Undergraduate Portfolio

Nicholas F. Slaughterbeck

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Undergraduate Design Work

Student: Portfolio

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Render of Biomimicry Center

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Curriculum Vitae..................................5

Apartment Complex...........................7

Cleveland Cultural Center.................9

Florence Gastronomy Center..........11

San Lorenzo Facade.........................13

Biomimicry Center.............................15

Biodiversity Center............................19

Sketches.............................................21

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Nicholas F. Slaughterbeck264 Chantilly Rue ENorthwood, OH(419) 691-8071 | Home(419) 280-1350 | [email protected]

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EducationKent State University | 2009-2013

Bachelor of Science- Architecture

Current GPA 3.29

Architecture GPA 3.151

Northwood High School | 2005-2009

Cumulative GPA 3.79

Honors and AwardsMember of National Honors Society

Member of Kent State Honors College

Recipient of Trustee Scholarship

Recipient of Honors Scholarship

ActivitiesAlpha Rho Chi-Severus Chapter

Founding Member

Secretary | 2011

Professional Chairman | 2012-2013

Florence Study Abroad Program | 2012- Spring Semester

SkillsTechnical:

Hand Drafting, Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Rhinoceros, Sketch-Up, 3DSMax, InDesign, Photoshop, Vasari, Ecotect, IESVE

Creative:

Sketching, Digital Modeling, Design Modeling, Writing

Apartment with a TwistKent Apartment Complex

Fall Semester 2010Second Year Design StudioProfessor Turnidge

Located in Kent, Ohio, the Kent Apartment Complex was designed to hold twelve individual units. Individual units had to be designed and placed in a small lot. To save space and create a unique building for the city, an octagon shape was chosen. To further add character to the design, the octagon was rotated and the facade flexed to match the rotation of the building. The facade design also created shading for the building interior. To further advance thermal comfort and manage lighting level, the facade was designed with dual layers of glass, with operable shading devices in between.

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Body As ArtCleveland Cultural Center

Spring Semester 2011Second Year Design StudioProfessor Stroh

The objective of the project was to create a community center for the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The project was to have programmatic elements of a gymnasium, pool, and include multiple racquetball courts. The concept of the project was to be a show room of the human body. Yoga studios are tucked away and subtly divided by moving walls, creating a sense of moving portraits on a long wall. The pool is the center point of the project. Divided into an indoor area and outdoor by a walkway and collapsible wall, the interior pool reflects the imagery of the human body on the inside, while the exterior pool is wrapped in glass, showcasing the human body swimming inside. Suspended above the pool, the weight room is showroom for the human body, literally displaying the sculpted form.

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Floor Plans Site Plan

A Little Taste of Italy: Florence Gastronomy Center

Spring Semester 2012Third Year Design StudioProfessor Caprioglio

Located on the edge of the ancient city wall of Florence, Italy, the Florence Gastronomy Center is both a cultural meeting place and an institution for learning. Early phases of the project included various experiential sketches. A sloped roof with exterior patios, a colonnade, and stone cladding create a uniquely Florentine structure, which would be used to counteract negative opinions on modern architecture. The idea of new versus old became the central theme for the facade. Stone tiles resembling Florence’s “pietra forte” were placed as cladding, but in many instances were shattered, allowing for the new style of glass and steel to emerge. The building was meant to connect Florentine culture. A connection to the architecture school adjacent to the building was created using void and path. Connections with the community were created by bringing the lecture hall to the public. A large glass projector screen divided the students from the public, but allowed the public to see any lectures, competitions, or events that may be taking place within. Finally, a scenic path was created behind the building for a quick access through the area for local residents.

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Site Plan

Concept Sketches Floor Plans

Michelangelo Who?San Lorenzo Facade

Spring Semester 2012Third Year Design StudioProfessor Caprioglio

The facade of Brunelleschi’s San Lorenzo church in Florence, Italy has long been unfinished. Famed artist and architect Michelangelo had planned to attach a facade of his own design. Unfortunately, the plans never came to fruition and San Lorenzo remains bare to this day. The challenge of the project was to pick up where Michelangelo left off, and create a new facade for the church. The concept was to create a religious imagery on the facade, that of the Alpha and Omega. The alpha, the beginning, was to be visually displayed as the original facade. Conversely, the Omega, the end, was to be the new modern facade. The Omega facade was to be constructed out of overlapping plates of steel and glass, and would resemble the feathers on wings. Te shape itself would resemble angelic wings enclosing the old structure. Additionally, the window was to be opened and framed to resemble a halo, thus allowing for the light Brunelleschi had originally intended the interior to receive.

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Concept Sketches

Final Photoshop Render

Elevation and 3D Model created in Rhinoceros

Kent State University Biomimicry Center

Fall Semester 2012Fourth Year Design StudioProfessor Harker

The Biomimicry Center was a project for Kent State University and acted as a collaboration between the technologies department and the biology department at Kent State. The building was situated on a bog adjacent to the main campus of the university. The building had to contain multiple dry and wet labs, as well as a museum, a wetlands research area, and faculty offices. Additionally, an X-factor was to be introduced. The projects X-factor was a dovecot, converted to house bats which the students could later study. The buildings shape comes from both necessity and biology. The original concept was for an elongated rectangle, but the situation on the bog forced a shift. With this shift, the decision was made to separate the building into three distinct parts: private, semi-private, and public. Circulation was created by combining the spaces and imagery of a bats skeletal wing. The overhangs and green wall system symbolically represent the wings of a bat enveloping its body.

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An additional factor to the center was the need to be environmentally friendly. The green wall system used in the building acts to warm the building during the summer months. Additionally, a green house is located on the roof, which is fertilized by the bat guano collected from the bat-house. Solar panels and wind turbines help reduce power costs on the building, and operable windows allow for users to control indoor air temperature and thermal comfort levels.

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Far Left: Concept sketch es illustrating Bat-house interior.

Left: Diagram illustrating green wall heat dispersement.

Above: Floor Plans

Below: Elevation Perspectives

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Kent State Biodiversity CenterFall Semester 2012Fourth Year Design StudioProfessor Harker

The project was set on a bog next to Kent State University, and was meant to be a small 800 square foot research pavilion. The program included a small lab, a composting toilet, and a small classroom. Additionally, the building had to be constructable as well as sustainable. The concept for the project was to test the boundaries of exterior and interior. To do so, the wall facing the bog was made of glass and a patio was added outside. The north facing wall was extended toward the bog, creating a sense of enclosure on the outside. Inside, the space was left open and divided by a custom designed fireplace, which provided much needed heat for the enclosure, as well as a centerpiece for the project.

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Sustainability Diagrams

Floor Plan Framing Diagram

Site Plan Material Diagram

Selected Sketching Study Abroad: Florence, ItalySpring Semester 2012Third Year Stud AbroadProfessor Duccio Ferroni

During the Spring Semester of the Third Year design studio, students are offered the chance to travel overseas and spend a semester abroad in Florence, Italy. While there, a variety of classes is offered, among them is Sketching and Drawing. The class focused on perspectival views of the city and the relation of the viewed object to the drawn. Each class was a different site around the city, and each sketch was timed. No rulers were allowed and all sketches were free handed. Below: Bardini Gardens (Black and White)From Top to Bottom:Arno RiverSanta CroceSan Miniato GraveyardArno from AboveOpposite Page:Pitti PalaceBardini Gardens (Colored)

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Thank You.Nicholas Franklin Slaughterbeck| [email protected]| (419) 280-1350

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