Undergraduate PortfolioJeffrey Uhen

Cover: Sketch of Milwaukee City HallAbove: Sketch of unknown church

Table of Contents

Resume

Oshkosh Observation Tower Competition Urban Edge Art Installation

House for a Poet

University Campus Housing

Resume

Professional Summary

Education University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 2007 - 2011Bachelor of Science, Architectural Studies GPA 3.59

Lake Geneva Badger High School June 2007 Diploma

Honors graduate with a degree in Architectural Studies who excels in a fast-paced environment that provides an opportunity to use a variety of skills and talents.

Project Experience

Completed a variety of individual projects requiring a wide range of skills, including: an artistic approach to design; building scale study models; drawing diagrams, plans and sections; and using 3-D modeling programs on the computer.

Participated in several team projects requiring site and client needs analysis, group brainstorming, materials research and selection and construction of project.

Demonstrated solid communication skills when consulting with clients for needs analysis, during presentations and with project team members.

Exhibited critical thinking and leadership skills, enthusiasm and fl exibility throughout all project phases.

WorkHistory

Hypro Incorporated, Waterford, WI Nov. 2011 - PresentBasic machine operator working 3rd shift. Use calipers, micrometers and bore gauges to measure accuracy of fi nal product to blueprints. Sand sharp edges of milled parts in preparation of shipping the product. Loading and unloading raw castings into fi xtures for CNC machining.

Big Foot Beach State Park, Lake Geneva, WI 2008 - Oct 2011Perform small construction projects and maintenance duties, including maintenance of trails. Skilled in operation of backhoe and chainsaws. Certifi ed Chainsaw Operator.

Mather Specialty Company, Burlington, WI Summer 2007Accurately measured and installed siding. Shingled roofs on houses, apartments and other buildings. General knowledge of tape measures, table saws and nail guns.

Skills Profi cient in AutoCAD, Sketchup, Adobe Suite and Microsoft Offi ceCompetent in Revit, Ecotect and Microstation

Awards Graduated Cum Laude, Dean’s List fall 2008 and 2009, Construction Specifi cation Institute Scholarship

Competition Studio

Site Plan

Lake Winnebago Observation Tower

The competition called for the design of an observation tower located in Menomonee Park on the western shore of Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It was sponsored by the Oshkosh Southwest Rotary Club. They imagined the project to become a navigational beacon for boaters and fi sherman at night and also be an icon for the community. My concept was to make the shell of the tower dissolve itself as people ascended to the top. This way, the observer would slowly be exposed to the breathtaking panoramic view of the surrounding area once they reached the observation deck.

North Elevation

Fall 2010Oshkosh, WI

Competition Studio

Daytime Renderings

View from park Base of tower

Observation Deck

Competition Studio

1/8” Scale Model

ViViewew From Lake Winnebago

Urban Edge Studio

Art Installation

The Urban Edge Studio called for the design and build of a site-specifi c art installation on an assigned location in the city. Our team was given a vacant lot on the corner of Clarke and Bremen Streets in the Riverwest neighborhood. Our conceptual design played off the confl ict of interest of the other buildings sharing the intersection. The southeast building is a bar and the northeast is a church built in the early 1900’s. The goal was to have people in the neighborhood interact with the installation both physically and intellectually.

Elizabeth Anderson, Sam Friesen, Dustin Koch, Dean Vardijan, Bruno Silva, Andrew Manuel, Robert McCaigue, Peter Bochukov, Eric Winniford, Caitlin Sander, Alyssa Swadley

TeamMembers

Arch 636

House for a Poet

Site Plan First Floor

Roof Plan

West Elevation

East - West Section

North - South Section

Spring 2011Chester County, PA

Arch 410

Campus Housing

Field Level Plan

Massing Diagram

The goal of this junior semester project was to design a building to house 250 students on campus. The site was located on the west end of Englemann Field at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The concept of my design was infl uenced by the site location at the edge of campus and the adjacent neighborhood. Scale and height were important considerations in the process due to the smaller residential houses and the larger campus buildings. My solution was to make a courtyard building that would diminish height, or “step down”, as it approached the neighborhood to acknowledge both scale issues at each edge of the site.

Fall 2009Milwaukee, WI

Section Model

East - West Section looking south West - East Section looking north

Jeffrey Uhen311 Margaret Ct.Burlington, WI 53105

Cell: (262) 325-9961Home: (262) 763-7969

jtuhen@yahoo.com