overall structure

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oz Journal | iSSueS 35-37

The student architectural publication of Kansas State is published annually. I have been on the staff for 3 years and am currently the editor-in-chief. Interacting with architects, professors, and theorists has been an educational experience during this time. Additional responsibilities include designing layouts, organizing events, and delegating responsibilities to staff members. Our current issue is titled “Context” and explores the many layers of contextual information that affect our perception of space.

Oz 37 Theme Statement:

“Decisions cannot be made in isolation. Oz Volume 37 will address the implications of context in Architecture.

Responding to context allows buildings to convey values of society and serve as a reflection of time and place. This process originates from a spectrum of influences, not always tangible.

We ask what is the role of context in your conception of architecture?”

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Volum

e 36, 2014

Volume 34, 2012

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PhotoGraPhy

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model craft

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Reference

Greg Sheldon

ArchitectBNIM architects(816)-783-1618

gsheldon@bnim.com

Richard Hoag

Architecture ProfessorKansas State University

785-532-5950rhoag@ksu.edu

Kathy Miller

Principal ArchitectColumbia Associates + Architecture

(573)-442-8888kathy@columbiaassociatesarchitecture.

com

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Thank you for your consideration

Jay Chenault

Masters of ArchitectureKansas State University

(573)-999-5595jayaciv@ksu.edu

Jay Chenault

Masters of ArchitectureKansas State University

(573)-999-5595jayaciv@ksu.edu