Kaeli Nolte Portfolio 2015

kaeli e. nolteB. Arch 2014University of Oregon

R. D. Clark Honors College

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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE AND PORTLAND OR, 2009-2014

Bachelors of ArchitectureR.D. Clark Honors College

LOWELL WHITEMAN HIGH SCHOOL, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO,2005-2009

kaeli elizabeth nolte337 N IVY ST. PORTLAND. OR 97227 970.846.8250

[email protected] kaelinolte.wix.com/home linkedin.com/in/kaelinolte

activitiesCENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING (CASL) 2010- 2014

-communication coordinator 2013- 2014, garden coordinator 2010-2013, member 2010-2014,

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SUSTAINABILITY CENTER EARTH WEEK ORGANIZATION 2013- graphic web designer and poster designer

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON HOPES CONFERENCE 2010, 2011, 2012- panel organizer, volunteer

AIAS 2010- event organizer, team member

EL POMAR YOUTH IN COMMUNITY SERVICE (EPYCS) 2006-2009- fund-raiser, facilitated awards’ interview sessions, presenter at county awards’ ceremony,

LOWELL WHITEMAN HIGH SCHOOL GREEN TEAM 2009- student leader, team member

STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL/ DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE 2008-2009 - activity planner, jury member on disciplinary committee

LOWELL WHITEMAN HIGH SCHOOL FOREIGN TRAVEL PROGRAM 2005-2009- assistant with trip planning, volunteer for multiple community service projects;

travel NEW ZEALAND RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND PERU GUATEMALA MEXICO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

TURKS AND CACAOS 30 US STATES CANADA GERMANY FRANCE SWITZERLAND NETHERLANDS DENMARK

-Art Award, Lowell Whiteman High School 2009 -Community Service Award, Lowell Whiteman High School 2009 -Rotary Club Student of the Month – Feb. 2008 -Honors/ Deans Lists all trimesters of High School (2005-2009) -Window Shade for Environmental Control Systems Archived 2010-Walter Gordon Memorial Scholarship Education Fund, UO 2011-Rotary International Scholarship, 2009- 2011-Bus Shelter Project for Structures 2 Archived 2012-Presenter for 1st annual UO Climate Change Symposium 2012-Lyle P. Bartholomew Scholarship, UO, 2012, 2013-Wester Union Exchange, UO 2009-2014-Honors College Scholarship, UO, 2009-2014

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employmentPORTLAND URBAN ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH LAB (PUARL)

6.14- 8.14Responsibilities: Project Organization, Lead Graphic Design, Charrette Planning/MCProduction: Architectural research for NOAA Tsunami wayfinding grant in Cannon Beach, OR,

WHITE BOX GALLERY 9.13- 6.14

Responsibilities: Gallery Assistant, Graphic DesignProduction: Lead Graphic Design for White Box Biennial publication 11-13

MULVANNYG2 PRACTICUM1.14- 3.14

Responsibilities: Meeting Participation, Research, Creation of Illustrator and Infraworks maps, Observed all facets of projects and firm operations from initial submittal to construction

WINDEMERE GARDEN CENTER6.08-9.13

Responsibilities: Merchandising and Store Displays, Educational Information Organization and Distribution, Drop-in Design and Problem Consulting

UO ECOSYSTEM WORK FORCE PROGRAM1.13-6.13

Responsibilities: Data Collection for Economic Impacts of Restoration Calculator project.Production: EWP Economic Impacts of Restoration Calculator by state: ewp.uoregon.edu

UO MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY9.12-12.12

Responsibilities: Data Collection, Data AnalysisProduction: Research report for new Natural History Hall Displays

UO CRAFT CENTER 9.09- 6.12

Responsibilities: Front Desk Clerk, Glass Technician:

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ARTS AND CRAFTS GYM6.08-9.12

Responsibilities: Cashier, Art Class Instruction (ceramics, crafts and drawing)

languageENGLISH SPANISH DANISHexpert beginner/intermediate beginner

kaeli elizabeth nolte337 N IVY ST. PORTLAND. OR 97227 970.846.8250

[email protected] kaelinolte.wix.com/home linkedin.com/in/kaelinolte

skillsADOBE

IllustratorIndesign

PhotoshopAPPLIED

ConstructionLandscaping

ResearchTeaching

BIMArchicadArtlantisAutocad

MultiframeInfraworks

RevitRhino/Grasshoper

SketchupCOMPUTER

ExcellPowerpoint

PreziWix

WordWordpress

HANDAcrylic

CarpentryCeramics

Color PencilFiber Arts

Glass, Hot & ColdModel Making

PenPencil

Water Color

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TABLE OF CONTENTSRESUME 1-2

ARCHITECTURE 5-26

-Thesis: Architecture for Disaster: Building Resilience In the Dominican Republic -Regenerating the Dalles: Outdoor Recreation Center-Collaborate: New School for UO Architecture and Allied Arts-Pace: Eugene Visitor Center

