PORTFOLIO | Seth S. Behrends

Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories (2013)• Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD Brian Smiley - Project Architect bsmiley@ballinger-ae.com | 215.446.0626

Heath Sciences Library Renovation (In Design)• University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI Eva Lew - Project Manager elew@ballinger-ae.com | 215.446.0502

Spruce Peak Performing Art Center (2011)• Stowe, VT Bruce Wood - Design Principal bwood@kmwarch.com | 617.267.0808

Wyoming College of Business• University of Wyoming - Laramie, WY 2010 Timothy Scarlett - Project Manager tscarlett@kmwarch.com | 617.267.0808

Michigan Stadium Facade Renovation• University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI 2010 Michael McKinnell - Design Principal | 617.267.0808

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Since March 2011 I have worked with Ballinger in Philadelphia on a variety of Academic and Healthcare projects. Ballinger is among the industry leaders in Science, Technology & Healthcare facilities earning R&D Magazine’s 2012 “Laboratory of Year” for the Wisconsin Institute of Discvery at the University of Wisconsin. I began my design career with Kallmann McKinnell and Wood Architects in Boston, MA. KMW is an internationally recognized practice and former AIA Firm of the Year recipient specializing in full architectural services for a wide range of Academic, Institutional, and Commercial clients. My relationship with KMW spanned over four years from 2006-2010 working through summer and winter recesses in my academic schedule. I initiated my IDP record with KMW and have since accumulated experience in all phases of architectural practice. I have completed the NCARB Licensing Examinations and anticipate fulfilling my IDP credits and earning my Architectural License by Winter/Spring 2014.

© 2013 Seth Behrends, all rights reserved.

1.1 | UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING LABORATORIESJohns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland

Completed: July 2013Design Scope: Construction Documents, Construction AdministrationProject Size: 105,000 gsf | $65MPrimary Role: Architectural Design Intern - Site/Foundations, Lab Planning, C.A.

My first projectwith Ballinger, I joined the firm and design team at the beginning ofConstruction Documents. My served a diverse role within the team from foundation waterproofing details (including a small extensive green roof system) to researchingfumehood and lab casework manufacturers. I was heavily involved in MEP coordination in Documenting owner-supplied equipment, Control Plans and the Lab Fit-out Plans.

My tenure on the project continued on a full-time basis through the Construction Administration phase in tandem with the Project Architect Brian Smiley. My responsibilities included regular phone/e-mail correspondence with the CM, drafting RFI responses and Supplemental Drawings, Shop Drawing review, site observation and continued coordination with our in-house engineering team.

The completed facility represents a new standard in Sustainability on campus boasting an estimated 65% reduction in energy consumption over existing facilities. Each Lab opens toa12’highclearviewover rainwaterfiltrationponds to theexistingwoodedhillside North of the site. The project is tracking on target and anticipated to achieve LEEDGoldCertification.

PROTECT EXISTING TREES•

INSULATED LOW-E GLAZED CURTAINWALL SYSTEM•

MICROBIORETENTION PONDS - RAINWATER MITIGATION•

HIGH EFFICIENCY HVAC SYSTEM WITH ENERGY RECOVERY WHEELS•

MINIMIZE GLAZING AT SOUTH FACADE•

GREEN ROOF•

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FEATURESLEED Gold Pending

SECTION DETAIL: Green Roof Waterproofing SECTION: Green Roof Assembly

SECTION: Microbioretention Ponds PLAN DETAILS: Rain Water Leader @ Corner

LAB CASEWORK: Table Mockup

SECTION: Existing Lobby Renovation

SECTION: Lobby StairSECTION DETAIL: Handrail

1.2 | TAUBMAN HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARYUniversity of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MichiganCompleted: In DesignDesign Scope: Renovation - Design Development, Construction DocumentsProject Size: 111,000 gsf | $33.3M Primary Role: Architectural Design Intern - Interiors, Clinical SImulation, Library

Ballinger in Partnership with TMP Architects is currently engaged in the production of Construction Documents for the renovation of an existing Library and Clinical Skills FacilityfortheSchoolofHealthSciences.Thescopeofworkincludesafullinteriorfit-out, facade redesign, and code compliance of the original building completed in 1981.

My role through Design Development and Construction Documents has focused on the Interior Architecture: developing, representing & detailing Interior Elevations, Millwork, RCP’s and coordination of MEP, A/V, and Lighting Engineers and Consultant Teams.

