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3 7 résumé 9 active living through design19 san fran. economic assistance center25 kansas city modern furniture gallery29 konza prairie winery35 poet’s retreat41 Kansas State University evacuation maps45 sketches, photography, and painting
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résumé
education 2008 - 2013 Kansas State University, College of Architecture Planning & Design (CAP+D) -
5-year NAAB Accredited MArch - Expected graduation date May 2013
2013 Graduate Design Thesis - Active Living through Design: Integrating Physical
Activity into Multi-Generational Residential Architecture
2013 Victor Regneir Graduate Studio | Visiting Chair - Beat Kämpfen, Kämpfen für architektur
Summer 2011 Italian Study Abroad
employment 2012 - 2013 Kansas State University Architectural Internship
2010 - 2012 TOTALL Metal Recycling | Granite City, Illinois
leadership 2012 - 2013 Women in Design - Kansas State Chapter | Treasurer
Spring 2012 Brett Bolton Memorial Pavilion
2010 - 2013 CAP+D Mentor and Mentor Leader
2009 - 2013 CAP+D Ambassador
competition Spring 2012 Parks for the People - A Student Competition to Reimagine America’s National Parks
Fall 2012 Beaux Arts Ball Art Competition - 2nd Place
Spring 2011 AIA Photography Competition entrant
involvement 2009 - 2013 American Institute of Architecture Students member
2008 - 2013 Missouri Reciprocal Scholarship
skills
websites Portfolio http://issuu.com/akmetzger23/docs/alexis_metzger_portfolio
Thesis Project http://mgenhaus.wordpress.com/
linkedin www.linkedin.com/pub/alexis-metzger/76/668/7b2/ 7
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integrating physical activity into multi-generational residential architecture
Site [Zurich Zwyssigstrasse] :
Bus/Tram Pick up/Drop off Locations :
Fitness Studios:
Parks:
Beat’s Office:
Bike Routes:
#2 TRAIN LINE
#3 TRAIN LINE
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Zwyssigstrasse Residential Complex is located in Zurich, Switzerland in the district of Altstetten. The climate is quite mild, ranging from the low thirties in winter to high sixties in summer. In addition Zurich receives a lot of precipitation through out the year, either in the form of rain or snow.
The sun angles during winter and summer become a huge determining factor for the design and location upon the site. By using an ‘L’ shape there was a possibility to optimize the winter sun exposure into the living function’s windows and summer sun to light and
warm the backyard space for residents to utilize and enjoy that space.
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June 2165 degrees
September 21/ March 21 43 degrees
December 2125 degrees
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Society is faced with a future that will require significant change in the way we live. A growing number of people, the so called baby boomers, will live well into their 80s and 90s - with many of their later years spent actively and in good health.
While there is some historic precedent, contemporary architecture for multi-generational living is only now beginning to be considered architecturally. Designing to bring the generations back together under one roof can aid a family is multiple aspects; such as economically,
assisting with child care, assisting with daily expenses, and other needs that keeps a family afloat. Multi-generational living is beneficial for the family and for the economy.
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Obesity trends are rising around the world at an alarming rate every year. A majority of the population is physically inactive or inadequately fulfilling the suggested amount of daily activity of thirty minutes. Designers have already started to address the problem by designing
parks, open spaces, office buildings, and other public entities according to the active living definition. (Active Living - a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routine). But, this idea needs to be brought home.
Physical activity, on
the complex, has been integrated at two different scales: the site and the unit.
At the site scale there is a fitness center for all residents, a grass lawn that can be utilized for a multitude of activities, and a rubberized geometric
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t areaform playground. The unit scale blends the physical activity more seamlessly into the apartment design. To increase movement of the residents within their homes the main living functions are divides between two floors; specifically the kitchen and family room. This separation is to encourage exercise between the two spaces and help reinforce physical activity within the home. In the scientific journal Influences of Building Design and Site Design on Physical Activity it is mentioned that an additional two minutes of stair use per day will result in weight loose, of about 1.2 pounds per
year, which is more than the average gained by the average American. Also, within each apartment there is an area and storage cabinet set apart for an individual to work out.