LANDSCAPE27-30

-Home Grown Design-Phyto-Remediation

OBJECTS AND OTHER31-38

- Parametric Design: Fibonacci Space Frame- Photographs and Art- CASL Passive House- Awards and Construction







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resiliencearchitecture for disasters

building resilience in the dominican republic

Natural and man-made disasters have caused massive loss, displacement, and increased hardship for the people that are affected. When the effects of Climate Change upon the earth’s current cycles become part of these disasters, the plight is tenfold. Often those that are affected by

these natural disasters most are the poorest within the area, or are in poverty (poverty will be defined as a lack of basics that one needs to survive daily life as well as very low income). My Honors thesis and final architectural studio project focused upon creating a system of design for disaster response and overall resiliency building. To test this system, I worked with the community of La Ermita in the Dominican Republic to help alleviate their acute level of poverty.

resilience

My hypotheses is that the best way to deliver and instigate both short term and long term relief is through the development of a community centric building that provides for the basic needs of its’ people in localized and sustainable ways. It is my theory that community centers cannot only provide immediate resources for relief but also provide the framework for a sustainable systemic community through participatory design and training.

Christianity is and has been the community backbone of the Dominican Republic from the time when the Spanish first arrived in the 1400’s. The Iglesia Evangelica de Gaspar Hernandez has actively been working to improve their community through resource creation like safe drinking water and medical trainings for over 25 years. They would like to pursue the construction of the church I have designed in La Ermita to continue this work. I first began my design of the church with the intent on making a space for the community. The church members wanted to bring the spirit of evangelicalism to the community and world. They wanted to create places for the church functions such as services, bible groups and places for missionaries

Esential Core Basic Resource Centers Established

Catalitic Buildings to Utilize Resources

Systemic Response to Development and Plan

1 Floor 1”=8’

Street -->Court Yard

iglesia patio

cocina

jardines

baños

calle

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resilience

Framed Entrance

Primary Community Space

Education Spaces

Movement and Pause

to work. But they also wanted to make spaces for the youth to play, for people to gather, groups to meet, and places for learning marketable skills. The site that they own is very small (only 30 by 120 feet) and after the design charrettes I hosted, the list of functions they wished to include on the site became very large. It was imperative for me to create as many multi purpose spaces as possible. Most important to them was the chapel space and having 2 bathrooms.

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THEN THEN

resilience

All of the formal choices of these buildings were driven by the environmental forces of the site. Like much of the northern portion of the island, there is a consistent temperature averaging at 88 degrees, a prevailing wind from the north, and a constant level of high humidity. Although the Northern part of the island does not experience nearly as many earthquakes and intense tropical storms as its Haitian neighbors, La Ermita receives around 183 inches of rain per year. This extreme amount of water increases the community’s vulnerability both because of poor construction techniques as well as the high potential for standing water. The creation of this building embodies techniques for creating more culturally relevant and a climatically responsive building typology that could be used for the creation of any other building to be constructed. In terms of creating resilience, the church would create a place for organization and unification. This would allow the residents to join and determine how to best take advantage of their local resources to create the ones they lack most.

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Poured Concrete Columns and Girders

Gluelam Pine Timber Roof Structure

Palm Wood Rafters Aluminum Roofing

Drain chain to Exterior Drainage Planter

Metal Vent System. (Interior Opening Adjustment)

