tyler ohnmeis undergraduate portfolio
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Collected works from design studios taken between 2012-2014 at Ohio State UniversityTRANSCRIPT
Undergraduate Por olioTyler OhnmeisThe Ohio State University
Table of Contents
1: The Reef Large-scale dormitory in Chicago, IL
2: Sierra Club Midwest Regional headquarters in Cincinna , OH
3: Wooden Walls Pavilion located on a farm in Mansfield, OH
4: The Wedges Residen al project in Cleveland, OH
Contact Infoma on
email: [email protected]: address: 2154 N 4th St, Columbus OH 43201
(513)967.9446
The ReefChicago, ILAutumn 2014Instructor: Ann Pendleton-Jullian
A large-scale dormitory project located on the edge of the University of Chicago, The Reef is a prototype for the future of student housing. As a home for studentsduring their en re college tenure, the project has a responsibility and opportunity to engender communi es beyond the level provided by the exis ng dorm paradigm.
Envisioned as a city in miniature, The Reef is comprised of eight iden cal neighborhoods packed densely along the edges of a nine-square plinth. Raising the en re residen al area off the ground creates a border for the micropolis, separa ng it from the public spacesbelow and the world at large.
The project explores the tension between planned and spontaneous by blurring the edges between neighbor-hoods, allowing a network of emergent communi es to form at every scale. As in society as a whole, borders are only as rigid as they are perceived to be, and as a result the project is constantly being reconfigured by the people who call it home.
Site Plan800’
400’
200’
100’
50’
Dorm/Reef PlanPopula on: 704
32’
16’
8’
4’
2’
64’
Ground Floor Plan and Perspec ve Sec onPublic Space
32’
16’
8’
4’
2’
64’
Neighborhood/Colony Plan and Sec onPopula on: 88
32’
16’
8’
4’
2’
1’
Square/Cell Plan and Sec onPopula on: 11
16’
8’
4’
2’
1’
Entering from Campus
View from Bird’s Nest
View from Back Porch
Entering the Common Room
Sierra Club MidwestCincinna , OHAutumn 2014Instructor: Cur s Roth
The regional headquarters for a major environmental group, Sierra Club Midwest contains a mix of private and public program with a large overlap in clientele between the two. To facilitate the needs of the organiza on, the building is divided into two large stacks— the front-facing one contains public areas, including a gallery and library, while the rear-facing one holds offices. Where the towers overlap, an atrium pulls daylight through the en rety of the building.
As befits a building devoted to the conserva on of nature located in a dense urban zone, the headquarters has a complicated rela onship with the urban fabric around it. Cylinders form the basis of the structure, plugging into neighboring buildings on one side and pulling away on the other. The rear tower is li ed off the ground to allow passage through the alleys on the edge of the site while also providing a rela vely private entry point for employees of the Sierra Club.
Inside, large stairways draw visitors around and through a forest of pavilions, miniaturized versions of the exterior formal unit li ed high on concrete pillars. A meandering procession leads through the atrium and various programma c elements before ending on a green roof atop the public stack.
Site Plan
400’
200’
100’
50’
Lobby and Typical Office Plan and Sec on
32’
16’
8’
4’
2’
1’
North and South Tower Sec ons
32’
16’
8’
4’
2’
1’
View on Entry
Looking Down the Atrium
Wooden WallsMansfield, OHSpring 2014Instructor: Michael Baumberger
The Wooden Walls is an installa on located on the outskirts of a farm and lumber mill in rural central Ohio. Designed as a threshold between field and forest, the two opposing walls bend toward each other to mold the space between them while framing a view of the hills in the distance.
Constructed from locally-sourced materials, the walls explore two approaches to the same end. The side nearest to the mill leans in as a ruled surface made of the long strips of bark that are one of the mill’s unused byproducts, while the far side pushes forward tectonically through a series of bundles collected from nearby brush piles and placed in a plywood waffle frame.
Group Members:Jassim BenlemihBreanna HallJoshua JacksonTyler OhnmeisTim Schact
Unloaded Frames
Forestside Exterior
Inside Looking Out
Bundle Wall Detail
The WedgesCleveland, OHAutumn 2012Instructor: Sarah Bongiorno
Located on the shore of Lake Erie, this residen al project is focused on the crea on and cura on of views. The basic formal unit is derived from the human cone of vision, resul ng in a telescoping tetrahedron outlined by a steel frame.
To take advantage of a site that lays between the water and the city, individual apartments are comprised of two units stacked in opposing direc ons. As the apartments are stacked to form towers, interior space is defined by the overlapping of the tetrahedrons. This creates an interac on between units; one’s home is carved into by the residence above, just as one carves into the residence below.
The en rety of the residen al area— two living towers connected by a circula on tower— is plugged into the ground within a giant tetrahedral skeleton, which serves as a threshold between building and site as well as a beachfront mee ng place for residents and public alike.
Site Plan
400’
200’
100’
50’
Lengthwise Sec on
32’
16’
8’
4’
2’
1’
Widthwise Sec on
32’
16’
8’
4’
2’
1’
Typical Floor Plan8’
4’
2’
1’
6”
Out over the Water
Halfway Up, Looking Down
Out Over the Water
Halfway Up, Looking Down