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Ian KornM.Arch. University of Oregon 2013ian.korn@gmail.com626.731.1394Twitter: @iankorn

Projects:• 125 x Lenox• Springfield Public Library• 5Design: The Creative Underground• Community Music Institute• SnoTemp Cold Storage• Fågelbordet Luminaire• Arbutus Corridor Steel Streetcar Shelter• Enclosures Detailing• River & the City: Takasegawa Canal• Gateway EcoDistrict

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125 x LenoxA comfortable, eco-efficient apartment community in the heart of Harlem, New York. By optimizing passive ventilation and indirect gain, energy usage (and bills) are minimized while keeping residents comfortable. A mix of unit types and ample community spaces promote diverse interaction. Efficient units are all based on a grid system that can be replicated on almost any site.

Natural and Mechanical Ventilation

Stack Ventilation Priority

Mechanical Ventilation Only

Site Section Facing West

Winter Mode: With the glass wall closed, the sunspace acts as a thermal buffer, warming in low winter sunlight. Heat is stored in the thermal mass of the concrete floor. Heated fresh air enters through awning windows.

Summer Mode: With the glass wall open, fresh air is drawn through the unit by a stack effect, provided by solar chimneys and assisted by fans. Awnings shade from direct summer sun.

Looking Down 125th & Lenox

Mini-Studio

floor area: 387 ft2

stack area: 22 ft2 (6%)

1. porch area2. through storage and coat closet

with bike parking hook3. bench with cubby space4. kitchenette5. pantry shelving6. dining area with fold-away table7. living area8. sleeping nook with hideaway

doors and shelving9. full bathroom10. operable glass wall

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floor area: 530 ft2

sunspace: 114 ft2

stack area: 31 ft2 (6%)

1. porch area2. exterior closet with

bike parking hook3. coat closet4. bench with cubby

space5. kitchen6. dining area with

fold-away table7. living area8. sleeping nook with

hideaway doors and shelving9. full bathroom10. walk-in closet11. sunspace with operable glass walls

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floor area: 1206 ft2

sunspace: 114 ft2

stack area: 63 ft2 (5%)

1. porch area2. exterior closet with bike parking

hooks3. coat closet4. bench with cubby space5. kitchen6. pantry shelving7. dining area8. living area9. study nook10. loft living and play area11. three bedrooms12. half bathroom13. two full “rush hour” bathrooms14. stacked washer-dryer and linen

closet15. sunspace with operable glass walls

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1. porch area2. exterior closet with bike parking hook3. coat closet4. bench with cubby space5. kitchen6. dining area7. living area8. bedroom9. study10. full bathroom11. stacked washer-dryer12. sunspace with operable glass walls

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2-Bedroom

floor area: 892 ft2

sunspace: 114 ft2

stack area: 42 ft2 (5%)

1. porch area2. exterior closet with bike

parking hook3. coat closet4. bench with cubby space5. kitchen6. dining area7. living area8. two bedrooms9. full bathroom10. loft work or living area11. stacked washer-dryer12. sunspace with operable

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floor area: 792 ft2

sunspace: 114 ft2

stack area: 38 ft2 (5%)

1. porch area2. exterior closet with bike parking

hook3. coat closet4. bench with cubby space5. kitchen6. dining area7. living area8. loft bedroom and work area9. full bathroom10. stacked washer-dryer11. sunspace with operable glass

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1-Bedroom

floor area: 856 ft2

sunspace: 113 ft2

stack area: 50 ft2 (6%)

Circulation

Mini-Studio x 11 Studio x 59

1-Bedroom x 10 Loft x 6

Mini-2-Bedroom x 8 2-Bedroom x 18

3-Bedroom x 14

Total Units: 126Site Size: 32,800 sf (0.75 acres)Density: 168 dwelling units/acre