Screen Windows with Steel Light Shelves

Precast Concrete SillSandbagsRebarChicken Wire

Barbed Wire Mortar

Concrete Finish

Coral Rock Wall

Rubble Foundation

Drain

Poured Colored Concrete Flooring

Permeable Pavers

Walkway Trellis

Metal Brace

Window Sill

Bottle Window Cross

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LIBRARY HATCHERY

RETAIL STORE

PROCESSING FACILITY

BROODSTOCK CONDITIONING ROOM AND LAB

SPAWNING POOL

QUARANTINE

JUVENILE DEVELOPMENT

POOLS

EDUCATION PLAZA

CENTERAL PLAZA

The third phase of the project design is much more theoretical since it would require a great deal of time, resilience building and community input/initiative to fully design and complete. As a fishing community, exploring the possibility of the town expanding their local economy to create an extensive aquaculture and fish processing facility seemed like a viable future of La Ermita in their quest to create a robust economy. Currently, the fishermen go out to sea, sometimes for days, and return in hopes that either locals or nearby resorts will purchase their catches. This is a very undependable and potentially treacherous source of revenue. By creating a way for more predictable catches, and beginning to process fish for either long term storage or for more established shipping through a union, the industry could begin to better support the established fishermen as well as create a roll for others in the community. The church cafe could become the first source of this production and organization. The cafe could test product creation and making a network for fish products. As this niche is developed, the creation of an extensive fishing system, allowing for simple systems of husbandry which does not overpower the local ecosystem through over fishing or concentrated over production would be established.

Across the highway from the church, a facility to process the fish for both fresh and preserved methods, a place to sell the fish and hatchery facilities could be established. The goal of this facility would not only be to increase the production of the town, but also to actively work towards the education and empowerment of the residents. A library would also be established on the site. Together the arrangement of these spaces create a strong public center as well as many spaces for gathering and trainings. The total fruition of a facility like this would likely reach full development 30 years from the creation of the church. Through the participation of creating this site, the community will learn new construction skills and be able to apply them to new needed resource buildings in the area. This major addition to the town would also spark needed infrastructure changes. Thus would begin phase four. The first change that needs to be established is the re-configuration of the town’s primary road. Roundabouts that begin the shift from a four lane road to a two way would begin to slow down traffic, and create places for cars and the dominate motorcycle transportation to park. This also would create greater space for pedestrians along the street. Reinforcing the pedestrian paths and creating motorbike lanes increases the ease of movement and encourages safe

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transportation. Where the paths cross the main street, a material change of pavers would alert traffic to the potential crossings and further slow down traffic. These crossings would also be acknowledged by street division planting. The sidewalks would not be a continuous slab as is typical, but would be made of poured 2x6x4” pieces of concrete that would act as permeable pavers and be both reusable and easy to replace. The side streets would also need to be re-configured. Along the major street, the sidewalks would be expanded and there would only be one-way vehicular access. Some streets would maintain two-way access for ease of transportation.

In the next 100 years, the community will add an additional water concern to their list. Scientist have estimated that in 100 years, the seawater level will rise ~ 9 feet. This means that the majority of the town will be covered in water possibly as soon as 50 years from now. By using the system of building as in the church, the walls would be able to be washed away and either new structures could be built above the water line, or the frames could be used as structure for lower water level aquaculture. New development will inevitably occur on the northern side of the road in the next 100 years, such as the church, but most new construction should be encouraged on the southern side. Fortunately for the town of La Ermita, the hill that the primary road rests upon is about 9 feet. To reinforce the protection of the new town, a dike wall would be established. This will eventually be a lovely beachfront side walk.

Pattern Language1. Stitching the EnvironmentProblem: Disconnected and Abandoned Landscape - The old Aluminium Factory eradicated the native ecology with infrastructure, burying Mill Creek, and adding to the industrial barrier between the town and the river landscape.

Response - The natural and built elements of the site must interconnect. Landscaping, plazas and ecological restoration zones will revitalize the brown zone, creating a series of wholes, a tapestry between town and nature. By bridging the visual and spatial realms of basalt, creek and vertical space, the building stitches these elements together.

Relating Patterns - [18.] Network of Learning, [104.] Site Repair, [106.] Positive Outdoor Space, [120.] Paths and Goals, [134.] Zen View

2. Anchoring EntrancesProblem: Lack of Town Entrance and Binding Forces - The Dalles currently lacks any strong entrances or physical features that bind the town longitudinally.

Response - By placing a tower that mimics the height of the grain towers at the other entrance to the down town, a visual as well as physical reference point is created. This adds both intrigue as well as aids way finding in the down town.

Relating Patterns - [28.] Eccentric Nucleus, [30.] Activity Nodes, [53.] Main Gateways, [62.] High Places, [110.] Main Entrance

3. Accessible RecreationProblem: Current recreation is disjointed and lacks common people spaces.

Response -By creating connecting pathways to the existing recreation facilities, Transportation center, and Boat center, as well as making spaces for people to linger including plazas, gardens, beaches, and open spaces, the availability and desire to participate in the local recreational areas will be encouraged and more accessible to people in all walks of life.