All Drawings by Author

PLAN DETAIL: Video AlcovePLAN DETAIL: JambSECTION : Library Feature Wall

PLAN DETAIL: AlcovePLAN DETAIL: Glazing Jamb

CEILING DETAIL: Light CoveCEILING DETAIL: Glazed Partition

ELEVATION: Circulation Desk

SECTION DETAIL: Transaction CounterSECTION DETAIL: Circulation Desk

Collaboration Lab: Conference/Presentation

Collaboration Lab: Small Group/Breakout

CLIENT PRESENTATION DIAGRAM: Interior Glazing

1.3 | SPRUCE PEAK PERFORMING ARTS CENTERStowe, Vermont

Completed: 2011Design Scope: Construction DocumentsProject Size: 13,000 gsf | $7.5MPrimary Role: AutoCAD Draftsman and Intern Architect

This 400-seat performing arts center represents an important public amenity in the development of the Spruce Peak resort community. The architecture of the development is based on a set of design guidelines and design review dictating large sheltering roofs, heavy timber structure, wood cladding, granite bases, iron details and a palette of browns, greens and grays. Regional materials including eastern red cedar cladding, New Hampshire granite bases, and Vermont slate floorswerespecifiedwhereverpossible. Theauditoriumfeaturesa full tensiongrid over the stage, a lighting catwalk and rear equipment/sound room. Sliding panels at the stage allow for a proscenium condition when required as well as a full open dimension for larger scale performances. I entered the project during the construction document phase of design and served as one of two draftsman on a team led by Senior Principal Bruce Wood. My primary responsibilities included the development of building sections and elevations, interior elevations, interior details, and stair details. I was also asked to complete a series of orthographic and perspective renderings. Upon completion of construction documents I assisted in construction administration before returning to MIT to complete my graduate thesis.

All drawings by author.

1.4 | WYOMING COLLEGE OF BUSINESSUniversity of Wyoming - Laramie, WyomingCompleted: 2010Design Scope: Schematic Design & Design DevelopmentProject Size: 159,000 gsf | $44.3MPrimary Role: AutoCAD Draftsman and Intern ArchitectLEEDGOLDCertificationPending

Located on a prominent site in the center of the campus this project proposes a new addition, along with renovation of the existing College of Business. One of the key design concepts was the creation of a strong North-South axis that will serve to strengthen the connection between “old and new” precints of the campus. The program components of the new building are arranged around a generous central atrium that introducesnatural light intothe interiorclassroomsandofficeswhileserving as a forum for the exchange of ideas and discussions in an atmosphere of collaboration. The building program features: Muti-media and Open Labs, a Trading Room, a tiered 150 seat classroom, and a Dean’s suite. The project is designed to LEED Gold standards pendingcertificationuponcompletioninSpring2010.

In June of 2006 I served on a design team led by Senior Principal BrunoPfisterwhileonrecessfrommyMArchstudiesatMIT. Iwasresponsible for developing the building sections and typical bay drawings during the schematic design phase of the project. The following summer I was asked to return to KMW and serve on the design development team. My responsibilities expanded to include a larger portion of the drawing set, 3d modeling several of the more complex spatial conditions in the building, coordinating with MEP, structural, and sustainability consultants, and the development of the atrium skylight system.

1.5 | MICHIGAN STADIUM RENOVATIONUniversity of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Completed: 2010Design Scope: Schematic Design - Facade Project Size: $226MProject Role: Model Maker

Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects teamed with HNTB in the renovation and expansion of the University of Michigan Football Stadium. KMW’s primary contributions involved facade design and development of an architectural characterrepresentativeofthetraditionandsignificanceofthisstoriedprogram.The renovation included new elevated concourses with added restroom and concession facilities, new press box for media and game operations, 85 enclosed suites, expanded ADA seating provisions, circulation cores at the four corners of the complex, and expanded generally seating to over 108,000 seats.

Working closely with founding principal Michael McKinnell I developed a series of models and fragments at several scales that served as studies throughout the design process. Study models were then refined and details added forclient presentations. The project is scheduled for completion prior to the 2010 season.

Models and photos by author. Drawings and renderings by others.