Common Space

Retail

Community Facility

Parking

Utility / Mechanical

Floor B1

Ground Floor

Floor 2

Floors 3-6

Floors 7 & 9

Floors 8 & 10

Floor 11

Floor 12

Floor 14

1. Entrance Lobby2. Bicycle Parking3. Courtyard4. Community Room opens to Courtyard5. Laundry Room6. Mini-Studio on Floors 4-67. Public & Private Terraces8. Public Roof Terrace9. Common Room on Floor 8; Workout Room on Floor 10

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View into Courtyard

Creating Civic Space

Crossings at the Heart

Atrium from Main Entrance

Section Facing East

Springfield Public LibraryModern public libraries must cater to a multiplicity of oft-conflicting needs which all want to be treated with equal importance. This building acts as a placemaker that is both comfortable and easy-to-use. A new plaza works in concert with the neighboring City Hall and Farmer’s Market to develop a new civic center. Space is reserved for future expansion, and careful design helps make for easy adaptation.

This project was part of a Sustainable Cities Institute design studio working with the City of Springfield, Oregon.

Sustainable Strategies

View from Plaza

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1. Circulation Desk2. Community Room3. New Books4. Café5. Magazines /

Newspapers6. Children’s Books7. Story Circle8. Play Area9. Music / Movies10. Internet Kiosks11. Restrooms12. Teen Area13. Adult Books14. Study Rooms15. Staff Break Room

16. Book Sorting Area17. Reference Desk18. Staff Work Area /

Offices19. Reserved for

Expansion20. NEDCO Farmer’s

Market21. Covered Market Stalls22. Justice Center23. City Hall24. Plaza25. Covered Bike Parking

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5Design: The Creative Undergroundwith Jennifer Huang and Justin KadenAs part of the 2012 FiveDesign Challenge, we were asked to take a vacant lot and create something to revitalize downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Using creativity as a catalyst, we designed a series of media parks, complete with performance areas, projection screens, sound and video connections to other parts of the city, and twitter walls. These are located along a ribbon of art studio spaces that fill an abandoned subway line, with community and administrative centers located at the entrances, former subway stations. Streets along the route are included, with objects, such as billboards, displaying the work that is being done inside.

This project placed in the Top 16 of the competition.

Site Plan

Media Park

Neighborhood Nodes

Section Through Subway Studios at Street Median

Media Park Station Entry

Ribbon of Studio Space

Subway Studios & Street Interventions

Community Music Institute

Internal Town Square Garden Enters Building

Floor Plan

East Elevation

A center for a Suzuki Method music program in Eugene, Oregon. The program is as much about music education as it is about creating “good citizens,” and requires active family involvement. There are small offices for private lessons as well as group classrooms and a performance hall, the school’s center and its public face. A garden offers a calm view as well as a place for play, lessons, and outdoor performances in good weather. Informal gathering spaces are located where paths cross most often, acting as informal town squares.

1. Performance Hall2. Lobby3. Group Classrooms4. Private Lesson Rooms5. Office6. Waiting Area7. Janitor8. Mechanical9. Restrooms10. Garden

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View of Performance Hall

View Southwest Across to Main Entrance

View Down West Corridor

Section Facing North

SnoTemp Cold Storage

Site Section Facing East

Ancient v. Modern

Relation to Wetlands

Site Plan at Storage Level

Section Model Facing North

For centuries, people stored food in earthen shelters, then switched to above-ground, energy-guzzling refrigerated boxes. This project in Eugene, Oregon tries to find a compromise, since people will probably always need to keep food cold for extended periods of time. Earth insulation cuts the energy usage, while a series of small storage rooms allows for easy temperature adjustment. All storage areas have easy access to truck and rail. The site connects to and blends with the nearby West Eugene Wetlands, extending habitat for native plants and animals and filtering rainwater. The site is shared with a brewery, which uses excess the excess heat from mechanical equipment and stores its products on site, and a small farm, which grows some of the brewery’s supplies.