Relating Patterns -[26.] Life Cycle, [30.] Activity Notes, [60.] Accessible Green [67.] Common Land, [72.] Local sports, [73.] Adventure Playground, [169.] Terraced Slope

4. Comfortable Discoveries- The built and natural areas will become a journey of discovery. Spaces will utilize the organic and flexible forms on the site, morphing to meet the users immediate needs and activities. These forms will be subtle but full of surprises, allowing for seats, shelves and niches to be reviled over time and use.

Relating Patterns - [3.] Integrated Structural Relationships, [202.] Built in Seats, [203.] Child Caves

5. Experiential Interactions- Movement through the building will juxtapose spatial types, creating an interactive progression from function to function.

Relating Patterns - [126.] Something Roughly in the Middle, [205.] Structure Follows Social Spaces, [207.] Good Material, [253.] Pools of Light

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regenerating the dalles

outdoor recreation center

This project was focused upon how to regenerate the town of The Dalles, Oregon. Suffering from the prevalent disease that is post industrial America, The Dalles approached the University of Oregon, requesting students to design ingenuitive ideas that would stimulate economy and make the town more attractive for a young adult population. Our studio worked in teams to create an urban design improving the infrastructure of downtown and also worked individually to design new important urban buildings. Inspired by the sweeping views of the Colombia Gorge as well as the vast opportunity for outdoor recreation, the Outdoor Center is a hub for adventure.

art connectedUCSB museum of art

The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) museum is located in the heart of campus. Nestled on a hill between Stork Plaza and the Lagoon, the museum is as much a passage way as it is a destination. The building is oriented to celebrate the movement through the site as well as the gorgeous views of ocean and mountains. The building aims to connect the cultural and creative history of the area, the beauty of the larger landscape and the graceful integration of sustainable technologies to create a wholistic experience of art in the Santa Barbara area.

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“Lawrence decided to teach architecture in cLose coLLaboration with the teaching of the arts aLLied with it... [this organization] was the first to estabLish a positive z of coLLaboration.”

-eLLis Lawrence: architecture and aLLied arts

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spring term 2012KAeli nolte

ArChiteCture is life, or At leAst it is life itself tAKing form And therefore it is the truest reCord of life As it wAs lived in the world yesterdAy, As it is lived todAy or ever will be lived. so ArChiteCture i Know to be A greAt spirit... ArChiteCture is thAt greAt living CreAture spirit whiCh from generAtion to generAtion, from Age to Age, proCeeds, persists, CreAtes, ACCording to the nAture of mAn, And his

CirCumstAnCes As they ChAnge. thAt is reAlly ArChiteCture. -flw

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The new ArchiTecTure And Allied ArTs building embodies The essence of A villAge; creATing, collAborATing, And growing TogeTher Through The connecTions esTAblished by shAred fAciliTies And A common cenTer. This environmenT Allows The building And The resulTing school be boTh rooTed in TrAdiTion As

well limiTless in growTh.

specified progrAm spAce discovery spAce

shAred spAce menTor/ TeAching spAce

concepT model

inTerAcTion And inTersecTion of pArTs

reposiTioning And reuse of universiTy soil And rooTs

“Lawrence decided to teach architecture in cLose coLLaboration with the teaching of the arts aLLied with it... [this organization] was the first to estabLish a positive z of coLLaboration.”

-eLLis Lawrence: architecture and aLLied arts

A new ConCeption of AAAthe new ArChiteCture And Allied Arts building

spring term 2012KAeli nolte

ArChiteCture is life, or At leAst it is life itself tAKing form And therefore it is the truest reCord of life As it wAs lived in the world yesterdAy, As it is lived todAy or ever will be lived. so ArChiteCture i Know to be A greAt spirit... ArChiteCture is thAt greAt living CreAture spirit whiCh from generAtion to generAtion, from Age to Age, proCeeds, persists, CreAtes, ACCording to the nAture of mAn, And his

CirCumstAnCes As they ChAnge. thAt is reAlly ArChiteCture. -flw

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collaboratenew school for a+aa

The founder the University of Oregon’s Architecture and Allied Arts Department , Ellis Lawrence, decided to teach architecture in close collaboration with the teaching of the arts allied with it. This organization was the first to establish a positive model of collaboration. The new building embodies the essence of a village; creating, collaborating, and growing together through the connections established by shared facilities and a common center. This environment allows the building and the resulting school to be both rooted in tradition as well as limitless in growth.