Value Engineering the Palace of Learning• Master’s Thesis - Boston, MA 2009 Alexander D’Hooghe - Thesis Advisor adhooghe@mit.edu

Community Boathouse and Waterfront Renewal• New Bedford, MA Fall 2007 Meejin Yoon - Studio Instructor jmy@mit.edu

Oceanfront Bathhouse• Las Playas de Tijuana, Mexico Fall 2005 Ann Pendelton-Julian - Studio Instructor

2 | ACADEMIC EXPERIENCEIn 2009 I completed my MArch Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following three projects are representative samples of my studio design experience at MIT. Although my professional experience is an increasingly greater proportion of my practical qualifications, these

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2.1 | MIT MASTER’S THESISValue Engineering the Palace of LearningBoston, Massachusetts 2009

For the past fifty years the institution of publiceducation has struggled to evolve beyond its Fordist origins and adapt to a society that favors innovative thought and interpersonal collaboration over a steadfast adherence to an assembly line mentality. During this time the architecture of public education has stubbornly resisted. The result has been the codification of a typology derived fromauthoritarian organizational strategies that prioritize spatialefficiencywhilefailingtoquestionwhetherthearchitecture is aligned with a school’s educational philosophy.

Educational research suggests that student success is linked to strong communal support networks. The public school as Civic Monument, however, represents an architecture isolated from the communities it serves. Meanwhile serial organization of classrooms accessed by double-loaded corridors lined with the ubiquitous student locker represents a public space incapable of fostering healthy interactions.

Thisthesisoffersacritiqueofthearchitectureofpubliceducation. The relationship between school and community is examined at an urban scale. Massing, facade,andsitelogicsareaddressedinanefforttoreevaluate the role of the school as an organizing tool capable of activating previously neglected space while reinforcing the existing fabric and character of the site. On an architectural scale, the project addresses the nature of public space within the school, presenting an alternative to the double-loaded corridor. The relationship of classroom to circulation is inverted inaneffort toactivate thepublic spaceof the school and empower a student body with a sense of ownership in its academic environment.

Thesis Supervisor - Alexander D’Hooghe

All drawings by author.

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After extensive research of the history of mass public education in the United States and several case studies of facilities in both the U.S. and Europe a series of investigations into the Boston Public School Districtwereconductedasameansofidentifyingaspecificsitetodevelopthethesisatanarchitecturalscale. The primary criteria included an analysis of student density adjusted for existing facilities to identify under-served communities (pictured left). In addition a series of mapping exercises served to identify areas capable of providing continuity throughout the K-12 eduction, public open spaces and recreation facilities, areas supported by public transit, and identifying boundary conditions between residentialandcommercialfabricsthatofferedtheopportunitytointegratethird-partyagentsintotheacademic realm.

A triangular block formed by the intersection of Adam’s Street and Dorcester Avenue in the Field’s Corner neighborhood satisfied the above criteria and featured a 25’ elevation change providing awiderangeofarchitecturalopportunities.Sitevisitsandfurtheranalysisidentifiedspecificissuesthatcontributed to a general state of dysfunction. The process of identifying these issues simultaneously suggested opportunities to develop the site both mitigating negative uses and allowing the development of educational facilities with a very minimal impact on existing structures.

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The site strategy features a pedestrian ramp that traverses the interior of the site from the commercial frontage on Dorcester Ave to Ronan Park and provides access to the academic buildings and community gardens in an efforttointegratecommunalandacademic realms.

The academic building A and administrative complex is developed at an architectural scale. The academic building features a cafe on the ground floorandsixclassroomsthatspill out into a central atrium flankedwithstudycarrels.Apedestrian breezeway bridges the two volumes providing access from the Adams street level to continuing education facilities and opening to a 3rd story gallery fronting Dorcester Ave. with views to Boston Harbor.

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2.2 | COMMUNITY BOATHOUSEAnd Acushnet River Waterfront RenewalNew Bedford, Massachusetts Fall 2007

ThefollowingrepresentsoneoftwofinaldesignsubmissionstotheNewBedfordMayor’sOfficeandPlanningCommittee,MITfaculty,andinvited jurors as part of a Design-Build studio collaboration between the City of New Bedford and MIT School of Architecture. The studio evolved as a series of project eliminations narrowing the focus and development from twenty-four conceptual schemes to two fully developed architectural submissions. The studio was organized as afullycollaborativeeffortwithstudentschangingprojectsanddesignteamseverytwoweeks.ForthefinaltenweeksofthetermIwasinvolvedinthedevelopmentofthisspecificsubmissionfromtheinitialprogrammingandstructuralconceptsthroughfinalsubmission.

All drawings by author except where noted.