View Through Truck Dock

Fågelbordet Luminairewith Scot Jahn, Brian Nguy, and Patrick TaylorFågelbordet is designed to provide a diffuse source of light for an individual work space. The luminaire should complement natural sources of light when available and provides sufficient light to replace it for office work when it is not available. Light emerges mysteriously from the slender wooden box, reflecting off the curving wings above and sending a low glow through the holes on the bottom. The luminaire is designed to be hardwired to a wall switch, but can also be controlled through the plug.

The light source for Fågelbordet is a 25 watt Sylvania T-8 FO25/841/Eco fluorescent bulb. The light temperature provided is 4100K with a CRI of 85.

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Side Elevation

End Section

Lighting Distribution

Arbutus Corridor Steel Streetcar Shelter

This modular steel streetcar shelter for the Arbutus Corridor in Vancouver, British Columbia was the result of a short design project for Structures. We had to develop a concept, determine loads, size steel members, and perform stress and deflection checks. My shelter is meant to evoke movement when viewed from passing streetcars. Steel cables attached to alternating columns support fritted glass canopies to shelter waiting passengers.

View Along Streetcar Shelter

Study Axon Passing the Waves

Window Head at Terra Cotta Wall1-1/2" = 1'0"5

Cover Board

Fully-AdheredMulti-Ply TPO Roof

TPO Slip Sheet

Drainage Mat

Filter Layer

8" Intensive Green Roof

Steel End Angle

Loose Gravel Fill

Boston Valley Terraclad Parapet Cap

TPO sheets wrap over top andlap barrier wrap

Built-up Wood Parapet Nailing Surface

58" USG Densglas Exterior

Gypsum Sheathing

6" 20-gage Steel Stud Wall

Air, Moisture & Vapor Barrier Wrap

Vertical Aluminum Track w/Terra Cotta Receptor Gaskets,

Attached to Z-Girt

Boston Valley Terraclad Panels

Aluminum Z-Girt w/Fiber Glass Shim, Fastened to

Stud Wall, 24" O.C.

3" Rigid Roof Insulation

Rigid Infill Insulation

5" Concrete Slab on3" Composite Metal Decking

4" Rigid Insulation

58" Gypsum Wall Board

20" Castellated Steel Beams

8" Tubular Steel

Steel Column w/ Fire-Resistant Coating

Rigid Infill Insulation

1x Stock Header Trim

Automated NightVentilation LouverSystem

Flashing &Aluminum Cover

Utility Conduit

Aluminum Header

Flashing

HunterDouglas 60mm MakroblindElectrically Operated

Exterior Venetian Blinds

Stainless Steel Angle Fastened toStud Wall

Boston Valley Terraclad Baguettes,2.5" Square

Stainless Steel Support Angle & Jamb

Sealant & Gasket

Sealant

Fixed Window(See Drawing 6 for details)

Window Sill at Terra Cotta Wall3" = 1'0"6

See Drawing 5 for details of Wall,Structure, & Terra Cotta Rainscreen

1x Stock Sill & Trim

Infill Rigid Insulation, Fastened to Steel Studs

Stainless Steel Sill / Flashing

Kawneer Trifab VG 451T Storefront System,Set in Gaskets & Sealed on All Sides

Kawneer GLASSvent Outswing Casement Window,Glazed w/ PPG Solarban 72 Starphire Low-E Glass

Enclosures Detailing

Window Head at Terra Cotta Wall

Shading Study

Detail drawings from the University of Oregon Building Enclosure class. Students are given a proposed program, basic form, and building materials, and are responsible for choosing products, designing the building envelope and representing it with working drawings.

Window Sill at Terra Cotta Wall

River & the City: Takasegawa Canalwith Fraser Stuart

Urban Partí

Site Section Through Ponto-cho Park

Section Looking North at Sanjo Dori

View of Ponto-Cho Park

Sandwiched between a major shopping district and the charming Ponto-cho in Kyoto’s bustling downtown is the nearly forgotten Takasegawa Canal. Our plan reconnects people to the water. Redesigned landscaping at major streets to the north and south opens the Takasegawa visually to passerby. Steps to and across the canal let people reach the water. Two new parks create an east-west connection from the shopping district to the river as well as wonderful public places.

