George Konel

Pennsylvania State University

Department of Architecture

Fall 2007 - Spring 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS Fall 2007

Arch 121 Visual CommunicationsTado Ando BIGI Building La Biblioteca Laurenziana Temple of Jupiter

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Arch 197sExisting Conditions & Intimate Intervention Illustrators Studio Specialty Bookstore

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Spring 2008
Arch 197bA Polaroid Moment Campus Construction: Design & Build 14 - 15 16 - 19

Fall 2008
Arch 203Sketching With Wood

Ionia Barn Oxford University College Boathouse Arch 231Corbelletti Design Charrette Learning Laboratory for Children The Boathouse

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Spring 2009

Arch 204Skid- Steer Loader Shed Sketching With Brick Arch 232Old Main Bell Charrette Silk Mill Intervention 2009 NCMA Competition: Heritage As Stage

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Tadao Ando BIGI Building

Assignment: Draw a 2-point perspective of the building.

Jamie Cooper Arch 121 Fall 2007 1 week

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La Biblioteca Laurenziana

Jamie Cooper Arch 121 Fall 2007 1 week

Assignment: Draw an interior perspective of the Reading Room Designed by Michelangelo.

Temple Of Jupiter
Assignment: Research the location, purpose and existing conditions of a temple from Andrea Palladios Four Books on Architecture. Produce models and drawings.

Jodi Lacoe Arch 121 Fall 2007 5 weeks

Existing Conditions & Intimate Intervention

Weaver Building
Assignment: Each student will be assigned a particular site or place on or near Campus. To responsible for thoroughly and accurately documenting the site and producing a complete presentation that records, presents and analyzes the architectural qualities of that place. Creatively intervene, as a designer, with the existing conditions. Using the documentation that you have compiled, create an imagined view of the site. Concept: From existing conditions I found the building used to be one story and had gone under many restorations. I created the building as it was originally designed, but modified taking it away from rustification to being a metal and glass greenhouse. This representaion from old to new creates leisure space for the site and generally serves the purpose of being a horticulture building.

James Kalsbeek Arch 197s Fall 2007 4.5 weeks

Illustrators Studio
Assignment: Design a small studio for an illustrator. The studio is to be designed within a given interior volume of 12 X 12 X 18 ft.

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Jamie Cooper Arch 197s Fall 2007 1 week

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Specialty Bookstore
Assignment: Design a small specialty bookstore. The stores will designed within a given interior volume, 32 long x 24 wide x 16 high. It will be assumed that the long dimension of the room is oriented north-south, on the line of latitude of State College. Concept: Using raised and lowered areas along with the placement of the book shelves to create unique spaces of discovery containing different categories of books.

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Jamie Cooper Arch 197s Fall 2007 5 weeks

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A Polaroid Moment
Assignment: Modify something old into something new. Transform objects and/or material have been discarded into a functional and finely crafted piece of furniture. Explore the face-to-face, the embodied experience, and to frame the space of interaction. Choose one of your studio neighbors with whom you will create a working relationship and incorporating the Polaroid Camera into the design. The site shall be between your desk and the Others desk. All material must be salvaged, except electrical. Concept: To be able to shut out my chosen partner on my desire due to consistent annoyance. This is carried out by using a shutter pulley system reclaimed from an old desk to mimic the effects of a polaroid camera.

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Jodi Lacoe Arch 197b Spring 2008 4 weeks

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Campus Construction: Design and Build

Toolshed
Assignment: As a group oriented proect design and build a shed for the Masonry Reclamation Center, with a budget of $2,500. Concept: Reclaim structures existing on site and construct new sheds which meet the needs for a reclamation class that uses the site to sort a brick pile and fitting it into the 8X8 grid of the trees.

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James Kalsbeek Arch 197b Spring 2008 7 weeks

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Sketching with Wood

Assignment: In groups of 6 interpret the wedge space located on the third floor of the Stuckeman Family Building, and design as you build. Concept: Having an area to store all the unused wood, while creating distinct spaces for lounging and critique area.

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David Force Arch 203 Fall 2008 1 week

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Ionia Barn

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David Force Arch 203 Fall 2008 2 weeks

Assignment: In groups of 2 exquisitely construct a wood frame model.