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Typical Apartments (8) 4 bedroom 2 bathroom Capacity 4-8 people
Multi-generational Apt. (3) 7 bedroom 4 bathroom
Capacity 7-14 people
Fitness Center & rental office space
The apartments are simplistic in nature, by focusing the living functions (kitchen, living room, and family room) to the southwest there was a possibility to optimize daylighting. Then all bedrooms stack to the northeast and overlook the street, with the
service functions (stairs, bathrooms, plumbing stacks, and structure) in the center.
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economic assistance center
consignment shopcafe
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outdoor playarea
offices
child carecounselor meeting area
classrooms
faculty offices
financial stability office/ career center
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Townsend St.
consignment shopcafe
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outdoor playarea
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child carecounselor meeting area
classrooms
faculty offices
financial stability office/ career center
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The Economic Assistance Center was designed to enhance the cross ventilation through the building; by depressing the height of the restrooms and allowing ventilation to pass from the stair core to the offices behind.
The Economic Assistance Center is located in San Francisco’s SOMA (South of Market Street) District. This district was once an industrial area but it is revitalizing towards a mixed-use residential area.
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26The Kansas City Crossroads area is just South of Downtown and the Power and Light District, which is a thriving area including many amenities to attract people. The Crossroads was once an industrial area but in the last few years has started to transform into a mixed-use residential
and up and coming boutique commercial area. The Kansas City Modern Furniture Gallery is designed on two major streets in the area, one leading towards downtown and the other intersecting the Crossroads district.
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grape reciving &
crushing court
visitor reception &
wine tasting
visitor entrace
aging area
cased goods storage
pressing, fermentation, & filtering
shipping
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The main idea behind the Konza Prairie Winery is the natural connection the winery possesses to the landscape and how it transforms from a natural element, a grape, to a bottle of wine. The design of the winery is reflective of this connection; with the grapes fermenting in an
underground limestone ‘cave’, the natural stone of Kansas. To further enforce the transformation from grape to wine the visitors are thrust over the landscape and encased in a glass, steel, and concrete structure to represent how different wine is from grapes and how it is
almost separate from the landscape; however the winery is still tied together though a limestone datum connecting the tasting room and grape fermenting to the aging areas.
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The Poet’s Retreat house was developed from the most reoccurring form in nature, the golden rectangle. This shape was overlapped on the site from opposite corners for the ability to create different geometries; these geometries would later become the built and natural forms of the
house, the paving pattern, patio awnings, pool, lawn terracing, and hedging. By repeating the geometries it reinforces the shapes used for the design of the house and surrounding landscape.
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Evacuation Map
Evacuation PathsExitsHandicapped Accessible ExitsAccess to Levels | 1,2,3,4Access to Levels | Basement,2,3,5Area of Rescue
Hale Library | Second FloorN
Fire Alarm Pull StationFire ExtinguisherStand PipeYou are Here
STACK LEVEL 2D (216A)
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STACK LEVEL 2C (216)
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Evacuation Map
Evacuation PathsExitsHandicapped Accessible ExitsAccess to Levels | 1,2,3,4Access to Levels | Basement,2,3,5Area of Rescue
Hale Library | Second FloorN
Fire Alarm Pull StationFire ExtinguisherStand PipeYou are Here
STACK LEVEL 2D (216A)
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STACK LEVEL 2C (216)
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Seaton HallFirst Floor
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The College of Architecture at Kansas State was commissioned by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety to design and produce evacuation maps for the entire campus, including all entrances and classrooms. Through this venture I was hired to produce the design, which includes colors, symbols, legend placement, size, and placard location at specific entrances.
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Evacuation Map
FACP
Evacuation PathsHandicapped Accessible ExitsFire Alarm Control PanelLOCATED ON SECOND FLOOR - 223Q
Mosier Hall - West | First FloorN
Fire Alarm Pull StationFire Department ConnectionLOCATED ACROSS PARKING LOTFire ExtinguisherYou are Here
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