placeeugene visitor center

The Willamette Valley has been inhabited by people for thousands of years. The valley, sculpted by these many years has become a beautiful medium of interdependence between humanity and nature. The design for the Skinners Butte Visitor Center began with the vision to connect Eugene’s people to their history and celebrate this relationship. Its form is derived from the elevation changes between the Butte and the river combined with the orientation of the first streets laid by Eugene Skinner. The building’s form and intention connects people to the unique splendor of the past, present and future of Eugene.

re-detroitdetroit idea center

The purpose of the Detroit Idea Center is to revitalize the Corktown neighborhood. Like the old Tiger Stadium, the Center brings Corktown’s community together and support the community’s aspirations. The Idea Center hosts several functions including a community center and restaurant, a full composting station, an aquaculture facility, an on-site urban farm and a recycled resource store. These buildings support sustainable education, economic growth and provide a safe environment for Corktown residents. The site aims to become a sustainable and viable node for the micro community of Corktown and a roll model for Detroit’s future.

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Outdoor Seating

South Elevation

Effects of Compost

Effects of Recycling

Raspberry StructureRaspberries symbolize passion,

protection and love. The structure is similar to that of a raspberry.

Based around the hollow core of the atrium and hearth, are many

vivacious rooms and spaces.

Parts to Make a WholeJust as a dish takes the combination of

different ingredients, the coalescent room will bring together the functions

of the school and incorporate the different flavors of the community.

Rooted in the CommunityA strong community root system

will allow growth towards personal betterment through food.

Circulation of ScentsThe smells of the classrooms will

be allowed to circulate though the building through it’s open plan and through the HVAC system.

Public to Private Spacethe transition from civilian to chief

the amount of public space decrease as one ascends vertically through the

school to the academic facilities.

Public Domain

Private Domain

View from Main Entrance

View from lounge on forth floor

Approaching the Culinary School

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coalesceportland culinary institute

The Coalescent Hall provides a place where the different functions and people of the NW Culinary School can merge. The Halls’ direct connection with the Garden, the Outreach classroom and Hearth creates unity on the second floor. This allows for different classes taught by faculty, students and community members to include and emphasize the cycle of life and totality of food preparation within their courses. Because of the Hall’s openness and multiple options for mingling, the diverse group of people learning at the culinary school can meet and share ideas; creating a community within the school.

Interact

Interact

Grow

landscape

I have a fervent passion for plants. I have worked as a consultant, designer and gardener for 5 years in a landscaping company, and was the garden coordinator at the Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Living’s for 3 years.

I designed and built this garden in my home town in Colorado. The rocks, windows and oil cans were all found on site and re- purposed into the ‘oasis’. The majority of the plants were all considered unsellable, and I worked to create multiple habitats that would revive them.

Other Landscapes Pictured - Windemere Plant Retail - CASL Front Yard Garden - Denver Back Yard Garden Plan

phyto-remediation

The goal of this project was to re-envision Eugene’s waterfront park. For years, this site was used as a landfill. By removing the polluted soil and creating a riparian zone, this site would become not only a gateway into Eugene, but also an

educational tool about the unique ecology of the Willamette River. As a third phase of remediation, the different plants were selected to absorb toxins in the soil. This project was assigned during the Landscape Department’s watercolor class as the final project.

parametric design

- Fibonacci Space FrameAs a final for my Advance Fabrication Tactics class, I created a space frame in grasshopper that followed the shape of a Fibonacci shell. I then 3-D printed it and use it as a plant holder for my air plant.

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art

Creation through the use of my hands is an extremely important part of my design process. I have worked in fiber shops, glass shops, and as an art instructor in drawing, crafts and ceramics. Throughout my life I have taken great pleasure in exploring drawing, painting and ceramics, and believe that art has a very important role to play within architecture.

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Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Living Passive House Design

For four years, I worked with CASL to redesign and retrofit a home granted to us by the university. Built in 1928, the home is now fitted with denim insulation, super sustainable windows and doors from Poland, and even adobe walls. I functioned as garden coordinator for three of the four years, and worked to maintain a healthy landscape during the construction process while also planning for future garden experiments.

awards and construction

- PLC Window Shade11’ Archived project for Environmental Control Systems 2 Class.

- CASL House Construction10’-13’ For 3 years I worked to construct the Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Living head quarters. The house, originally built in 1928 is being reconstructed to meet passive house standards.

- Vancouver Bus Stop12’ Archived project for Structures 2 class

- 2nd place Arthur Hotel Design13’ PUARL conference competition to reinvent spaces in the Arthur Hotel

- Professional Context Firm Interview14’ Won Professional Context firm interview project as Project Manager.

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THE ALLEY Cian Bouma and Kaeli Nolte

the design intervention

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