05 13 09 Complete Portfolio
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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
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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