Studio Instructor: Meejin YoonTeaching Assistant: John SnavelyStructural Consultant: Paul KassabianCoordinated by Richard Shepard

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The design-build ambitions of this studio coupled with collaborative team-based sharing of production responsibilities provided the opportunity to develop the project to a level of resolution far greater than most studio projects. After developing the parametric geometry ofthestructuralsystemasignificantamountoftimewasdedicatedtoresolving the details of this system. Working with structural engineer Paul Kassabian, a strategy was developed to suspend the second level from the roof beams rather than attaching to the vertical struts inorder to increasestructural efficiencyallowing thinnermembersand less material use.

The nodes of the triangulated system also provided a design challenge to be resolved by the end of the studio. Each node of the system represents a unique geometry as the structure morphs from long low storage bays to high narrow bays allowing an elevated indoor viewing space. Digital fabrication methods were researched and a 1:8 scale prototype of a single bay was constructed. The steel nodes were built utilizing a CNC plazma cutter allowing custom fabrication of each unique node from 3d digital models. The large scale model also facilitated the development of a polycarbonate facade system.

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2.3 | OCEANFRONT BATHHOUSELas Playas de Tijuana, Mexico Fall 2005

This particular studio was devised under the pretense of a mini-thesis demanding the development of a certain position regarding a set of socio-cultural issue that would inform the process from site selection through the articulation of design decisions. The bathhouse-asimpleandflexibleprogram-wastobelocatedona politically charged site along border between the United States and Mexico. The demographics of the community represent an array of social stratas: Mexican residents, wealthy expatriates, American tourists, Mexican tourists, impoverished, working class and wealthy. This addresses the concept of “otherness” and the sense of isolation when placed outside of one’s socio-cultural class. The bathhouse is designed as a luxury spa featuring large indoor and outdoor bathing pools, steam rooms, heat and ice baths, and massage treatment rooms. The building is bounded by a pedestrian walkway traversing the site and providing access from the main street frontage to the beach below. The path descends along a heavy concrete wall shielding patrons from the general populace and serving to highlight the stark juxtaposition between social classes within the community and the border condition as a whole.

Studio Instructors: Ann Pendelton-Julian Michael BarryTeaching Assistant: Travis HanksAll drawings by author.

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demographics present in this border community and begin to inform the design process.

The clockwise external ramp that traverses the site wrapping around the building is intertwined with the internal circulation that spirals counter-clockwise from the facility entrance on the mid-level down to the large bathing pools on the lower level. While the boundaries between internal and external spaces are clearlydefinedthebuildingtectonicsexhibitalevelofambiguity.A glass plane forms the exterior envelope but simultaneously becomes an interior partition. Heavy exterior walls divide the rooftop terrace and the streetscape but also serves as a retaining wall on the lower level and a colonnade at another condition. These deeper ambiguities echo the socio-economic distinctions of user groups and the border condition as a whole-on the surface clearly delineated but exhibiting a far greater level of complexity and nuance

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Freestanding Bookshelves (2010)• Oak - Sustainably Harvested NW Wisconsin

Bed Frame (2007)• Ash - Sustainably Harvested, New England Final Project, MIT Furniture Design & Construction Chris Dewart - Instructor

Desk Workstation (2004)• Pine

Computational Research (2007)• Z-corp 3D Print MIT 4.510 Digital Fabrication Lawrence Sass - Instructor

3 | FURNITURE AND DESIGN RESEARCHIn addition to the architectural examples illustrated in the previous two sections a nontrivial portion of my design experience is represented by furniture and other design research. In furniture I find the opportunity to approach design situations architecturally - addressing functional requirements through creative, elegant solutions - at a scale that offers the ability to implement and evaluate the design at full scale. Also included in this section are design research projects including CAD/CAM digital fabrication research, computational scripting, and digital rendering.

3.1 | FREESTANDING BOOKSHELVESSustainably Harvested Local White Oak - 2010

This set of shelves was designed in response to some of the problematic issues of typical freestandingshelves.Specificallythreedesignissueswereidentifiedandaddressedinthepiece.Functionallythedesignoffersastructuralsolutiontothetendencyofanytallnarrowpiece of furniture to tip over. The rear legs are omitted instead replaced by a top rail which rests lightly against the wall. In so doing a structural moment is created such that adding mass to the shelves - even the upper shelves - serves to increase the force holding them against the wall rather than becoming top-heavy. The piece actually becomes more stable as it is loaded. Simultaneously the shelves are situated clear of the proud base typical of residentialarchitecturewhichallows,infactnecessitatesthepiecetorestflushandsquareagainst the wall. Finally, on a conceptual level, the shelves exhibit a certain autonomy, detached from the room’s architecture. The hierarchy of elements in concert with the sparse use of structural elements at the rear serves to lighten the piece and a feeling that the shelves arefloatingwithinacontinuousstructuralframe.Conceptuallythiscontraststhemassandgravity of These three attributes culminate in a certain design elegance but highly functional piece of furniture.