Taking advantage of native Japanese vegetation, we created a landscape which changes throughout the year. In Fall, Japanese Maples and Katsura trees line the path to the river with a riot of yellows and reds. In Spring, visitors are treated to the bloom of Cherry trees along the canal.

View North in School ParkDetail Plan of New Parks

Gateway EcoDistrict

Urban Partí

with Jesse Bank and Brad Smith

Site Plan

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Working with the Portland Sustainability Institute, we re-designed Portland’s Gateway District as part of the EcoDistrict pilot program. Despite several attractive features and the junction of several rail lines, the area has largely developed as an automobile-scale pass-trhough district along an interstate.

The grid is re-scaled for pedestrians and the district is re-oriented along a north-south axis. Taking advantage of vacant land, new entry parks are established at the north and south (the “Pond” and “Delta”) and in the center (the “Eddy”), with growth focused around them and the newly re-designed streets. Again capitalizing on what is already there, office space is weighted towards the ends while residential and mixed-use buildings fill the center, with density tapering off to the east. A new live-work area, the “Makers’ Village,” towards the south keeps small scale production in the area, and a new civic building enlivens the Pond Park.

We tried to establish a district identity, control runoff, and make Gateway walkable and bikeable to get people out of their cars. Space under the freeway-side park would be dedicated to district heating and hot water, while extensive tree planting improves air quality and provides wildlife habitat.

View of Eddy Park

Eddy Park Detail Plan Pond Park Detail Plan

Phase 1 (Present - 10 years)Establish new zoning, FAR, and street sections. Establish and new ROW’s and work to acquire properties needed to complete street development. Develop catalytic park spaces.

Phase 2 (10 - 25 years)Establish Maker’s Village. Incentivize initial development at arterial intersections and surrounding new parks. Implement new street section on 102nd Avenue.

Phase 3 (25 - 50 years)Develop neighborhood parks. Incentivize development along newly-improved regional arterial boulevards and update to proposed sections.

Phase 4 (50+ years)Complete street connections and improvements. Develop mid-block residential infill. Dissolve ‘sleeping giant’ big box stores into smaller parcels.

Local Street - 50’ ROW

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Local Collector - 70’ ROW

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Arterial Street - 80’ ROW

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View of Pond Park102nd Avenue - 88’ ROW

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Burnside - 100’ ROW

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Masters of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Graduated June 2013Honors: Promising Scholar Award, 2010Research Grant: Post-Occupancy Evaluation / Case Study

Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, New York University, New York, NY, Graduated May 2006Majors: Urban Design & Architecture Studies, History / Minor: Studio ArtHonors: Presidential Honors Scholars, Dean’s List, Founder’s Day Award

Study AbroadUniversity of Oregon Landscape Architecture, Kyoto, Japan, Summer 2012New York University in London, London, England, Summer 2005New York University in Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Fall 2004

Cornell University Summer Exploration in Architecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY,June - August 2001

ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIENCE Marketing Coordinator, Platt Byard Dovell White Architects, LLP, New York, NY:

January 2007 - September 2008

Intern, Michael Sorkin Studio, New York, NY: February 2004 – December 2006

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Metalwork Assistant, Synergy Air, Eugene, OR: September 2013 - Present

Graduate Teaching / Research Fellow & Sustainable City Year Report Writer, Universityof Oregon, June 2011 – June 2013

Auxiliar de Conversación, Spanish Ministry of Education, Martos (Jaén), Spain:October 2009 – May 2010

SELECTED SKILLSRevit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), Sketch-Up, Rhino, Adobe Lightroom, HTML & CSS, and WordPress; Fluent in Spanish

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS Associate Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), April 2014 - PresentMember, American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), November 2011 - August 2013Member, University Fellowship Church, November 2011- PresentPhotographer, Homebrewer & Musician