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9TH & PARK

Private Project for the Waigandt Family

Studio 4 was selected as the lead designer for an apartment building in the North Village Arts District of downtown Columbia.  Navigating a very small site and the possibility for expansion, the building’s footprint is extremely efficient.  Large, covered porches and a central, interior staircase are two features that distinguish this building from neighboring apartments.  The simple brick and corrugated metal envelope allows the asymmetrical roof line to shine.  

This building was designed, constructed and occupied in just under a year.  It’s convenient location within the city allows residents an easy commute to local amenities.  

(11) 2 bed/2 bath 

(1) 1 bed/ 1 bath

Design Team: 

Gerald Morgan (AIA), Crockett Engineering, Steve Koirtyohann (Contractor)

EAST CAMPUS SLICE

Thesis Studio Project 

Phil Holden, Instructor

Washington University - St. Louis

University buildings, student housing, Fraternity row and Columbia’s first suburb all occupy the melting pot neighborhood in Columbia known as East Campus.  This environmentally conscious project brings together the diverse community with a fitness center, restaurant, apartments and access to the Wilson Park trail.  

Cor-Ten steel and rammed-earth construction combine to slice and dig deep into the site so that views from the neighborhood to the creek 100 feet below are not obstructed.  At night, the public spaces glow like lanterns, drawing in the local residents and offering a space for cultural exchange. 

Software:

Auto CAD

Adobe Photoshop

Rhinoceros

WATER & BOOKS

Design Studio Project

Girardo Caballero, Instructor

Washington University - Barcelona, Spain

An urban infill project based on the juxtaposition of two opposing programmatic functions: a swimming pool and a library.  This concrete and glass structure explores the relationships of light and texture on interior spaces. 

Visual connections across functional boundaries and screening fenestration are the defining characteristics of this project.  The physical form and interior corridors are generated from the existing city grid, providing continuous pathways through and around the structure.  

The central light well filters light carefully into the space, allowing it to bounce off of the water and create rhythmic shadows on the smooth walls.  As the incline of the pool surges upward, a forest of columns creates a shaded exterior plaza and area of respite for busy citizens and tourists.      

WASHINGTON AVENUE MIXED USE

Design Studio 

Yousif Albustani, Instructor

Washington University - St. Louis

An urban project based on branding and situated on downtown St. Louis’ thriving Washington Avenue.  This structure is aimed towards an upper middle-class clientele and houses a dance company, theater, grocery store, restaurant, nightclub and parking structure.

  

The shifting of planes allows for dynamic vistas across and within the mixed-use facility.  The idea is to interact with the building and its patrons.  Circulatory patterns are critical here so that vehicles, pedestrians and performers have uninterrupted paths.  

Software:

Auto CAD

Adobe Photoshop

Rhinoceros

FOREST PARK PAVILION

Design Studio Project

Zeuler Lima, Instructor

Washington University - St. Louis

A sectional separation between formal and informal aspects of the project program were key for this design concept.  Located along a recreational trail in St. Louis’ famous Forest Park, the building was to hold a cyber lounge, bicycle shop, offices, cafe and formal gallery.

Nestled in the gradually sloped site, a natural amphitheater was formed between the structure and the existing lake.  Largely based on circulation patterns and a singular gesture, the long lines of this pavilion parallel the rapidly moving pace of this area in the park.

Software:

Auto CAD

GREENWOOD HOUSE

Single Family Residential

2009

‘Big Dreams on a Small Lot’

This project is a commentary on the prevention of suburban sprawl and the importance of community involvement.  It advocates the re-vitalization of centrally located neighborhoods and serves as an example of contemporary architecture constructed of traditional materials.

The dynamic, open floor plan, state of the art kitchen and live/work mindset of this home reflects contemporary issues in American housing.  This project uses BIM to analyze energy consumption, daylighting conditions and natural ventilation.

Software:

Autodesk Revit Architecture

Adobe Photoshop