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University College Boathouse

Oxford, England, UK, Belsize Architects

David Force Arch 203 Fall 2008 1 week

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Corbelletti Design Charrette

Assignment: Propose a design that will unify and identify the unique and eclectic buildings that comprise the College of Arts and Architecture as a Sub-Campus.

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Reggie Aviles Arch 231 Fall 2008 10 Days

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Assignment: Design a kindergarten, located in Hort Woods, State College that will provide an atmosphere to foster creativity in students, especially in regards to art, music, and theatre. The design should also promote social interaction as well as provide the opportunity for students to connect with their natural surroundings. Concept: Keeping the children excited for every aspect of learning by creating each space to resemble areas of a playground.

Learning Laboratory for Children

Reggie Aviles Arch 231 Fall 2008 5 weeks

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Reggie Aviles Arch 231 Fall 2008 5 weeks

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2 Ground Floor

2 Second Floor

1. Entrance 2. Art Area 3. Restrooms 4. Administrative Office 5. Reading Area 6. Storage 7. Stage Area

The Boathouse
Assignment: Design a storage facility and launch on Blanchard Lake for the Penn State Crew Team. The main construction must be wood. Concept: Conveying the vital motions of the rower with his/her oar and their relationship with the water.

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Robert Keal Arch 231 Fall 2008 5 Weeks

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Skid- Steer Loader Shed

Assignment: Design and document a precisely conceived structure to store your skidsteer loader year-round. Concrete Construction: Walls are concrete with masonry units as a complement. Floor construction on lower level is concrete. Upper level is temperature controlled.

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Scott Wing Arch 204 Spring 2009 1 week

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Sketching With Brick

Assignment: In groups of 8 define spaces, while trying to tie ungrouted cmu and brick to the site located on the east side of the Stuckeman Family Building, and design as you build. Concept: Cutting the space vertically and horizontally in a corbelled wave, finally breaking down to the area that must be left open for accessibility.

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Scott Wing Arch 204 Spring 2009 1 week

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Assignment: Propose a design for the restoration and siplaying of the Old Main Bell as the 2009 senior class gift. The design will display the bronze bell in an exceptional way so the structure and bell work as a symbol of honoring the tradition and history of Penn State. Concept: Relocating the bell as a centerpiece above a fountain, north of Old Main to be rung on certain occassions protects it from vandalism as it is enjoyed by the public.

Old Main Bell Charrette

Ute Poerschke Arch 232 Spring 2009 10 days

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Silk Mill Intervention

Assignment: Design a mixed-use redevelopment within a large exisiting Silk Mill. The building was divided along its numerous open interior bays, each parcel assigned at random. Each site must accomodate a variety of residences, retail/office, and light industrial spaces. This project intends to reconstitute a cohesive living and working enivornment along the Spring Creek waterfront in Bellefonte, Pa. Concept: Fish Husbandry & Tackle Statewide Pennsylvannia is home to 15 fish hatcheries, which support the 500 million dollar fish industry. These provide recreational fishing spots, fuel tourism, employment, and construction in rural areas providing opportunity for economic growth. Introducing the idea of a small scale fish hatchery to the citizens of Belefonte to make them aware of how helpful the fish industry is for the town and states growth.

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Ute Poerschke Arch 232 Spring 2009 5 Weeks

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2009 NCMA Competition: Heritage As Stage

Assignment: Design an experimental theatre that interacts with its environment, the Bethlehem Steel Blast Furnace. Establishing new types of performances and interactions between the actors and the audience. Concept: Creating flowing spaces in which the audience can experience the changes of steel development. For the audience to enter the mixed spaces of concrete masonry and light steel structures to finally be lead into the final dialogue of a CMU theatre area induced with elements of the blast furnace enhancing the interactive experiences. Also with an outdoor stage area on the roof the actors and audience are given a closer insight of natural performance with the blast furnace as a back drop.

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Doug Patt Arch 232 Spring 2009 6 Weeks

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GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

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Detailed section of load bearing and non-load bearing walls taken from an intersection of the cafe and theatre. The bearing wall consists of a rotation of double wythe cmu and precast concrete enclosing the theatre, which also supports 12 hollow core plank as a main floor and an outdoor area above the theatre. A series of pillars surrounding the non-load bearing walls support the 12 hollow core plank for the cafe.

2009 NCMA Competition: Wall Section

Scott Wing Arch 204 Spring 2009 1 week

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