ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Laurel Sieberlsieber2@gmail.com708 Castilleja CtNaperville, IL 60540

FISH HATCHERY

URBAN INFILL

URBAN LIVING/ PRIVATE REFUGE

AIR-FRAME INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY

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PIXELATE

HEXAGON PAVILION

CONTENTS

This project is a small pavilion on the site of the Krannert Center for the Performing arts, at the University of Illinois, to be utilized as a reception space for private parties and events to be held before and after performances. The pavilion is located in an existing, under-utilized, sunken courtyard. The facade is given depth with hexagonal cutouts and protrusions which create a semi-private space which allows people on the outside to see just bits of the party going on inside, peaking interest. The white, cubic volume serves as a blank canvas, showcasing the movement inside as its own type of performance. At night, the building is lit up with changing colored lights to enhance the party atmosphere of the space. up with changing colored lights to enhance the party atmosphere of the space. HE

XAGON PAVILION

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HEXAGON PAVILION

SITE CIRCULATION FLOOR PLAN

SITE PLANCONCEPT DIAGRAM

This project is a series of four pavilions located in Kickapoo State Park, a reclaimed coal mine in central Illinois. The concept was to obscure views of the larger landscape in order to focus the observer’s attention on a smaller detail within it which may not have otherwise been immediately obvious. Each pavilion offers a different way to view the landscape and progressively obscure the view more in order to draw attention to the framed experience. The pavilions focus on different landscapes: the edge of the water, the forest, thethe river, and the horizon. This project also included large scale landscape transformation.

FOREST PAVILION

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PIXELATE

FISH HATCHERY

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

This project is for a fish hatchery to placed on a site within Kickapoo State park. I approached the site as a source of production because historically it had been set aside for production since 1850 when coal was discovered in the area. Now that the production of coal is no longer viable, the land will be put to use in the production of fish. The design considers how a coal mine could be transformed into a fish hatchery and recalls the site's past with its use of terraced ponds. The building is designed to be as efficient and effective at producing fish as possible. With its open floor plan the building is designed to serve as a production line, allowing both fish and people to move easilyeasily from one station to the next (spawning, hatching, start tanks). Processing, and packaging of fish takes place in a separate building, which serves as the final stop in the assembly line.

FISH HATCHERY

site section through terraced ponds and building07

view from terraces looking toward building

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

This mixed-use infill building is located in downtown Champaign, Illinois. The biggest challenge was the narrow site, which is 30’ by 119’. The building is designed to maximize the perimeter exposed to the outside for sunlight, ventilation, and views. This is done through addition and subtraction. There are two courtyard spaces cut into the building, which are connected to the exterior and allow views to the street from deep within the building. The apartments wrap around these courtyards so that every room has windows. On the façade is a glass form which cantilevers over the streetstreet and allows views out to the street as well as down the street. The façade is dark brick, emphasizing the contrast between solid and void. The building addresses the issues of privacy and public display in today’s urban environment.

SOLID/VOID

PUBLIC/PRIVATE

SUNLIGHT AND VIEWS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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PROGRAM: 1st floor- retail space, 1 live/work unit 2nd floor- 2 one-bedroom units 3rd floor- 2 one-bedroom units 4th & 5th floor- 2 two-story, two-bedroom units

URBAN INFILL

URBAN LIVING

This mid-rise, mixed use building celebrates city living while recognizing the need to sometimes escape it. I created two distinct types of space: public, externally oriented space which pushes outward to embrace the city and urban living, and internally focused, private space which pulls back from the facade to act as a refuge from the public aspects of city living. This is explored through form and material in the all aspects of the program.

Building info:-Chicago, IL

-Site: 135’ x 85’ vacant lot-185’ tall, 19 stories-First floor: lobby,

3 retail units (3250 sq ft total)-Floor 2-7:-Floor 2-7: parking,

115 spots for residents-Floor 8-19: residential (approx 112,000 sq ft)

24 one-bedroom units 48 two-bedroom units 24 three-bedroom units

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

SOUTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATIONBUILDING SECTION

URBAN LIVING/PRIVATE REFUGE

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR LOBBY

The public oriented spaces are clad in glass to bring city life into the spaces while the private spaces utilize channel glass which lets light in while obscuring views in and out to increase the feeling of privacy within the spaces. The creation of privacy within the densely populated city was especially important in the design of the balconies, formed by the extruded living spaces below and above, which are carefully designed to be shielded from neighbors.

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UNIT PLANPUBLIC AND PRIVATE

URBAN LIVING/PRIVATE REFUGE

AIR-FRAME AND POWER PLANT

INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY

Located at Willard Airport in Champaign, this building is designed to be the core of a new program at Parkland Community College that offers training in mechanical engineering and maintenance for the aviation industry. The design focuses on the uniqueness of the hands-on learning environment of the academic program by overlapping spaces in order to create visual and physical connections betweenbetween the spaces where hands-on, practical learning is taking place and the more traditional educational spaces. The building is also oriented to take advantage of passive solar strategies including passive solar heating, daylight penetration, and natural ventilation. The rotated forms also help to facilitate the overlapping of spaces. The form draws inspiration from the imagery of an airplane wing.

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AIR-FRAME INTSTRUCTIONAL FA

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view of building approach

SECTION A: THROUGH HANGARNORTHWEST ELEVATION

AIR-FRAME INTSTRUCTIONAL FA

CILITY

view of courtyard, cafe, and into hangar from main circulation and gathering space

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STRUCTURE

NORTHEAST ELEVATION

SECTION B: LONGITUDINAL THROUGH BUILDING

AIR-FRAME INTSTRUCTIONAL FA

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SOUTH ELEVATION

SECTION C: THROUGH SHOPS

STRUTURAL GRID HVAC DISTRIBUTION

view of second level looking down into hangar

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AIR-FRAME INTSTRUCTIONAL FA

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WALL SECTION THROUGH HANGAR

PHOTOGRAPHY These photographs are part of a series I shot for a photography class in which I focused on architectural details. They were taken using 35 mm film and were developed by me in a dark room.