The piece is constructed entirely of white oak sustainably harvested from local northern Wisconsin forests. Open mortise and tenon jointery is showcased throughout the piece as both an aesthetic and structural element. The piece measures 72”x42”x12”.

3.2 | BED FRAMESustainably Harvested Local White Ash - 2007

This queen size bed frame is the final project submission for MIT’sFurniture Design and Construction course taught by Christopher Dewart. The goals of the course, as it pertains to the architectural curriculum, were to develop a deeper understanding of the material properties of wood, to experience and learn the techniques of shaping and joining wood, and to design and build a functional aesthetically coherent and durable piece of furniture.

Thespecificskillsdevelopedduringtheconstructionofthispieceincludelaminating strips to form curved elements; structural analysis of how the weightiscarriedtothefloorincludingsizingelementsappropriatelyandusing joints capable of transferring loads between members; and forging welding and tapping custom steel hardware that is consistent with the design of the piece while allowing disassembly when necessary.

The design of the piece is a celebration of structural tectonics. Loads are carried from the longitudinal slats along a pair of heavy rails that attach to the frame with mortise and tenon joints. Arched legs then transfer the weight to the floor and carry the exoskeleton which encloses themattress.Theeffectisoneoflighteningthemassofthepieceandgentlydisconnectingthemattressfromthefloor.

3.3 | DESK WORKSTATIONWhite Pine - 2004

An exploration of intersecting planes this space-sensitive piece stretches across the room horizontally while while maintaining a minimal distance from the wall. The construction utilizes a series of frictionfitjigsaw-styleconnectionsprovidingastudystablestructurethat can be disassembled without the use of steel hardware.

The piece in many ways has served as a prototype, and learning tool that has helped inform subsequent furniture projects. For example, the dramatically cantilevered shelves demand some form of reinforcement to carry any substantive loads. The structure is prone to a certain amount of racking when shifted out of plumb. The sharp upper-most edges of the legs have been trimmed to soften the form and increase durability. While the piece has become a tool of experimentation, it never-the-less maintains its functional integrity and continues to be used on a daily basis.

3.4 | COMPUTATION DIGITAL FABRICATIONrhinoscript - zcorp 3D print

An exploration of intersecting planes this space-sensitive piece stretches across the room horizontally while while maintaining a minimal distance from the wall. The construction utilizes a series of frictionfitjigsaw-styleconnectionsprovidingastudystablestructurethat can be disassembled without the use of steel hardware.

The piece in many ways has served as a prototype, and learning tool that has helped inform subsequent furniture projects. For example, the dramatically cantilevered shelves demand some form of reinforcement to carry any substantive loads. The structure is prone to a certain amount of racking when shifted out of plumb. The sharp upper-most edges of the legs have been trimmed to soften the form and increase durability. While the piece has become a tool of experimentation, it never-the-less maintains its functional integrity and continues to be used on a daily basis.

COMPONENT DEFINITION - APERTURE

i. base component derived from four points pt1, pt2, pt3, pt4

ii.fromanyfourpointscanbedefineda surface and a line normal to that surface at a given point - pt1

iii. those points also define thediagonal from pt1 to pt3

iv.definept5andpt6bytransposingthe line normal to the surface at pt1 to the mdpoint of diagonal pt1-pt3

v.pointarraydefinestwohyperbolicsurfaces(pt1, pt2, pt3, pt5) (pt1, pt2, pt4, pt6)extrude surfaces to form solids

vi.finalcomponent-aperaturecanbecontrolled by varying the magnitude of the normal line at pt1

SURFACE ARRAY

deploy aperture component over complex surface to create an array of openings

apply point cloud over complex surface - aperture component is applied to each set of four points

the resulting form and porosity is controlled by the following variablesi. density of point cloudii. magnitude of component normal vectoriii. depth of surface extrusion

RENDERING STUDY (2012)modeled in Rhinocerous 3drendered in Vray for Rhino